Ifugao town regulates use of heavy equipment

By Marcelo B. Lihgawon

LAMUT, Ifugao – Reports of inappropriate use of heavy equipment like bulldozers prompted town officials here to approve an ordinance regulating their utilization.

Authored by sangguniangbayan members Adryan Chaguile and Brenda Sawad and approved by Mayor Francisco Tenenan, Sr., the ordinance covered the regulation of heavy equipments like garbage compactor, dump truck and bulldozer purchased by the local government unit.

The ordinance stipulated the compactor and dump truck shall only be used for collection and disposal of commercial, industrial waste and domestic waste of the municipality for disposal to the sanitary land fill of the municipality.

The dump truck would be used for gravelling of municipal facilities, hauling of people during fiesta, athletic meets and other similar municipal events to ensure a full participation particularly in the far flung barangays of the municipality.

For the bulldozer, it will be used in developing and maintaining the municipal landfill and other development works of the municipality.

The ordinance also provides equipmentsmaybe leased to barangays and private citizens and during calamities.

The heavy equipments will be under the custody and supervision of the office of the municipal engineer, parked during the weekends at the municipal motorpool.

No repair shall be made without any work order specifying their the parts to be bought and repaired.

“The municipal equipments should not be used in the following manner: as a service outside the municipality, brought out without any trip ticket, driven by a person under the influence of any intoxicating beverages or substance and be parked in karaoke bars, pubs and other similar establishments, “ the ordinance stated.

Any person who shall any provision of the ordinance will be charged with the appropriate administrative, criminal and civil charges that includes suspension of 10 – 15 days without pay.