By Gaby
Keith
BAGUIO CITY – The city council has
passed on first reading a proposed ordinance prohibiting loading and unloading
stations of public utility or service vehicles in heritage areas including City
Hall and other historical places in the Summer Capital.
Authored by councilor
Edgar Avila, the measure covers all public utility vehicles (PUVs) in the city
that may be relocated to other stations.
The ordinance also
declares it a policy of the city government to prohibit parking of PUVs for
hire within the vicinity or frontage of the Baguio City Hall and other
historical heritage sites.
“We have to give value
to heritage and historical areas in Baguio particularly City Hall and other
areas. City Hall, for one, is the symbol of government and authority yet
as one observer said, we are the only local government unit that allows PUVs to
load and unload passengers in its frontage,” Avila said.
He said some of the
said areas have unfortunately been designated parking spaces and/or loading and
unloading stations for PUVs.
“This is not only
unsightly but is also an affront to the historical significance of the sites,
thus the same should be relocated,” Avila said.
Those who fail to
comply with the proposed ordinance’s provisions shall have their franchise
cancelled and penalized with a fine of P5,000 and/or six months to one year
imprisonment or both upon discretion of the Court.
If the employer is a
corporation, its officers and members of the board shall be held criminally
liable. Employers who are public quasi or government corporations shall
likewise incur administrative liability. Business licenses and permits
issued by the city government shall also be cancelled.
The measure tasks the
business and licensing division and other city government departments, bureaus
and other concerned agencies to provide for mechanisms, policy, rules and
regulations to implement the ordinance’s intent.
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