By Gaby B.
Keith
BAGUIO CITY -- Mayor Benjamin Magalong ratified city council resolution no. 525, series of 2022, urging the City Engineering Office to make overpasses here convenient to senior citizens.
The approved measure was based on a similar proposal by Senior Citizen Official For-A-Day (SCOFAD) councilor Benigno Andam adapted during the SCOFAD Session, Oct. 17, asking that the overpasses be made ‘senior citizen-friendly.’
“The overpasses located in various parts of Baguio allow traffic to pass without affecting pedestrian safety. However, it has been observed that many senior citizens have a hard time going up and down these overpasses due to their advanced age and the various maladies they feel and as a result, they prefer crossing the streets much to their inconvenience,” the resolution stated.
It added the CEO should formulate and implement measures that will take into consideration the need of senior citizens in designing the overpasses.
“There is a need to make the overpasses convenient to senior citizens in order to preserve the safety and convenience of the aged population,” the measure states.-
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