Loakan resident faces raps for burning waste

By Aileen P. Refuerzo

BAGUIO CITY -- A resident of Loakan Proper barangay here is facing charges for openly burning waste.
    The Baguio City Police Office Loakan Station 4 and Loakan Proper barangay officials last July 12, 2023 jointly filed a case for violation of section 48 paragraph 3, Chapter VI of Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act which prohibits the open burning of leaves and waste materials against a lady resident of Purok Magsaysay in said barangay.
    The complainant personnel of Loakan Police Station represented by PCpl Simon Baltan Calde Jr. and Patrolman Dexter Gayaso Bagano and barangay officials represented by Kagawad Virgilio Magno Bautista and Administrative Aide RoniloTangub also filed an unjust vexation charge against the respondent for hurling invectives against the persons in authority.
    BCPO City Director Col. Francisco Bulwayan Jr. submitted to Mayor Benjamin Magalong the report of Loakan PS 4 Commander P Maj. Rolie Minas on the incident.
    According to the report, the station received on July 12, 2023 at around 11:30 am a phoned in complaint against the lady resident causing the burning of waste materials in her residence.
    "Upon verification conducted by responding personnel of BCPO PS 4, it was confirmed that the (respondent) was directing three individuals in burning the said waste materials.  Responding personnel together with Kagawad Virgilio Magno Bautista tried their best to negotiate with her for the said violation as provided by the salient provisions of RA No 9003 however their joint efforts were not to avail," the report said.

"Further, their efforts to negotiate with (respondent) were not appreciated and they received unpleasant or unsavory words from her."

The case was filed before the City Prosecutor's Office on July 14, 2023 with NPS Docket No. 23-0937 subscribed by Assistant City Prosecutor Edwin Brian Sagsago.