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| Vice Mayor Ernest Oliver "Wekwek" Uy, Presiding Officer |
By JUN ENRIQUEZ, Publisher-Editor
ILIGAN CITY - On July 15 session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, City Councilor Rhandy L. Ong, Committee Chairman on Moral recovery and rehabilitation in his privilege speech during the privileged hour, he presented the issues and concerns regarding the online gaming, especially online “sabong” and other online games. Councilor Ong explained about the impact of online games which resulted into criminal acts, using illegal drugs during online gaming and scams which are not morally acceptable. City Councilor Bernard “Tete” Pacaña, Chairman of Games and Amusements, sponsored a resolution supporting the presentation of Councilor Ong on countering and preventing criminal acts in online gaming. Councilor Pacaña moved in mass motion, and was approved.
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| Councilor Rhandy L. Ong |
The office of the Chief of staff headed by Mr.Jules Verne Padilla, under the office of the City Mayor, Federick W. Siao, who is also the alternate chairperson of the Iligan City council for Culture and Arts, endorses to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) to pass a resolution to officially recognizing some major tourism sites in Iligan City as Cultural heritage sites.
Quoted from the proposed resolution, there are about five tourism sites endorsed for a resolution to be officially recognized as Cultural Heritage sites for approval such as, Maria Cristina Falls, Tinago Falls, Mimbalot Falls, Agus river, and Macaraeg-Macapagal Ancestral House.
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| Councilor Michelle Sweet |
City Councilor Michelle Sweet, chairperson of Tourism, culture and heritage, sponsored the resolution to officially recognize the five Cultural Heritage sites for the first reading and was approved.
In another development, City Councilor Derrick P. Siao, Chairman of the Committee on Infrastrucure; Social services; Information and Communication Technology, sponsored a resolution to ease traffic problems by having more infrastructure to address such problems in Iligan City, together with City councilor Simplicio “Pisyong” Larrazabal, chairman of the Traffic and Transportation as co-sponsor of the resolution ordinance. Councilor Siao also mentioned regarding the Asenso Iliganon Serbisyo caravan, said that the purpose of passing a resolution is to bring the services to the people in every barangay. In relation to the issues and concerns regarding the passing of a resolution sponsored by City councilor Providencio “Bong” Abragan, Jr., Chairman of the committee on Labor and OFW concern. Such a resolution is about the creation of a Department of Information and Communication Technology to make government services more effective to the people. Councilor Siao was a co-sponsor of the said resolution.
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| Councilor Derrick Siao |
City Councilor Marlene L. Young, Committee chairman of
the committees on Trade, commerce and Industry; Energy; Land use plan and development;
and Urban poor. Councilor Young sponsored and passed a resolution entitled, Resolution
Adopting Barangay Resolution No. 24-76, series of 2024 of Tipanoy, entitled, “A
Resolution Requesting the office of the City Mayor Frederick W, Siao to
allocate funds in the Amount of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Pesos for the
proposed concreting of roadwith proper drainage system at Purok 4, Upper
Pindugangan, Particularly at Spiriatan Academy Roadway, Tipanoy, Iligan City”
and endorsing the same to the City Engineer’s Office”. The said resolution was
passed and approved, but not by the chairman of Barangay Affairs Committee to sponsor the said resolution which is unethical in nature.
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| SP Regular session |
