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Lapu-Lapu Mayor Supports Cooperative's LPG Cylinder Retailers “Radiating positivity, creating connectivity” December 2-December 8, 2019 P15.00 CEBU Volume 1 Series 11 12 PAGES BUSINESS Room 310-A, 3rd floor WDC Bldg. Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City You may visit Cebu Business Week WEEK Facebook page. Ahong to run after butane LPG refills Lapu-Lapu mayor supports cooperative’s LPG cylinder retailers, dealers Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Department of Energy (DOE). Junard “Ahong” Chan has He will ask DOE to provide promised to eradicate the him the list of authorized illegal butane canisters refilledPEPC LPG cylinder retailers with Liquefied Petroleum andGas dealers as basis for (LPG) which is mostly businessthe permit issuance. origin of fire in Mactan. Chan will also ask Bureau Chan made the assurance of Fire and Protection during his meeting last Dec. 3, (BFP) to inspect the areas 2019 with Philippine Ecogas of new applicants for PEPC Producers Cooperative (PEPC) dealership, or a certification Board of Directors, officials by DOE authorizing them to of the Department of Energy engage in such business before (DOE) and a group of LPG a permit is issued. businessmen from Davao City. He said there is no problem From the PEPC side were with PEPC as it is legal but is Chairman Francisco P. Reyes worried that any other groups Jr., Vice Chairman Robert U. might continue their selling Velasco Jr., Directors Fe P. illegal LPG-refilled butane Potestas and Normal C. Gicale, canisters which pose danger and officers Rita C. Gicale to life and property. (audit), Virgil C. Catajoy Jr. “We want that only those (logistics), Ed Antiligando who have complied with all the (chief operating officer) and requirements set by the Local Mayor Junard Chan meets with officials of Philippine Ecogas Producers Cooperative (PEPC) and Department of Atty. Carrie de la Serna (legal/ Government Unit (LGU) and Energy (DOE) last December 3, 2019. He endorses PEPC LPG which is safe and affordable. brand protection). DOE to engage in the business From the Tripler Davao of selling and distributing the name from the Department while PEPC, the marketer, has they can accept distributors but Group were Roberto Ferraren,aluminum and stainless steel of Trade and Industry (DTI),its main office in Mandaue City.PEPC has to control them to Ronel Gernal and Ramel Lintuan.cylinders designed for LPG supply certificate or Standard Flores is named as dealer avoid trouble and competition. Those who represented be issued business permits,” Compliance Certificate (SCC)in Lapu-Lapu City. The other Antiligando said some DOE were Octavio Belarmino,Chan said. compliant of supply, and firedealers and retailers are applicants are discouraged Atty. Gemco Gabales, Atty. De la Serna said that safety inspection certificate. deployed in other areas in because of delayed issuance of Russ Mark Gamallo andthey are policing the ranks of The meeting focused on Metro Cebu. business permit or DOE’s SCC.. Evander Diola. dealers and retailers. PEPC LPG cylinders retailership. “We are open to all But Chan said it’s better Chan said it is now time The DOE said they will Gamallo said the refiller,retailers so we can fasttrack to first secure the DOE to support PEPC’s cylinders only issue a certification to marketer, dealer and retailer the eradication of the illegal certification that they are made of stainless steel and enter LPG cylinder business of PEPC are each issued SCC. LPG-refilled butane canister,” authorized to market LPG aluminum which are designed outlets if they have mayor’s At present, the refiller isFlores said. cylinders before a business for LPG and approved by the or business permit, trade Phoenix based in Danao City, For his part, Velasco said permit is issued. EOB 2 December 2 - December 8, 2019 Cebu Business Week FILIPINO STATESMAN Tuburan wants international port Tuburan, Cebu Vice At present, Diamante amenable to 50-50 sharing,” Mayor Democrito “Aljun”told Cebu Business Week Diamante said. Diamante said they welcome that Tuburan port is Diamante said their any business group or private accommodating cargo vessels environmental planner said investors who can expand of businessman Benson Go of it is good to partner with the the existing port into an Cebu Charter, plying between private sector in the school international port. Tuburan and Escalante City and port, especially that CIP is Diamante said they are in Negros Oriental. under now congested. adopting the Agra Code in the Strong Republic Nautical He said the Cebu International passing an ordinance that will Highway (SRNH). Container Port (CICP) which give Mayor Danilo Diamante, Diamante said that in will be built at Tayud, Cebu is his brother, an authority to 2001, the port of Tuburan was still to start construction.. enter into a Public-Private operating for both passenger “We prefer to partner Partnership (PPP) system. and cargo vessels. However, with the private sector after Atty. Alberto C. Agra, former the operation of the port was they want to enter into PPP. secretary of the Department transferred to the neighboring We adopted Agra Code which of Justice (DOJ) and now theTabuelan town. The mayor paved the way to the passing chairman of the Philippine of Tabuelan at that time was of the PPP Ordinance Reclamation Authority (PRA) Casiano Gerona, while the Diamante said that was the author of Agra Code. then mayor of Tuburan was his once Tuburan wharf will be The Agra Code was used by daughter, Rose Gerona Suezo. converted into an international then Cordova, Cebu Mayor Since the transfer, the port, he believe that they can Adelino Sitoy in entering a Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) vesselseasily invite foreign and local PPP scheme in the ongoingcarrying buses of passengers investors to this other side of Vice Mayor Democrito “Aljun” M. Diamante construction of the Cordova- are using the Tabuelan port, Cebu. Cebu City Bridge. instead of Tuburan port. “We may have another Diamante’s brother, export. “The Cebu International Port “Hopefully, if we can Metro Cebu facing Tañon Danilo is the incumbent Since the Diamante (CIP) is now congested and expand our port, there Straightis a if we can establish mayor. brothers started their if the Tuburan port will be chance to get back the port an international port,” said He sid Tuburan port, if leadership of the town, declared an international port, operation. As of now, when Diamante who was the mayor upgraded can accomodate Tuburan has become a there will be an alternative Tuburan is using its funds of Tuburan for three terms international vessels that will business-friendly municipality port which may serve as to rehabilitate the port, the from July 1, 2010 to June 30, carry imported shipments with the entry of several firms gateway to other countries. Cebu Port Authority (CPA) is2019. and Philippine products withfor different products.EOB the capacity. Through history, we can learn what tramp or Modern buses for tourism in Cebu; vehicle, bases on capacity that we can deploy on a given day or operation. tie up with Department of Tourism Guardo was the first to introduce the monorail Mass transport expert buses, at 12 meters in length, problem. who are open to the idea. transit in Cebu, he back out Dondon Guardo has which are operating at “We have presented “They like the idea, so that after another corporation proposed a joint venture Epifanio delos Santos Avenueit to Metropolitan Manila we are now processing for a was able to submit first the with Cebu City Government (EDSA). Development Authority joint venture, although it will requirements set by the through an alignment that With the drive of Land (MMDA) and thetake time.” Land Department of Transportation will not compete with the Transportation Franchising Transportation Franchising “Usually, if the documents (DOTr). coming Bus Rapid Transit and Regulatory Board and Regulatory Board are complete, the processing In a press confrence in (BRT) project. (LTFRB) to consolidate(LTFRB) all and they of afound joint venture will takeCebu two months ago, DOTr Guardo who did not revealtransport groups and only one wisdom and potential in our about six months, then to aSecretary Arthur Tugade said the route said that definitelyfranchise per route allowed, advocacy.” joint venture challenge. The that they want mass transport these buses which are 24 it will reduce the number of He said that because year 2020 is possible to start like monorail, Bus Rapid meters in length are designed buses. this is a new technology, in,” Guardo said. Transit (BRT) and cable be for tourism. “If we connect all the it’s up to the Department of He added that there is implemented now and with He said they are also 14,000 12-meter buses, Transportation (DOTr) to a need to use high-capacity partial operability by the end making a study in Quezon the total length will be identify the routes. buses in areas like Cebu, of 2021. City using the same system, from Laguna all the way to “We coordinated with Davao and Manila. At EDSA, Tugade cited a lot at I.T. in relation to the growing Bulacan. That is the reason the Department of Tourism instead of using 14,000 buses, Park in Banilad, Cebu City, number of buses in Metro why EDSA is congested. (DOT) which will identify it can be dropped to 1,000 near the lot within Cebu Manila. There are several operators, the routes that will be like in units. Provincial Board Ordinance Guardo added thatand there are several buses. Europe wherein a passenger Guardo said that when93-1, as a union station for all he already presented the So, we will allow only high- may pay a certain amount he viewed buses in Germany,kinds of mass transport.
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