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Busol demolition stalled; squatters agree to protect watershed AGUIO CITY – Mayor on what action to take and while BBenjamin Magalong on Aug. court cases remain pending, the 9 agreed to put on hold the demo- mayor said the city can strike an lition of eight on-going construc- agreement with the occupants tions at the Busol watershed even toward the achievement of a as he secured commitment from common aim to preserve what the informal settlers to guard is left of the watershed. the reservation from further “If we don’t agree soon, we intrusion while both parties are sure to move in the direction decide on a long-term solution of removing all of you from the to the standoff. watershed because our priority In a dialogue with the is to save the watershed from watershed occupants numbering further intrusion and destruc- 150, the mayor stressed the city’s tion,” the mayor challenged. firm position to safeguard the The occupants led by the heirs of the Gumangan clan remaining unoccupied portion and heads of the four barangays of the watershed placed at only straddling the reservation agreed 60 percent of the entire Baguio to cooperate with the city by side of the reservation it shares stopping the entry of more with La Trinidad, Benguet. settlers and undertake preser- He said that while the city gives vation measures even as they humanitarian consideration to appealed for a win-win solution the predicament of the occupants, on their plight. many of whom are ancestral land The mayor agreed to give them claimants who claimed to be long a month to organize and present THE BAYANIHAN SPIRIT - Residents of Kibungan, Benguet organized themselves and time settlers of the forest reserve, a plan of action for the guarding help fix a road cut. Yes, they need not whine and wait for the government to do the job, but law and order must be respected. and preservation of the watershed But while the city is deciding Cont. on page 5 just have to do what they can, together with the LGU./Photo from Alfredo J. Ampal FB Mayor formally asks LTFRB to recall Benguet town forms task •page 2 •page 7 order on additional taxi franchises force vs. illegal mining 273 Marcos highway establishments Illegal structures along Naguilian, •page 6 issued demolition notices Kennon roads to go •page 3 “Status quo” on night market operations • Council authorizes closure2 page at Harrison Road, announced •page 8 Microchips for dogs planned as of part of Session Road City reviews legal operations of Magalong appeal for responsible Athletic Bowl businesses•page 3 •page 8 DISPATCH FROM CRAME The Junction News pet ownership A briefing for incoming first year college On the Killing of another HRD, Atty. Trinidad, and on the threats to impeach students VP Leni By: Sylvia Estrada Claudio page 5 page 4 • By: Sen. Leila De Lima www.junctionnews.com • (www.rappler.com) The JUNCTION August 10 - August 16, 2019 2 WEEKEND NEWS Mayor formally asks LTFRB to recall orderAGUIO on CITY additional – memorandum, taxi circular franchisesdum Circular No. 96-002 Mayor Benjamin and resolutions of the dated January 10, 1996 BMagalong has formally LTFRB affecting LGUS suspending the accep- asked Land Transpor- such as the (city) should tance of applications for tation Franchising Reg- be coordinated with the PUV services in the city. ulatory Board (LTFRB) latter before its issuance He said this was Chairman Martin Delgra to avoid the inevitable followed by consistent III to withdraw Memo- clash in our respective moves to oppose new randum Circular No. policy direction to the PUV applications in the 2019-06 which mandates detriment of the public,” city. the opening of additional the mayor said. “With the foregoing, taxi franchises in the city The mayor also it is most respectful- saying it negates the city’s received a petition ly requested that (MC KENNON LANDSLIDE. Despite the danger of a landslide along a portion of efforts to fix its burgeon- signed by close to 350 No. 2019-06 be recalled Kennon Road in Barangay Camp 6, Sitio Camp 5, Tuba, Benguet, residents from ing traffic problem. taxi operators, drivers by the (LTFRB). Your the nearby barangays of Camp 4 to Camp 1 cross the landslide affected area “(We) vehemently and stakeholders in the immediate favorable to transfer to vehicles waiting on the other side of the road en route to Baguio oppose the said (circular city also opposing the response is highly antic- City. The Cordillera Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council as it) essentially breaches opening of additional ipated,” the mayor said./ has recommended the total closure of Kennon Road to traffic for safety reasons. the battle of the City taxi franchises in the city. Aileen P. Refuerzo (Photo courtesy of Redjie Melvic Cawis/ PIA-CAR) of Baguio against the The petitioners said of the experiment and an worsening traffic conges- the LTFRB move will evaluation report must be tion which is at the core exacerbate the traffic Council authorizes closure of submitted by the TTMC of the (15)-point agenda condition, cause envi- shall be pursuant to before the enactment of of this Administration,” ronmental hazards and Section 2 of ordinance an ordinance to make the mayor stressed in a economic problems. part of Session RoadNo. 21, series of 2011 that the scheme permanent letter to Delgra dated In his letter, the mayor AGUIO CITY – area in front of the Devel- provided for the guide- or before the lapse of Aug. 8. noted that in 1995, the BApproving the opment Bank of the Phil- lines in the conduct of the 6-mnth experiment “Needless to state, the city approved Resolu- closure of Session road to ippines (DBP) up to the traffic experiments in the whichever comes first. impending growth of tion No. 316 series of vehicular traffic, particu- last pedestrian crossing city where it was specified According to the vehicular units plying 1995 which directed the larly the uphill lane, every in front of the Baguio Post that all traffic experiments ordinance, the early ter- within the City of Baguio city legal officer to file Sunday for a period of six Office from 6 am to 9 pm shall conform with the mination or extension of will have significant an urgent petition with months subject to condi- during Sundays. condition that the exper- the traffic scheme shall be impact in the already the LTFRB and the Dept. tions prescribed under However, the ordinance iment shall be conducted determined by the local problematic traffic of Transportation and existing ordinances. stipulated that Upper for a period not exceeding chief executive. situation that is yet to Communication to stop, The ordinance stated and Lower Mabini road 6 months; upon the lapse Earlier, Mayor be addressed through oppose and suspend the that among the condi- towards Harrison road of the 6-month period and Benjamin B. Magalong aggressive traffic man- processing of all appli- tions imposed for the shall remain open to no ordinance is enacted, transmitted to the local agement plan.” cations for franchise of temporary closure of the vehicular traffic. the traffic scheme will legislative body on the The mayor also public which prompted uphill lane of Session road The ordinance added automatically revert to its proposed closure of the bemoaned the failure the LTFRB Central include the fact that the that the closure of a status prior to the exper- uphill lane of Session of the agency to consult Office to issue Memoran- closure shall be from the portion of Session Road iment; massive infor- road by way of experiment with the city before mation on the proposed every Sunday which is issuing the order. traffic experiment geared towards improving “While it is true that Mayor urges households, business scheme shall be given to air quality in the city from the authority to issue the concerned public no motor vehicle emissions new franchises lies with firms to adopt own composting less than 2 weeks before and to entice the residents the LTFRB, the man- methods and technologies wastes per day and only 75 the experiment and that and tourists alike to walk agement and planning method to lessen the city’s biode- percent of these are being any substantial alteration as part of the local govern- of traffic impact is at the AGUIO CITY – Mayor gradable waste production. processed by the ERS. or modification to the ment’s program in devel- hands of the Local Gov- BBenjamin Magalong The mayor said it is high In a meeting with the scheme during the exper- oping a healthy lifestyle ernment Unit (LGU) urged residents and time to instil the practice department heads last imental period should be with physical activities business owners in the of composting their bio- Aug. 7, the mayor urged made known to the public for people. (hence), prudence degradable wastes among departments concerned dictates that any acts, city to adopt their own before the implementa- Magalong claimed backyard composting residents to help effectively to prepare business owners tion; before any ordinance that the conduct of the and efficiently address the along Session Road for the is enacted embodying traffic experiment on the The is printed and published solid waste management new composting require- The Junction the experiment, a public closure of the uphill lane JUNCTION by Farco Trimedia Ventures, Inc.