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ILLEGAL MUFFLERS. Illegal "open pipe" motorcycle mufflers confiscated in Silay City, Negros Occidental were destroyed at the city plaza on Friday (Oct. 22, 2021). Lt. Col. Robert Petate, chief of Silay City Police Station, said the use of modified mufflers is a violation of City Ordinance 2, series of 2012.(Photo from Mayor Mark J. Golez Facebook page) BACOLOD CITY - At least 111 illegal "open pipe" motorcycle mufflers confiscated in Silay City, Negros Occidental were destroyed in a local government-led ceremony held at the city's plaza covered court on Friday. Lt. Col. Robert Petate, chief of Silay City Police Station, said the use of modified mufflers is a violation of City Ordinance 2, series of 2012. "These were seized in the past three to four years and we conducted a ceremonial destruction to warn the public that these are prohibited," Petate told the Philippine News Agency. He said each modified muffler costs between PHP1,500 and PHP6,000 and th ....

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