Published June 28, 2021, 1:35 PM
DAVAO CITY – The local government of Davao will collect a bicycle registration free of P25 renewable after three years from bicycle owners once the City Council of Davao approves the proposed amendments of the 2010 Bicycle Ordinance.
Atty. Mark Peñalver, executive director of Interface Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS), said that Councilor Mabel Acosta, who chairs the Committee on Peace and Public Safety, has completed the draft of the proposed ordinance.
He said that the imposition of minimal registration fee was agreed during committee hearings.
He added that it has been transmitted to office of 3
rd District Councilor Conrado Baluran for review and harmonization with the Comprehensive Transport and Traffic Code.
DAVAO CITY – A proposed ordinance is being drafted at the City Council of Davao to penalize the close contacts who refuse to undergo a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test. Dr. Ashley Lopez, acting head of the City Health Office, told Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) th
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DOST-XI Regional Director Dr. Anthony C. Sales said the passage of the landmark ordinance would help foster and sustain a supportive and sustainable ecosystem for the local inventors and innovators.
“The landmark ordinance sets foot the much-needed legislative support from the local government unit. The establishment of the DCIIC will be pivotal in complementing DOST-XI’s existing and future programs, projects and activities to develop and promote innovations and inventions in Davao City,” he said in a statement.
The ordinance, authored by Councilor Pilar Braga, was approved during the 14th regular session of the 19th City Council of Davao on April 13.
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City-based environmental group called on policymakers to come up with stricter regulations to address plastic pollution as various single-use plastic (SUP) wastes were left on the streets in the aftermath of the flooding here Saturday.
Published January 6, 2021, 4:51 PM
DAVAO CITY The City Council of Davao is set to schedule a series of committee hearings on January 11 and 14 after the passage on first reading of a draft ordinance for the implementation of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) immunization program on Tuesday, January 5.
The proposed measure, authored by the city’s third district Councilor Mary Joselle D. Villafuerte, was intended to adopt a “comprehensive, immunization program for COVID-19″ as the city plans to procure its own supply of vaccines.
Villafuerte said, in an interview over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) on Wednesday, January 6, that the proposed measure must be legislated to prepare the city for the eventual massive rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines.