Batac councilors ‘kill’ burial aid measure for trike operators, drivers

Batac council file photo

By Dominic B. dela Cruz

Staff Reporter

Batac City—A majority of councilors in this city voted down a proposed ordinance that would have granted a death and burial assistance to legitimate tricycle drivers and operators here.

The measure, sponsored by Batac Vice Mayor Ronald Allan M. Nalupta and which calls for a P10,000 death and burial assistance to tricycle drivers and operators, was disapproved by seven councilors on its second reading.

Mr. Nalupta later expressed surprise for the disapproval as he stressed that the assistance would also be sourced from the taxes the tricycle drivers and operators pay to the city government.

“Daytoy ket arig na isub-subli wennu sub-subalitan tayo iti panangited da iti serbisyo kadagiti kakailian ken ekonomiya iti Batac,” the vice mayor explained.

Records show that the city government collects at least P1.6 million from tricycles drivers and operators annually. Based on Mr. Nalupta’s estimate, the death assistance would only amount to P254,000.

As it stood only four councilors voted for the measure: councilors Medeldorf Gaoat, Elmer Pungtilan, Ibarra Crisostomo and Wynet Quidang.

After the voting, Mr. Nalupta requested a copy of the list of councilors who thumbed down the measure saying he would inform tricycle operators and drivers.

Mr. Nalupta later disclosed that the measure was a suggestion of tricycle associations in the city.

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