By Dominic B. dela Cruz
Staff Reporter
City of Batac—The
city government here is urging all utility companies to remove or fix dangling
and jumbled wires within the city’s boundaries.
The Sangguniang Panlungsod specifically passed a
unanimous resolution asking a cable and internet provider company to initiate
this directive.
The previous sanggunian has also passed a similar
resolution.
Batac councilor Christopher B. Lagmay, the movant of said
resolution, said they noticed that the dangling and jumbled utility wires have
been increasing in volume, especially in the city proper.
He stressed that those wires are now not only “eyesores”
but dangerous as they could cause accidents.
In view of this, the city government here noted that it
will continue to use its power for the promotion of the general welfare of its
people.
On October 31, 2019, utility companies and other utility
agencies expressed their willingness to comply with this request.
Some of the utility companies have started their clearing
operations with the help of the city government.
Mr. Lagmay also requested the inclusion of this problem
in the city’s urban planning. He opined that this is to assure the general
welfare of the people in conformity with RA 7160, the Local Government Code of
1991.
Batac Mayor Albert D Chua certified the resolution as
urgent.
In Laoag City, officials of private utility and
telecommunication companies also attended regular sessions of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod of Laoag to tackle the same problem.
Laoag councilors queried the companies’ representatives
on the situation of their respective wires and cables.
The Laoag council move is in line with the President
Rodrigo R. Duterte’s directive on road widening and road clearing wherein
electric posts may need relocation.
However, some posts had a lot of wires from different companies
and that they should also do their part to remove and fix then order to comply
with the President’s directive.
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