The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday approved a resolution urging the national government through President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, together with all the stakeholders in the forthcoming Philippine Energy Summit to set clear policy directions for the promotion of renewable energy rather than encouraging coal-fire plants.

The resolution, authored by Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, also urges the national government to develop strategies to address the energy crisis and to seriously undertake long-term programs and policies on energy, fuel and power utilization and conservation for the benefit of the Filipino people.

The resolution said the Philippine Energy Summit opens on January 29, 2008 and will resume two days later on January 31, February 5 and 7 in Manila .

CLO, markets coordination
sought in sidewalk clearing

A resolution asking the market supervisors of the three major markets in Bacolod City to coordinate with the City Legal Office in strictly enforcing City Ordinance 160 that will clear all market sidewalks of “relief good items” was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday.

Proposed by Councilor Alex Paglumotan, chairman of the Committee on Markets and Slaughterhouse, the resolution said the “relief good items” causes congestion in the market sidewalks and affects pedestrians and the buying public, in violation of C.O. 160.

The SP also approved a resolution inquiring from the City Treasurer's Office the present status of collections together with the arrearages, surcharges, interests and all other unpaid obligations of the market vendors from the three major public markets in Bacolod City , and the Manokan Country.

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