Traffic routes set
for MassKara fest

Details of traffic routes in the major streets of Bacolod being implemented for the duration of the MassKara Festival have been released by the Bacolod City Police Office Traffic Management Unit, festival organizers said yesterday.

TMU head Chief Inspector Luisito Acebuche said that for northbound vehicles, or those from Bata-Mandalagan at Lacson Street, vehicles should turn right to North Capitol Road, turn left to Gatuslao, turn right to Burgos going straight to the back of SM, turn left to Palanca Street, turn left to San Sebastian Street, and turn right to San Juan Street going to Libertad.

For southbound vehicles, or from Araneta Street, vehicles should turn right to San Sebastian Street, turn left to Locsin Street all the way to Burgos Street turn left to Burgos Street going straight to the back of SM, turn left to Palanca Street and go back to San Sebastian-San Juan streets.

Rerouting of vehicles at the downtown area starts at 5 p.m. until Oct. 19, Acebuche added.*

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Talisay aims for
balanced growth

Talisay City is determined to become “The Village City: A Model of Balanced Development by 2040” initiated by the Institute for Solidarity in Asia where interested LGUs adopt the Performance Governance System, a Philippine Information Agency press release said yesterday.

PGS is a policy governance framework consisting of comprehensive long-term goals, action plans and quantifiable measures to track the city’s progress. The system also identifies the core strategies and objectives that contribute to the achievement of goals set, the press release said.

Mayor Eric Saratan will face a 14-man panel in a Public Revalida  (validation) in Manila today as a candidate for completion of the compliance stage of the PGS. Twelve of them will come from ISA and three from the city representing identified sectors. With the mayor were Dr. Remia Tipon, Dr. Joy Vingno and Laarni Aguilar.

Saratan will present the city’s developmental plan outputs that include cascading philosophy, second level scorecards and strategic initiatives, Multi-Sectoral Governance Coalition, communication plan and the plan to set-up a full-time functional office for strategy management.

Saratan said inclusion of Talisay in the ISA provides a road map to good and effective governance and they are more determined and fired up to take every step of this journey with pride and unity.*