Entrepreneurial Farmer

Robrido Fires PNP Provincial Director

Ambrosio R. Villorente

In Camarines Norte, the provincial police director and another two ranking police chiefs were ordered remove from their posts. This happened following their alleged involvement in illegal mining activities.

DILG Sec. Jesse Robrido identified the relieved officers as Sr. Supt. Joselito Esquivel, Jr. PNP provincial director of Camarines Norte;  Supt. Lito Andaya, provincial intelligence section chief; and Supt. Godofredo Tul-o, deputy provincial director.

1st School In Kalayaan

Kalayaan, Palawan established its first elementary school on the disputed Spratly islands. This is a highly welcomed development especially that the Chinese are claiming the islands belong to them. The establishment of the school not only will improve the social status of the people in Kalayaan, it will also strengthen the ownership of the Spratly Islands group of the Philippines. 

Market Stall At Veterans Avenue

The Sangguninang Bayan of Kalibo has approved an ordinance that will grant permission to the establishment of market stalls along one side of Veterans Avenue, Poblacion, Kalibo. The said ordinance is submitted to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Aklan for review. It is now pending Aklan SP concurrence.

However, even if the SP Aklan has not yet stamped its go ahead signal, stalls construction in hollow blocks has started. Meanwhile, the said ordinance has elicited several questions which deserve appropriate responses and justification for the stalls construction from both the executive and legislative branches of LGU Kalibo.

Some questions asked to the EF are as follows: 1. Is the Veterans Avenue within the “commerce of man?”; 2. Is the Veterans Avenue area a commercial zone?; 3. Is there consultation held among the residents of the area along Veterans Avenue and the DRSTMH officials on the matter of market stalls construction? 4. Will the market stalls impede traffic and pedestrian circulation, adversely affect sanitation in the area? and 5. Will the construction of stalls along Veterans Avenue yield more benefits than difficulties?

These are some of the questions asked to guarantee the maintenance of healthful and peaceful living in the area. 

More Roads

But why can LGU Kalibo add more roads in the outskirts of Poblacion, Kalibo? When this expansion is done, it will improve Kalibo’s environment. Traffic congestion will be minimized. The people will have more alternative roads to pass by.

LGU Kalibo may expand public markets to the barangays such as in Tinigao and in Pook areas. Vendors will have markets to display their products for sale. People living in those areas can save time, money, and effort if their needs are satisfied by the markets in their places.

The presence of vendors selling food stuff by the roadsides indicate the need to put up public market outside of the Poblacion. To transfer a portion of trading from Poblacion to the barangays will help distribute the people’s presence and reduce overcrowding in the Poblacion.

Turbulent Session

The Aklan Sangguniang Panlalawigan session held on Wednesday, June 27 was cut short because of the proposed Memorandum of Agreement between Philippine Veterans Bank and the Province of Aklan. /MP