Ramos Requests
By Ambrosio R. Villorente
Batan Mayor Delfina R. Ramos has requested President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to include the Municipal Sea Port of Batan to the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH).
The letter request was submitted to Malacañang, Manila last month according to Vice Mayor Jayner L. Demeterio of Batan, Aklan. According to the request, the inclusion of Batan Sea Port in the SRNH “will perk-up the economic growth of Central Panay, shorten the distance of land travel to Iloilo City and Roxas City.
The letter request was accompanied with Resolution No. 2007-36, of the Sangguniang Bayan of Batan requesting PGMA to “include the Municipal Sea Port of Batan to the Strong Republic Nautical Highway.” The resolution was approved unanimously on August 15, 2007.
According to the resolution, Batan Municipal Sea Port has been servicing various kinds of ocean going vessels. It is located right at the center of the northeast coast of Panay, easily accessible to other provinces of Panay and the Sea Port of Batan being enclosed by Batan Bay is an ideal all weather port.
Governor Carlito S. Marquez, Aklan’s lone district Rep. Florencio T. Miraflores, Philippines Port Authority General Manager and the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communication were furnished copy each of the request.
Compared in term of road distance with Caticlan Port, Batan Municipal Sea Port is 124 kilometers away to Iloilo City while Caticlan is 224 kilometers away from Iloilo City or Batan is 100 kilometers nearer. Batan Municipal Sea Port is only 47 kilometers away from Roxas City while Caticlan Port is 152 kilometers, three times farther.
Regulate RORO Docking
Meanwhile, Hon. Rodson F. Mayor, a member of the SP Aklan has filed a proposed ordinance to regulate docking of the Roll On Roll Off vessels in Caticlan, Malay, Aklan.
The proposal is referred to the Committee On Laws, Rules and Ordinances, Committee On Transportation and Committee On Environment. A public hearing is scheduled to be held in the SP Session Hall, Kalibo at 9:00 o’clock in the morning, Monday, November 5, 2007. /MP
The letter request was submitted to Malacañang, Manila last month according to Vice Mayor Jayner L. Demeterio of Batan, Aklan. According to the request, the inclusion of Batan Sea Port in the SRNH “will perk-up the economic growth of Central Panay, shorten the distance of land travel to Iloilo City and Roxas City.
The letter request was accompanied with Resolution No. 2007-36, of the Sangguniang Bayan of Batan requesting PGMA to “include the Municipal Sea Port of Batan to the Strong Republic Nautical Highway.” The resolution was approved unanimously on August 15, 2007.
According to the resolution, Batan Municipal Sea Port has been servicing various kinds of ocean going vessels. It is located right at the center of the northeast coast of Panay, easily accessible to other provinces of Panay and the Sea Port of Batan being enclosed by Batan Bay is an ideal all weather port.
Governor Carlito S. Marquez, Aklan’s lone district Rep. Florencio T. Miraflores, Philippines Port Authority General Manager and the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communication were furnished copy each of the request.
Compared in term of road distance with Caticlan Port, Batan Municipal Sea Port is 124 kilometers away to Iloilo City while Caticlan is 224 kilometers away from Iloilo City or Batan is 100 kilometers nearer. Batan Municipal Sea Port is only 47 kilometers away from Roxas City while Caticlan Port is 152 kilometers, three times farther.
Regulate RORO Docking
Meanwhile, Hon. Rodson F. Mayor, a member of the SP Aklan has filed a proposed ordinance to regulate docking of the Roll On Roll Off vessels in Caticlan, Malay, Aklan.
The proposal is referred to the Committee On Laws, Rules and Ordinances, Committee On Transportation and Committee On Environment. A public hearing is scheduled to be held in the SP Session Hall, Kalibo at 9:00 o’clock in the morning, Monday, November 5, 2007. /MP
No comments:
Post a Comment