BACOLOD City Councilor Lady Gles Pallen urged barangay officials to submit their weekly report in compliance with President Rodrigo Duterte's directive to rid public streets of obstructions to facilitate the orderly use of thoroughfares.
Pallen, Liga ng mga Barangay president, said Saturday, August 24, some barangays still failed to submit their weekly report to the City Mayor's Office as proof that they followed Duterte's directive.
She said the demolition of the illegal structures is in pursuant to Memorandum Circular 2019-121 of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) directing the local government officials to implement the clearing of roads.
"It's stated in the DILG memorandum that we should submit our weekly report to the City Mayor's Office so that it will be forwarded to the DILG office," she added.
Pallen noted that since last week, of 61 barangays, less than 10 still failed to submit their reports.
"We should comply with the directive to avoid sanction and penalties, and we were tasked to submit report," Pallen said.
In August, Mayor Evelio Leonardia also held a meeting with the barangay officials for the implementation of the said directive.
Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran earlier said that about 85 percent of the villages in Bacolod City already complied with the directive of President Duterte.
"So far, most of our constituents were also cooperating with the barangay (village) officials to voluntarily remove their illegal structures, and we are thankful for their cooperation," Familiaran said.
He added that the City Legal Office Enforcement Unit has an ongoing demolition in the areas of Libertad Public Mart and the Bacolod Vendor's Plaza in Barangay 12.
Ma. Joy Maredith Madayag, director of DILG-Bacolod, earlier said they already received the reports from some of the villages and that they are still waiting for the others so they can submit it to the regional office.
She said they were tasked to send their complete reports to the City Mayor's Office (CMO), then the CMO will hand it to the DILG.
Madayag said that by October, all the barangays will comply with the directive of President Duterte.