BACOLOD City Councilor Caesar Distrito urged the Office of the Building Official (OBO) and City Legal Office (CLO) to strictly enforce the regulation of the establishment of outdoor advertising signs or billboards in the city.
Distrito, chairperson of the City Council committee on laws, said on Sunday, February 3, the OBO and CLO should implement City Ordinance 647 or the outdoor advertising signs and sign structures code of Bacolod, and inspect the proliferation of billboards constructed without the necessary permits from the city.
He said it has been observed that there are still billboards found in the major streets in the city that are not compliant with the provisions of the ordinance.
“Some billboards are found to be unsafe, hazardous, and pose danger to passers-by and motorists since they could break or fall anytime particularly during typhoons and other calamities,” he added.
Distrito noted that there are billboards being displayed in several areas that were posted without securing the necessary permits from the City Government.
“For those billboards, found to be violating the ordinance, the OBO and CLO should issue a cease and desist order or to order for its removal, if found to be dangerous to the safety of the public,” Distrito said.