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==Ordinance prohibits defacing signage in Maasin City== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=65837 | |||
*Sunday, November 27, 2011 | |||
:by Bong Pedalino | |||
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- The local legislative body here has passed an ordinance urging the people to help protect and preserve signage placed in various public parts of the city limits, and stipulating fines for violators. | |||
City Ordinance number 2011-056, also known as “Maasin City Public signage Protection Ordinance of 201,” was enacted “to make all constituents and concerned barangay officials realize the importance of signage, recognize the efforts made by those government entities or individuals in procuring/supplying those signage,” according to Section 2 provision. | |||
Another purpose outlined in section 2 was to give value to the signage “by protecting or preserving them specially from undisciplined persons who would intentionally vandalize the same.” | |||
The local legislation defined signage as designs or display of signs supplied by government agencies, private individuals or other entities installed/placed in a particular place as reference, guidance and for other public purposes/benefits. | |||
The ordinance also defined vandalism as the act of defacing, destroying or otherwise damaging private or public property/signage maliciously and deliberately, while youthful offenders were those children below 18 years of age. | |||
Section 5 imposed a duty for barangay officials as the ones responsible for protection or preservation of the signage in their respective barangays. | |||
For violators, the penalties are as follows: for first offense, a fine of not less than P 200.00 but not more than P 500.00 plus the cost of the destroyed signage; for second offense, a fine ranging from not less than P 501.00 to P 1,000.00 plus the cost of the damaged signage; and third and succeeding offenses, a fine of P 1,001.00 to P 1,500.00 plus cost of signage. | |||
Young offenders, or children below 18 years old, shall be dealt with pursuant to Republic Act 9344, but their parents or guardians will be ones to pay for the stipulated fines. | |||
The ordinance was one of the outputs of the September 18, 2011 session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, headed by Vice-Mayor Maria Effie Abiera-Sabandal with all the councilors attending. (PIA-Southern Leyte/bong) | |||
==National government absorbs payments for 2012 indigents sponsored program -- So. Leyte Philhealth== | ==National government absorbs payments for 2012 indigents sponsored program -- So. Leyte Philhealth== | ||
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Aside from reaching out to as many potential members to be enrolled as possible, Paigan said Philhealth has been working closely with hospitals so common drugs and medicines needed by member-patients while being admitted can be available with support from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). | Aside from reaching out to as many potential members to be enrolled as possible, Paigan said Philhealth has been working closely with hospitals so common drugs and medicines needed by member-patients while being admitted can be available with support from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). | ||
Philhealth is also monitoring public and private health care providers so these wellness outlets can be accredited as soon as they can comply with the requirements, so that members can have much wider access in availing Philhealth’s benefit payments, Paigan also said. (PIA-Southern Leyte/bong) | Philhealth is also monitoring public and private health care providers so these wellness outlets can be accredited as soon as they can comply with the requirements, so that members can have much wider access in availing Philhealth’s benefit payments, Paigan also said. (PIA-Southern Leyte/bong) | ||
==SLSU–Bontoc Campus student wins 2011 PSQ regional chanpionship== | ==SLSU–Bontoc Campus student wins 2011 PSQ regional chanpionship== | ||