NEWS BRIEFS

Citom warns vs overnight street parking

The Cebu Intergrated Traffic Operations Management (Citom) has intensified its campaign against overnight street parking in the city.

Illegal parking in narrow streets, especially in the interior of the city have been hindering firefighters from penetrating fire scenes.

“We have received complaints from firefighters of constricted roads in interior portions of fire sites because of illegally parked vehicles, that’s why they asked help from our office,” said Rafael Yap, Citom executive director.

From July 16 to August 16 this year, Citom has issued 984 Traffic Citation Tickets for illegal night parking.

Aside from motor vehicles, Citom has also warned eight tartanillas (horse-drawn carriages) from blocking streets.

Violators are fined P500./Correspondent Jose Santino Bunachita

LP consolidates forces in Cebu’s 2nd district

Town officials from the province’s second district were sworn in to the administration Liberal Party (LP) Cebu chapter yesterday afternoon.

Alcantara Mayor Fredo Cañete with Vice Mayor Beatriz Caburnay and Alegria Vice Mayor Marcial Rodriguez Jr., who all ran as independent candidates in the May polls took their oath before Gov. Hilario Davide III.

The governor also swore in 15 councilors from the municipalities of Boljoon and Moalboal including, former Badian mayor and now councilor Carmen Librando Lumain.

He said the “recruits” will strengthen the party’s stronghold in the district which delivered crucial votes in the last elections to first term 2nd district Rep. Wilfredo Caminero and Provincial Board (PB) members, Bernard Calderon and Christopher Baricuatro.

The 2nd district was a bulwark of the Garcia clan’s One Cebu party. Caminero however upset the Garcia patriarch Pablo Garcia in the last election.

“We hope that your faith in the party will remain strong. Rep. Caminero still has two terms left. We expect your support,” Davide said.

Meanwhile Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale said a lot of officials have expressed their interest to join LP.

“The principle of the LP is very simple. It is just to do things the right way,” she said./Correspondent Peter L. Romanillos