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Lapu fluvial procession

LAPU-LAPU City will hold its yearly fluvial procession in honor of the Virgin of the Rule on November 12, 2011, the first day of the novena in honor of the patron saint.

It will start at 7 a.m. from the Pacific Cebu Resort Wharf at Suba-basbas to Muelle Osmeña.

Following the 5:30 a.m. Mass at the Marigondon Parish Church, the icon of the city’s patron saint will be brought to Pacific Cebu Resort on a yacht.

The image will sail along the coastline of Mactan to Punta Engaño and to the Mactan Channel passing the first and second bridges and finally to the Muelle Osmeña wharf.

The Philippine Air Force will drop petals during the fluvial parade.

The most decorated and most symbolic pump boat will be given prizes.  Participating pump boats must register with the Tourism Office. /CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA

Radaza scolds barangay officials

Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza reprimanded her barangay captains and solid waste management personnel for negligence in their waste disposal and garbage collection.

The mayor  said she saw uncollected garbage in the streets of nearly all barangays, including some barangays that have their own dump sites.

Earlier, citation tickets were issued to some barangay captains for noncollection of garbage.

Since it took them long to settle the fines, the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) had to endorse the matter to the fiscal’s office.

Other barangay captains had to pay the fine using their personal funds as it cannot be charged to  the barangay funds.

ABC president Leo Mercado of barangay Pajo was one of those summoned by the city fiscal’s office to pay his fine.

During the meeting yesterday, some barangay captains explained that their garbage trucks are defective and they also lack personnel to do the collection.

The barangay captains asked Radaza to give them three days to clean up.

Radaza also appealed to her constituents to do their share in keeping their areas clean. /CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA