Newsbriefs

VIADUCTS FOR MANDAUE

A RESOLUTION calling for the construction of viaducts in low-lying areas in Mandaue City was approved in yesterday’s City Council session.

City Councilor Diosdado Suico said this could be a long-term  solution for flooding in the city  even without a drainage master plan.

He said unlike flyovers, viaducts won’t ruin the aesthetic appearance of a road or structure and won’t cause traffic congestion.

A  viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans that connect over land and water or both.

Once viaducts are built, Suico said  these would divert water flow.

It would take time for rainwater to reach the manhole,  sparing motorists from the inconvenience of flooding.

The councilor cited as an example the highway in barangay Bakilid, which  leads to  barangay Banilad, a low-level area that’s prone to floods.

Suico said he saw viaducts built in the rice fields of Pangasinan in Luzon. Reporter Jucell Marie P. Cuyos

TAMPERED WEIGHING SCALES

MOST weighing scales used in the Mandaue City public market were found to be tampered, an inspection by a consumers rights group showed yesterday.

The Consumers Right and Economic Welfare (CREW) group said stall owners haven’t calibrated their weighing scales to the detriment of their customers.

The inspection was done with approval from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

CREW was created in July this year and was accredited by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Crew president Vic Sapio said their calibration equipment was provided by the party list group Agham and DTI.

Mandaue City Market Administrator Musoline Suliva said they regularly inspect the weighing scales of stall owners and confiscate those that are defective.

First-time violators will pay P500 while subsequent violations will result in  fines of P750; P1,000; and cancellation of of the business permit. Reporter Jucell Marie P. Cuyos