Mayor to call for dialogue on SM issue
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan Wednesday bared plans to broker a dialogue on the SM Baguio tree-cutting issue which continued to heat up amid snowballing opposition that started in a popular social networking site and which spread on the streets with a mass rally staged by environmental groups last Friday.
In his Ugnayang Panlungsod press briefing, the mayor said the city will schedule a public consultation to give opportunity to both sides to come face-to-face to air their sentiments and clarify issues on SM's expansion project that will entail the clearing of trees at its newly acquired property adjacent to the mall's present site in Luneta Hill.
Mayor names priority projects for 2012BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan vowed to continue this year the unfinished programs and projects which were either conceptualized or started last year to address various concerns of the city and attain the development goals set by his administration. Topping his list were the projects pipelined for solid waste management particularly the rehabilitation of the dumpsite at Irisan barangay for conversion into a park, the continued improvement of the waste segregation scheme in the barangays and enhanced operation of the Environmental Recycling System (ERS) machines.
TTMC Meet, 1st for 2012BAGUIO CITY – The Traffic and Transport Management Committee (TTMC) met last week, the first for this year, to discuss essential issues; exemptions, loading and unloading areas, parking areas, pedestrian lanes and concerns as to the jeepney groups' rationalization scheme. Chaired by Mayor Mauricio Domogan, committee members including Councilor Nicasio Aliping, Jr., Baguio City Police Office Traffic Management Group (BCPO-TMG) James Logan, OIC Planning Officer Engr. Evelyn Cayat, representatives from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and drivers' groups tackled the transport sector's needs.
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Mayor fortifies tree-cutting inspection, monitoringBAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan last week beefed up inspection and monitoring of applications for tree-cutting in the city even if these only cover trees that pose imminent danger to life and property. In Administrative Order No. 10, the mayor cited the need to strengthen the process by involving representatives from the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of the Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
CLUP in LoakanBAGUIO CITY – The first-in-a series City Land Use Plan (CLUP) consultation was done with city officials, Barangay officials, Indigenous Peoples of Baguio, representatives from the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), City Planning and Development Coordinator OIC Engr. Evelyn Cayat, and concerned individuals, last week at Acapulco, Lucnab through the office of Councilor Isabelo Cosalan, Jr. Councilor Cosalan, Jr., chair of the Council Committee on Urban Planning, Lands and Housing was joined by Barangay Affairs chair Councilor Joel Alangsab, lawyer Manuel Cuilan and Ibaloi leader Basilio Binay-an who expounded on matters at hand.
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