The local government unit of Dumaguete City, the provincial capital of Negros Oriental, is bent on implementing and establishing a “Discipline Zone” from the city boundary with Sibulan town up to the downtown area of the capital.
A dry run was conducted Tuesday by a composite team of the city police headed by Supt. Jonathan Pineda, the traffic management office headed by Danny Atillo of the enforcement unit, task force Dumaguete, the human resource office, and the city engineer’s office, among others.
The Discipline Zone will be implemented to clear the sidewalks, pavements, and including road shoulders from any obstructions.
During the dry run and information dissemination, parked vehicles along the highways were ordered removed, ukay-ukay (used clothing) operators were reminded of prohibitions against parking their delivery trucks on the roadside of the national highway, and vulcanizing shops were also told not to utilize the sidewalks and paved canals for their activity, Atillo reported.
Supt. Pineda in an interview said they are merely implementing the mandates of the Department of Interior and Local Government Unit so that when January 2018 comes, violations will be issued with citation tickets or temporary operators permits for vehicles.
Responsible quarters praised authorities for implementing existing local and national laws but they are hoping for the sustainability of the Discipline Zone.
In fact, during the information dissemination, one delivery truck was parked in front of the Department of Public Works & Highways signage, which was so glaring that it could not be seen by agencies concerned. (Juancho Gallarde/PNA)