BACOLOD CITY – The City Council has approved an ordinance declaring chicken inasal as an important cultural property here. CHICKEN inasal is grilled over hot coals during the Chicken Inasal Festival in Bacolod City in 2019. (Glazyl Masculino) Authored by Councilor Em Ang, chairperson of the...
PAGBILAO, Quezon – A proposed ordinance banning the construction of new power plants using coal or diesel in this town was presented in a public hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 16. PHOTO courtesy of Jay Lim's FB shows the proposed ordinance being discussed by the Pagbilao municipal council. The...
The majority floor leader of the Muntinlupa City Council said they will inform the Supreme Court that the No-Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) ordinance has not been implemented in the city. “We have not implemented the NCAP in Muntinlupa City and we shall make this manifestation before the...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here rejected the proposal to regulate busking after the city council recently approved an ordinance controlling street performances in this city. “It is not the right time, adding that people, including artists and musicians, earn meager during Sunday’s...
The Muntinlupa City Council is set to tackle a proposed ordinance mandated by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) that will require the installation of a closed circuit television (CCTV) system in businesses catering to a large number of people as a requirement for the...
NAGA CITY (PNA) – A pet owner faces a maximum penalty of imprisonment of not more than a month or be fined P5,000 or both for failure to bury the remains of a pet in the designated resting place. The penalty forms part of the provisions contained in the approved Ordinance 2022-042 of the city...
Senator Sonny Angara said he hopes that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases would hold dialogues with local government units (LGUs) to discuss the mandatory wearing of face masks against Covid-19. In an interview with The Chiefs, Angara said that...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has approved an ordinance mandating the inclusion of environmental criteria in the technical specifications for the city government's procurement of goods, services, and infrastructure. “This Ordinance will help the city government implement the policies it crafted...
More than two years into the pandemic, the Pateros municipal government has banned the improper disposal of used face masks and other items related to Covid-19. The Pateros Municipal Council has approved Ordinance No. 2022-04 “prohibiting the improper disposal of face masks and other Covid-19...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The municipal council here passed the “Bawal Bastos” ordinance imposing penalty to gender-based harassment in public spaces and online. The Municipal Ordinance Number 109 series of 2022, authored by Councilor Rasel Cuaresma, though is still awaiting the concurrence of...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) to pass an ordinance banning the sale of medicines in sari-sari (variety) stores. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año issued the call after reports disclosed that fake medicines have been proliferating in small...
The Marikina City government passed City Ordinance No. 003, Series of 2022, extending the deadline of business permit renewal for local business owners, the city government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Under Ordinance No. 003, the deadline of business permit renewal was moved from Thursday,...
