City Council to study regulation of billboards
City Councilor Perla Zulueta being tailor-fit
for the job of Presiding Officer. Zulueta
acted presiding officer in Wednesday's
regular session in the absence of Vice
Mayor Guillermo Dela Llana who was
designated OIC Mayor by Mayor Jerry
Treņas who is out on official travel.
Iloilo City -- It is now high time that the city regulate the proliferation of commercial billboards along major roads.
Councilor Perla Zulueta on Wednesday passed an ordinance that will regulate billboards in some parts of the city which are already becoming crowded.
Zulueta clarified that she is not against the construction of the billboards but only wants to have it regulated to protect pedestrians and motorists alike.
She noted that there is still no existing ordinance in the city which deals with the regulation of billboards.
Zulueta cited a case in EDSA in Metro Manila where a billboard fell on the street causing harm to the passers. She said she does not want the same thing to happen in Iloilo City.
Zulueta suggested the construction of the billboards should be regulated in the same manner that the Commission on Elections regulates poster areas during election time.
The members of the council also noticed some subliminal ads portrayed in the billboards disturbing motorists and could eventually cause road accidents.
The proposed ordinance regulating the construction of billboards was referred to the committee on infrastructure and development, committee on environment and committee on ways and means.