Capitol SP nod sought on Passi City's P2M public toilet
Good news. A public toilet will soon be constructed in the bus terminal of Passi City, Iloilo. Bad news. It needs some P2 million for the site development and construction reason why city officials here are seeking financial assistance from the Capitol.
Subject of Resolution No. 2007-141-A, the Passi City Council moved to seek the generosity of the Iloilo Provincial Government as it made official its request before the 9th Iloilo Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP).
The request and Resolution is among today's items up for discussion as the SP body meets for its 21st regular session. It is expected to be referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Meantime, a similar request for approval this time for a city ordinance was found to be "illegal and invalid."
Board Member Angelo Briones, Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Communication submitted for approval the committee's findings as contained in Committee Report No. 2007-28.
"After careful perusal of the provisions of the Local Government Code there is nothing that empowers a local government unit to regulate and to impose penalties for the pilferage of CATV and Cable Internet," excerpts of the Committee report as obtained by The News Today (TNT) went. "It is worthy to note that CATV and Cable Internet is provided by private entities and therefore it is not the duty neither within the power of the local government unit to regulate the pilferage of the same. Unless the provider of CATV and Cable Internet is owned and operated by the local government unit concerned or when the same is found to be defective and hazardous to the welfare of the inhabitants as provided for in Section 458 (5) (ix) of the Local Government Code."
As such, Passi City Ordinance No. 2007-010 "is an ultra vires act of the local government unit and therefore finds it illegal and invalid."