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BY MAE SINGUAY
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January 15, 2018
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BACOLOD City – Superintendent Luisito Acebuche, head of the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office(BTAO), believes that a private contractor must be commissioned to perform the clamping, towing and impounding of vehicles in the city.
Acebuche wrote Mayor Evelio Leonardia about this on Jan. 4.
The BTAO head acknowledged that clamping, towing and impounding operations are crucial in the city.
He said, “The fastest way to go into clamping, towing and impounding is to entrust these activities to private companies, considering that these activities shall require special equipment and tools, appropriate impounding storage area, and also specialized technical skills and expertise.”
In his letter, Acebuche cited City Ordinance (CO) No. 338, which regulates traffic, parking, towing and other transporting or commuting activities in the city.
CO No. 338 also establishes the route system of public utility vehicles and trucks in Bacolod. It also identifies the loading and unloading zones in the city.
Acebuche also cited CO No. 09-17-818, which seeks to establish tow-away zones on various streets in the city and allows the city government to impound vehicles by issuing receipts and providing penalties to violators.
The ordinances direct the clamping ,towing and impounding of illegally parked and stalled vehicles, and colorum pedicabs, tricycles, jeepneys, cars, and vans illegally operating as public utility vehicles.
For his part, Councilor Dindo Ramos, chairman of the city transportation committee, said a bidding must be made to choose the city’s contractor for clamping, towing and impounding operations./PN
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