BACOLOD City – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in this city will conduct surprise inspection of 64 barangays here, to check on their compliance on President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to clear the roads within their jurisdictions of obstructions.
DILG city director Ma. Joy Marideth Madayag said she will deploy validating teams to inspect the efforts of village heads and officials in reclaiming and clearing of roads.
“Barangay and city officials must take the clearing operations seriously,” she stressed.
DILG’s regional office, according to Madayag, will closely monitor the highly-urbanized cities first.
“We enjoined all local DILG heads to encourage the public to send pictures of illegal structures and other road obstructions to their official social media page for proper action,” she added.
Earlier, the city government reported at least 14 of the 61 barangays are 100-percent compliant with the road clearing operation. These villages include Barangays 8, 9, 10, 18, 22, 23, 24, 31, 37, Felisa, Mandalagan, Montevista, Villamonte, and Vista Alegre.
Executive Assistant Butch Soliguen, who heads the barangay cluster, said the 14 compliant communities did not have as much to clear as other barangays.
Mayor Evelio Leonardia, for his part, said the city’s compliance is now 80 percent.
“We’ve seen significant progress,” the mayor added.
Leonardia earlier reminded all village heads and officials in this city to “impose their authority” in implementing the order to reclaim public roads being used for private purposes.
Sept. 29 is the last day of the 60-day ultimatum that President Rodrigo Duterte gave local chief executives throughout the country to reclaim all public roads being used for private ends./PN
