R. Landon St. to be closed for President’s visit on Monday

Motorists are reminded of the road closure on R. Landon St. on Monday, in line with the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte in Cebu.

Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) operations chief Francisco Ouano said the area will be closed to traffic from 6 a.m. and may run for the whole day.

He said R. Landon St. will be used as parking area for officials who will be attending the event.

Traffic will be temporarily diverted to P. del Rosario St. and Barangay Cogon Ramos during the duration of the activity.

Thirty enforcers will handle traffic in the area.

“We’re expecting heavy traffic and rallyists during that time. But we have already coordinated with the Police Regional Office 7 and were ready. Our roads will be kept free of obstructions to make their travel to the venue fast and smooth,” Ouano said.

Duterte will be in Cebu on Monday to meet local officials in Visayas and Mindanao.

In an urgent memorandum issued by Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) 7 Director Rene Burdeos, all city and provincial directors are directed to ensure that local chief executives will attend.

An advisory issued by DILG Undersecretary Austere Panadero said that the president will meet all provincial governors, city mayors and municipal mayors in Visayas and Mindanao.

The Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 conducted a walk through yesterday morning on the places the President might visit.

PRO 7 Director Robert Quenery said they considered the President’s travel time and con- ducted a general assessment on his itinerary.

“We tried to put all these things together so that we can give them inputs based on what we have seen when we conducted the ocular inspection,” Quenery said.

Quenery said they will exercise maximum tolerance on rallies.

The plan of the PRO 7 to close Osmeña Blvd. during Duterte’s visit didn’t push through as they proposed for R. Landon St. to be closed instead.

“The President would not want to disturb the normal flow of business in places he wants to go, that’s why we are looking for alternative measures,” Quenery said.

Duterte will turn over 20 Mitsubishi Monteros donated by Japan to the PRO 7 and attend the unveiling of the Malasakit Center in Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC).