Thousands of families suffering from floods
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - Over 60,000 families in various towns and cities in Pampanga are now suffering from stillrising floodwaters, the Provincial Social Welfare and Development office (PSWDO) reported.
From the latest data obtained by Sun.Star Pampanga from PSWDO, a total of 67,324 families or 265,954 individuals are already affected by the heavy flooding triggered by the onslaught of monsoon rains the past days.
As part of the city’s Traffic Control and Development, parking attendants will monitor designated areas on a 12-hour schedule, from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, while an extension of up to 10:00pm may be implemented if needed in some parking areas.
Parking fees will run on an hourly basis, with a maximum of four hours parking. The amount will also vary with the kind of vehicle parked.
Fees for Motorcycles, Tricycles, Pedicabs and Calesas will start at P10 for the first hour with P5 for an additional hour; cars, jeepneys, SUVs and AUVs will start at P20 for the first hour with P10 for an additional hour; vans and delivery trucks will start at P40 for the first hour with P20 for an additional hour; 10 wheeler trucks and heavy equipments will start at P60 for the first hour with P30 for an additional hour.
Some key areas may also be designated as strictly “no parking zones” in consideration of their traffic landscape.
All vehicles which fail to comply to the regulations of the ordinance will be considered illegally parked. As penalty, these vehicles shall be towed or impounded with a fee of P1,500. In exemption to the rules, senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) are endowed free parking for the first two hours.
For the pilot implementation, parking fees will be applied in designated streets along Mon Tang Avenue.
The ordinance is sponsored by Councilor Amos Rivera, head of the Sangguniang Panlunsod Committee head on Transportation and Public Utilities. The ordinance was unanimously approved by the members the city council.— AC— CIO