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‘One Bacolod’ launched

- BY MERLINDA A. PEDROSA

FORMER Bacolod City councilor Jocelle Batapasigu­e launched “One Bacolod” yesterday at the Masskara Chicken Inasal, B.S Aquino Drive in the city.

Batapa-sigue said “One Bacolod” is a vision, dream or like a template for the future of city.

“I have committed to become the voice of this dream. I will reach out to every Bacolodnon to listen to

them, to understand their aspiration­s and get their ideas so I can become an effective voice for Bacolod,” she said.

She added the people of Bacolod can be part of this vision.

Batapa-sigue noted that everybody can join and suggest for the progress of the city.

“We formed this to call people to be one for something,” Batapa-sigue added.

She said it’s part of her vision that the city government should review all the ordinances and implement it.

“What we need to do is to immediatel­y inventory these ordinances, seriously implement the most urgent and necessary to ensure the welfare of our citizens,” she added.

Batapa-sigue disclosed that the “One Bacolod” also aims to address the traffic management, waste management, streetligh­ts and road, public markets, and drainage and flooding problems.*

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