August 28 Votes

At yesterday's session, I delivered a privilege speech on the sudden increase in airport terminal fees. I also authored two Resolutions, seeking the suspension of the increase in airport terminal fees, and the devolution of land transportation franchising to local governments.

In the absence of the chair of the Committee on Housing, I was asked to present six committee reports - three miscellaneous sales applications, two special use permits for cemeteries, and a deed of donation for a subdivision open spaces and road lots. I sponsored six Resolutions and one Ordinance for these committee reports.

New Resolutions

Our latest proposed Resolutions are now up at our wikislation:

Devolving land transportation franchising to LGUs, and

Public market reform program.

Please send in your comments and ideas. Thanks a lot!

Hearing on airport safety ordinance

The Committee on Energy, Transportation & Communication will conduct a committee hearing on my proposed Davao (Bangoy) International Airport Safety Ordinance on August 8 at 9 a.m. at Fuschia Room, 3rd Floor of the City Council.

The ordinance is largely an updating of the 1949 ordinance that bans the flying of kites, etc. at the vicinity of the airport. My proposal now includes regulations for dove raising, use of remote-controlled planes, among others, to keep the airport and its users - planes and passengers - from harm.

Send in your comments to the City Council. The Davao City Chamber of Commerce & Industry is among those supporting this ordinance. It passed a resolution to this effect in last week's Davao City Business Conference.