EXCERPT TAKEN FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF ALAMINOS, PANGASINAN HELD ON FEBRUARY 15, 2022
PRESENT:
Vice Mayor Jose Antonio Miguel Y. Perez
- Presiding Officer
Councilor Carolyn D. Sison
- Majority Floor Leader
Councilor Cirilo B. Radoc
- Minority Floor Leader
Councilor Verna S. D. Rabago
- Assistant Majority Floor Leader
Councilor Michelle S. Segundera
- Member
Councilor Joselito O. Fontelera
- Member
Councilor Oscar A. Boling
- Member
Councilor Froebel A. Ranoy
- Member
Councilor Dahlia M. de Leon
- Member
LBP Raul B. Bacay
- Ex-Officio Member
ABSENT:
Councilor Apolonia G. Bacay
- On official business
PPSKP Loverly V. Bernabe
- On Leave
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-01
AN ORDINANCE REVISING ORDINANCE NO. 2003-25, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “ORDINANCE GOVERNING SPEED LIMIT/OVERSPEEDING OF ALL MOTORVEHICLES WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF ALAMINOS, PANGASINAN,” PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Author:
Vice Mayor Jose Antonio Miguel Y. Perez
Sponsor:
LBP Raul B. Bacay
Co-sponsor:
Councilor Verna S. D. Rabago
WHEREAS, Sections 35 and 38 of Republic Act No. 4136, otherwise known as the Land Transportation and Traffic Code, prescribes the maximum allowable speed for specific road classes and motor vehicles, and mandates local government units to classify roads within their jurisdiction for traffic purposes;
WHEREAS, the Joint Memorandum Circular 2018-001 of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) identifies speeding as the most important contributor to road fatalities and is at the core of the road injury problem, as it influences both crash risk and crash severity which significantly affects vulnerable road users, and that the participation of local government units is vital in improving the level of speed limit enforcement in the country;
WHEREAS, under Section 458 (a)(5)(vi) of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, cities have the power to regulate traffic on all streets and bridges… x x x;
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