Traffic lights sa Naga: inomaw, tinuyaw

Naga City (BICOL STANDARD file photo)

ni Joe Caguimbal

NAGA CITY 9/25/17 (Bicol Standard)--Dawa na ngani pigtutuyaw asin padagos na nag-aani nin negatibong reaksyon an mga traffic light sa Naga, nagtutubod si Sangguniang Panlungsod Public Safety and Order Committee Chairman Konsehal Lito Del Rosario na kaipuhan ini sa ciudad nin Naga huli ta parte suboot ini kan progreso.

Dapat na matuod an mga motorista sa Naga kan traffic light ta bakong gabos na panahon yaon an mga miembros kan PSO para magmando kan trafico.

Lalo na kun mauran, dapat traffic light an gamiton, sabi ni Del Rosario.

Maroromdoman na kaining mga nakandaging aldaw sundo sa mga panahong ini dakul an nababaldi na mga motorista na nag-aagi sa Bagumbayan Sur, Peñafrancia asin Balatas ta kun ginagamit an traffic light mas minagurubot an bulos kan trafico sa mga nasambit nang lugar dawa tapos na an kafiestahan igdi sa Naga.

Pero an simbag igdi ni Konsehal Del Rosario, yaun pa an fiesta atmosphere, dakul pa an nagpapasiring sa Basilica kaya halaba pa an traffic.

Pagkatapos daa nin mga duwang simana mawawara na daa yan.

Mientrastanto, sabi kan sarung engineer asin negosyanteng nakaulay kan Bicol Standard na habu nang magpasambit kan saiyang pangaran, saen daa na anggulo malaog an sinasabing progreso o pag-asenso, kun naaabala an mga tawo.

Kun mahuri an sarung empleyado o empleyada sa trabaho huli sa trafico, may pag-asenso daw? Kun an sarung negosyante mahuri sa saiyang appointment, yaun saen daa an progreso?

Dai minakomporme an traffic light sa kalabaan kan Magsaysay, Peñafrancia asin Bagumbayan ta hayakpit an tinampo sa mga nasambit nang lugar, sabi pa kan dai na nagpabistong engineer.

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AdNU researchers to bare results of poverty, governance poll in Naga City

NAGA CITY 9/25/17 (Bicol Standard)--The Ateneo Student Researchers Pool (ASRP) will reveal the results of the 2017 Third Quarter Naga City Poverty and Governance Public Opinion Poll tomorrow, September 26 at the Fr. James O'Brien, S.J. Library, Ateneo de Naga University (AdNU).

Samantha Joy S. Ventura, ASRP President said the poll was conducted from July 9 to August 11, 2017.

A representative sample of 400 Naguenos were interviewed regarding their opinions on povery and hunger situation, traffic conditions, local governance, the smoking ba, local crime incidence, and perception on security, national government's tax reform package and religiosity.

The survey also included the satisfaction ratings of selected national and local government officials.

The poll was done under the guidance of the Ateneo Social Science Research Center of the Ateneo de Naga University.

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Comelec to translate voter instructions into Bicol, 5 other languages

In a bid to minimize probabilities of voter errors, voter instructions for the October 23 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls will be provided in Bicol, Waray, Kapampangan, Bisaya, Ilokano, and Ilonggo.

This is according to Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez, who added that initiative is based on Minute Resolution No. 17-0503.

"The Commission resolves to approve the translation of instructions in native dialects, which will be posted in all precincts nationwide in connection with the October 23 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE)," the Minute Resolution said.

The order noted that translated instructions in all precincts nationwide must be printed on bond papers and must be posted or attached to the cover of the Ballot Secrecy Folder.

For the sake of uniformity, all local Election Officers shall use the template/design to be prepared by the Comelec Education and Information Department and make available for download at the commission's official website.

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Mountaineers apprehended for scaling Mayon

MALILIPOT, Albay 9/25/17 (Bicol Standard)--Thirty-one mountaineers were apprehended at around 10 a.m. today at P2, Barangay San Roque for violating a provincial ordinance that prohibits climbing Mayon Volcano without proper coordination with the Department of Tourism and Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

The male and female mountaineers were led by Jeff Barientos y Mansibang, 31 years old, and a resident of Los Banos, Laguna.

Investigation is still underway as of this writing.

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EPIC FAIL? | Drug suspect eludes arrest, takes with him P18,000 buy-bust money

NAGA CITY 9/25/17 (Bicol Standard) -- A well-planned buy-bust operation of an alleged bigtime drug dealer went up in smoke after the drug suspect was able to elude arrest, taking with him the P18,000 buy-bust money.

Christopher Mendonez, a resident of Barangay Triangulo, has long been in the watchlist of the Naga City Police Office for his alleged involvement in the drug trade in the city and nearby towns.

Mendonez, the police said, agreed to receive the buy-bust money in exchange for the drug commodity.

After receiving the money, however, he allegedly pulled out his gun, pointed the same to the poseur-buyer and immediately fled.

The reports say that the apprehending team tried to capture Mendonez, firing several gunshots towards his direction.

None of the shots, however, were able to hit the suspect.

As of this writing, the whereabouts of the suspect have not been traced.

Meantime, the police involved in the buy-bust are confronted with the problem of explaining why in spite of the planned operation, the same went down the drain. (With report from Boyet Paderes)

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