PNP regional maneuver unit
to deploy troops in province
BY JUDY F. PARTLOW & JUANCHO GALLARDE

The Philippine National Police’s Regional Public Safety Management Battalion in Region 7 is expected to deploy additional troops to Negros Oriental, to complement police and military units during the election period, Senior Supt. Rey Lyndon Lawas, RPSMB-7 commander, said.

The RPSMB-7, formerly known as the Regional Mobile Group 7, however, is still awaiting an official directive from the PNP’s Directorate for Integrated Police Operations in the Visayas, headed by Dir. Rey Roderos.

Lawas said that a memorandum circular from the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City, specifies that all regional, provincial and urban maneuver units shall be placed under the operational control of the DIPO.

Drivers seek amendments
to city Omnibus Tax Code
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE & MARICAR ARANAS

Tricycle drivers in Dumaguete are seeking amendments to the Omnibus Tax Code of the city, particularly on the payment of their annual permits to operate.

City Land Transportation officer Roland Ramos advised them to bring their concerns to the Sangguniang Panlungsod, because the devolution of Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board functions to local government units, renewal of franchises is done every three years.

City legal officer Neil Ray Lagahit said it depends on the city council to make some amendments to City Ordinance No. 125, specifically section 139, which sets the renewal period at one year instead of three; section 140 which provides for an annual franchise fee for motorized tricycles for hire; and section 141 which provides that the MTOP is valid for one year only, and renewable.

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