Balabag Baranggay Chairman apologizes for the slow-moving release of Baranggay Clearances

Balabag Baranggay Chairman Lilibeth Sacapano herself apologized and asked for the public’s understanding for the slow processing of documents at the Baranggay Hall.

This is amid all the efforts they have given to speed things up and cater all transactions such as with the Baranggay Clearance, IDs and Cedulas.

However there are some inevitable circumstances which could delay the process, a brown out for instance, which affects their operation.

They sometimes run out of receipts and other forms.

For this reason they set fund for a generator for the hall.

In fact, Sacapano said, they have added some personnel to accommodate everybody; especially it is the period of Business Permit renewals.

Aside from this, the chairwoman said, Balabag cannot be compared with other baranggays on the island as it has the most number of populations.

On the last survey in 2012 Balabag has a record of about 2000 individuals including non-local residents.

And as a response to those complaining about several requirements, Sacapano said this is a must for them to identify all the residents living in the area for security and implementation of regulations for the baranggay’s  orderliness.

NEW COMELEC SUPERVISOR tO ARRIVE IN AKLAN

The Provincial Comelec Supervisor of Aklan is already gearing up for re-shuffling.

This is in accordance to the reshuffling at the Commission on Elections for the coming May 2013 elections.

Due to the re-shuffling, Aklan Comelec Supervisor Atty. Lee Anoneria is busy coordinating or giving instructions to the employees she will be leaving at the province.

By next week, there will allegedly be a new Comelec Supervisor for Aklan and Anoneria is expected to be moved to Antique.

However, no name has been mentioned for the replacement of Anoneria.

Nevertheless, it was learned from the Provincial Comelec Office that the replacement will be from the province of Guimaras.

Meanwhile, Elma Cahilig remains seated as Comelec Officer in the town of Malay despite her earlier pronouncement that she will be included in the Comelec Officers who will be temporarily moved to a different town.

E-Trikes, solution to defective tricycles in Boracay

Electric Tricycles or E-trikes will be the solution to Boracay’s dilemma on tricycle units that are almost falling apart.

This is the answer that Malay Transportation Officer Cezar Oczon is looking forward to, as some old and defective tricycles are still operating.

In an interview with Oczon, he admitted that during their inspections, which are conducted before the operators are allowed to renew their franchises, there are times that some of the units were missed looked.

The Transportation Office is responsible for inspecting the tricycles annually to ensure that it is in good condition and appear desirable to the passengers and tourists.

For this year however, he is confident that by time the e-trikes are operational these problematic units will be replaced.

ACTION BEING PLANNED - oN tHE ALMOST 1 YEAR OLD REQUEST fOR ENDORSEMENT bY BORACAY TUBI

The Town Council of Malay is contemplating if it will endorse the request of Boracay Tubi which has been dormant for some time.

Boracay Tubi is asking for permission or permit from the Local Government of Malay to dig at the Main Road of Boracay in order to lay pipes to fix its water service and sewerage system connection.

The request was made through a letter sent to the Town Council.

Apparently, the Council has felt guilt that the request has been given for almost a year and no action has been made on the request while the water company waits for an answer.

According to Vice Mayor Ceciron Cawaling, the Town Council already has to make a decision, and when a decision has been made the decision whether a permit will be issued will be in the hands of the Chief Executive.

Allegedly, as of press time, no problem has been seen on the request of Boracay Tubi and all the requirements have been submitted and processes been followed, hence it should already be endorsed.

BIHA bothered with MARINA’s sluggish service

Members of the Boracay Island Hopping Association are having dilemmas towards their document’s slow-moving process.

This is what SB Member Jupiter Gallenero, Chairman of Committee on Cooperatives has revealed during the SB Malay’s session.

According to Gallenero the mentioned cooperative are bothered and are appealing for assistance.

The reason behind is that their motor boat’s documents for operation and are for renewal are still at the MARINA office.

This caused the boat operators to complain about the sluggish processing of their papers.

More so, that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Boracay diligently implements their operation of seizing motor boats operating without necessary documents for 2013.