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MMDA all geared up for Black Nazarene
procession
By Jimmiley E. Guzman
MAKATI--The Metropolitan
Manila
Development
Authority (MMDA) is all
set to provide traffic and
emergency assistance during
the annual procession of the
Black Nazarene which is
expected to draw millions of
participants.

In
a
statement,
MMDA Chairman Danilo
Lim said 350 personnel
will be deployed as early as
January 6 for the procession
of Black Nazarene replicas
on January 7 and traditional
“Pahalik” or kissing of
the image at the Quirino
Grandstand starting January
8.

“On the main event,
850
personnel
will
be
positioned at the vicinity
of the Grandstand, Quiapo
Church, and along the route
of “Andas” for the safety
of the millions of devotees
expected to join the annual
Traslacion on January 9,”
Lim said.
The MMDA contingent will
come from different units
identified to help the local
government unit of Manila in
maintaining peace and order
during the festivity:

The Western Traffic
Enforcement Division shall
be in-charge of managing
traffic in the designated
route of the procession and
alternative route for motorists
while the Road Safety Unit
is tasked to install traffic
cones and barriers at Luneta
and processional route.
The
Sidewalk
Clearing Group will also
provide
crowd
control
personnel
during
the
“Pahalik.”

The Metro Parkway
Clearing Group is tasked
to manage road clearing
of any form of obstruction
particularly garbage at the
Luneta Parade Ground and
roads along the 5.9 kilometer
procession route.

“Street sweepers will
immediately clear roads of
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DOE assures fair implementation
petroleum products.
of TRAIN law
TAGUIG CITY -- As the
implementation of the second
tranche of the TRAIN Law for
petroleum products took effect
starting January 1, 2019, the
Department of Energy (DOE)
yesterday assured the public it has
taken measures to prevent abuse
and ensure fair and effective
implementation of the taxation
scheme.
“The Department of Energy
is mandated to ensure that the
pricing of oil products is carried
out within the parameters of the
TRAIN Law,” Energy Secretary
Alfonso G. Cusi said in a
statement.
He added, “Over the process of the
implementation of the first tranche
of the TRAIN Law, we have
reached out to our stakeholders,
especially the oil companies for
their cooperation and we will
continue our coordination with
them throughout the second
tranche.”
He stressed that the DOE will be
even more vigilant in monitoring
the implementation of the second
tranche of the TRAIN Law for
“We will ensure the fuel stocks
for 2018 will be utilized first and
sold at the pre-implementation
prices,” Sec. Cusi said.
As a result of its stringent
monitoring
operation,
the
Department has already asked
several gas stations to explain
why they implemented fuel price
hikes as early as 2 January 2019.
Under the second tranche of
TRAIN Law’s implementation,
an additional excise tax of P2.00
will be imposed per liter of diesel
and gasoline, and P1.00 per
kilogram on Household LPG.
There will also be an additional
12 percent value added tax, which
totals to P2.24 for both diesel and
gasoline, and P1.12 for LPG.
However, the DOE pointed out
that the increase in pump prices
of petroleum products resulting
from the imposition of the second
tranche of fuel excise tax will
still be smaller. This is due to the
offsetting effect of the rollbacks
implemented in 2018 and January
2019.
While there is an uptick in the
price of oil in the world market,
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Black Nazarene devotees join the annual traslacion. (Photo by Darwin Gernale/PIA CG)
DENR vows more aggressive enforcement of
was carried out by the DENR
environment laws in 2019
and other members of the
QUEZON CITY -- The
Department of Environment
and
Natural
Resources
(DENR) will be more
aggressive
in
enforcing
environmental
laws
and
regulations in 2019 in order
to sustain the momentum
created
by
the
much
lauded
rehabilitation
of
Boracay Island and other
accomplishments
of
the
agency last year.

“This year, I hope
to send a strong message
to environmental offenders
and to the public of our
seriousness in implementing
and enforcing environmental
laws, rules and regulations,”
Photo Courtesy of PIA
Secretary Roy A. Cimatu
said during the traditional
DENR New Year’s Call held
at the DENR central office in
Quezon City.

The New Year’s Call
is where the Secretary meets
with all DENR officials
and employees to announce
the policy direction for the
agency and set the priority
programs and projects to be
implemented for the rest of
the year. The annual gathering
also gives the DENR chief
the chance to present the
agency’s accomplishments in
the previous year.

Cimatu described the
Boracay rehabilitation, which
Boracay Inter-Agency Task
Force as the “centerpiece of
our 2018 accomplishments.”

“With the eyes of the
world upon us, we set forth
to do what cynics thought
was impossible: to transform
a cesspool back to being one
of the world’s best beaches
and swimming destinations,
within a period of only 6
months,” Cimatu said.
He
added:
“In
Boracay, our mettle was put
to test. We not only passed
that test, but also carried
over the momentum to other
prime ecotourism destinations
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