MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO.2011-03 LOADING & UNLOADING

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN

MUNICIPALITY OF BALUNGAO

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN

 

EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 40TH REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF BALUNGAO, PANGASINAN, HELD AT THE SESSION HALL ON THE 22ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2011.

 

PRESENT:      Councilor Eladio V. Villanueva, Sr., Presiding

Councilor Beatriz D. Ligero

Councilor Artemio M. Villapa, Jr. 

Councilor Cromwell Oliver M. Hernandez    

Councilor Romer T. Caseres

Councilor Salvador M. Alejandro

SKF President Jose T. Peralta, III

 

ABSENT:       Vice Mayor Minda T. Peralta (On Leave)

Councilor Dionisio A. Valerio

Councilor Crisanto M. Luna

LIGA President Roberto T. Marzan

 

 

MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 2011-03

 

SPONSORED BY: HON. ARTEMIO M. VILLAPA, JR

            Chairman Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation and Communication

 

LOADING AND UNLOADING ORDINANCE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALUNGAO, PANGASINAN, INCLUDING THE IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

Section1. TITLE- This Ordinance shall be known as THE LOADING AND UNLOADING ORDINANCE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALUNGAO, PANGASINAN AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF:

 

Section 2.   PURPOSE OF ORDINANCE – In order to contain, if not eliminate the causes of traffic obstruction, for the protection and convenience of both motorists and commuters, there is a need to establish and organize a common and unified loading and unloading zones in the municipality of Balungao, Pangasinan.

 

ARTICLE II

DEFINITION OF TERMS

 

Section 3.  This section shall be known as the definition of terms.

 

a.       LOADING OR UNLOADING ZONE – are areas designated whereby motor  

vehicles stop to discharge passengers or to take waiting passengers, or to a small quantity of freight with reasonable dispatch.

 

b.      NATIONAL ROAD – roads and thoroughfare under the jurisdiction of the 

       National Government.

 

c.       PROVINCIAL ROAD- Roads and thoroughfares under the jurisdiction of the Provincial Government.

 

d.      PARKING – the standing vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than

temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading either freight of passengers.

 

e.       INTERSECTION – the area embraced within the prolongation, or connection

of the lateral boundary lines of the road ways to of 2 highways joining at any 

other angle may come in conflict.

 

f.       DRIVER – a person who drives or is in actual physical control of the vehicle.

 

j.   PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLES – includes any vehicle such as jeepneys, buses

     and motorized tricycle offered for hire to general public.

 

 

ARTICLE III

LOADING  AND UNLOADING ZONES

 

 

Section 4. – THE FOLLOWING PLACES SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONES, TO WIT:

 

a.       FOR TRICYCLE – all tricycles coming from different barangays of the  

      municipality shall load and unload inside the Balungao Public Market 

      (designated loading and unloading areas).

 

b.      PASSENGER JEEP/PUV

i) From Umingan to Rosales, Pangasinan shall load and unload in front of the Balungao Public Market “Lennong ti Pasahero,” along the National Road, with a maximum time period of Two (2) Minutes, and in front of the residential house of the late Dr. Triumfo R. Magpali, along national road, Poblacion, Balungao, Pangasinan.

 

     ii) From Rosales to Umingan, Pangasinan shall load and unload near the water refilling station before the Saint Joseph Parish Church along national road with no required time period and in front of Macro Cooperative building up to waiting shed of Balungao National High School, National Road, Poblacion, Balungao, Pangasinan.with a maximum time period of two (2) minutes.

 

 

ARTICLE IV

PROHIBITED ACTS

 

Section 5. The following listed hereunder are the prohibited acts, to wit:

                       

            a) Loading and Unloading outside the designated zones provided under this Ordinance.

            b) Parking at any place where official signs have been erected prohibiting the same act.

            c) Loading and Unloading more than the allowable time provided under this Ordinance.

            d) Any prohibited acts as may be hereinafter promulgated by the Sangguniang Bayan.

 

 

ARTICLE V

PENALTY AND OTHER PROVISIONS

 

Section 6.  THE FOLLOWING PENALTIES ARE TO BE IMPOSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE.

 

            FIRST OFFENSE        fine of Three Hundred Pesos (Php 300.00)

 

            SECOND OFFENSE   fine of One Thousand Pesos (Php 1,000.00)

 

            THIRD OFFENSE       fine of Two Thousand Pesos (Php 2,000.00) or six (6) months

                                                  Imprisonment or both upon conviction by court of competent

                                                  Jurisdiction.

 

Section 7.  VIOLATORS apprehended may voluntarily pay the fines to the municipal

Treasurer or his representative who is required to issue Official Receipt/s as proof of payment.

                  

Section 8. – IMPLEMENTING AGENCY – all authorized personnel of the PNP, CVO’s 

                   and all others who maybe deputized by the Local Chief Executive.

 

 

Section 9. –  REPEALING CLAUSE- all ordinances or any part/s thereof which are

Inconsistent with any provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed and/ or modified  accordingly.

 

Section 10. – This Ordinance shall take effect upon its approval

 

              This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its approval and publication.

 

             APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY, this 22nd day of August, 2011.

 

I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the above-quoted ordinance.

 

 

 

 GERARDO U. ACOSTA

                                                                        Secretary to the Sanggunian

 

ATTESTED:

 

 

                                    ELADIO V. VILLANUEVA, SR.

                      Municipal Councilor/Temporary Presiding Officer

 

                                                                        APPROVED:

 

                                                                                     PHILIPP G. PERALTA

                                                                                            Municipal Mayor

 

C O N C U R R E D 

                                   

     BEATRIZ D. LIGERO                                ARTEMIO M. VILLAPA, JR.

      Municipal Councilor                                     Municipal Councilor

 

       CROMWELL OLIVER M. HERNANDEZ           ROMER T. CASERES

                       Municipal Councilor                              Municipal Councilor

 

 

           SALVADOR M. ALEJANDRO                          JOSE T. PERALTA III

                    Municipal Councilor                                   SKF President

 

 

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