Carless days plan revved up
CAR-LESS days. Ban on the unofficial use of state ambulance. These are two of the proposal coming from the House of Representatives in the aftermath of a series of increases in fuel pump prices.
Car-less days can be enforced in Metro Manila as a way to lessen fuel consumption and compel the oil companies to lower if not freeze prices, according to Rep. Eduardo Nonato Joson.
Instead of a boycott, reducing the demand for gasoline or diesel is more feasible, Joson said at a forum in Quezon City.
Joson said the government should make it a policy to require its agencies to use “gas misers” instead of gas-guzzlers like sport utility vehicles.
Joson cited Agusan del Sur Rep. Rodolfo Plaza who had sold his SUV and left only one for his personal use.
Presidential son and Pampanga Rep. Mikey Arroyo, according to Joson, also deserves praises for shying away from the use of expensive gas for the cheaper and environment-friendly LPG as car fuel.
The government can also bar the entry into the country of SUV’s and other luxury vehicles use, Joson said.
Negros Oriental Rep. Jocelyn Limkaichong expressed her support for the “car-less days” proposal but said this should be studied further.
Even as gas prices were hitting the roof, carmakers posted a big jump in sales for the first half of the year. They also announced an increase in prices ranging from P5,000 to P20,000 per unit starting next month.
Another noteworthy proposal came from Cebu City Rep. Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz, who called for the imposition of stiffer penalty on any official or employee caught using government ambulance for recreational or personal use.
Her proposal embodied in House Bil 1305 was approved by the House of Representatives yester.
House Bill 1305 imposes penalties ranging from suspension from office without pay for 30 days to six months to termination from service for any government official or personnel caught using ambulances for unofficial use.
Ruiz said the state-owned ambulances would be the responsibility of the local chief executive and the local health officer.
Ruiz said local officials must ensure that the vehicle will be available for use by all their constituents without discrimination. She said that a government ambulance can be used in non-emergency cases such as relief and medical outreach mission.
The Daily Tribune
July 24, 2008
By Charlie V. Manalo
Hoping to bring down the cost of fuel by reducing the demand, an independent solon bared he is set to file a bill calling for a carless day which he says could also help ease the perennial traffic problem, especially in the metropolis.
“Ang solusyon na hinahanap natin ay kung paano maipapababa ang presyo ng langis. Kapag kumonti ang demand, sigurado ang mga oil companies ay magbaba ng presyo,” Rep. Eduardo Nonato Joson said during the weekly Ayes and Nayes News Forum.
The solon explained thet during carless days, people can ride an alternative means such as the Metro Railways Transit (MRT) and Light Railways Transit (LRT); bicycle; tricycle, and other mass transport.
Also, Joson said under his proposal, the modified color coding scheme should be implemented the whole day instead of few hours only.
“Kung the whole day ay hindi mo gagamitin ang kotse mo dahil color coding, malaking bawas yun sa consumption ng fuel,” Joson said.
He also suggested that government can take a look at the possibility of not allowing cars ending 1 to 5 during Saturdays while the 6 to 0 on Sundays on the streets.
According to Joson, such easy measures may help people reduce the burden of paying the high cost of fuel.
“Sa halip na gumamit ng kotse sa mga araw na ito, sumakay na lang sa alternative na less ang consumption at mas mura pa, like the mass transit,” Joson added.
Meanwhile, Negros Oriental Rep. Jocelyn Limkaichong suggested that lawmakers who are using Sports Utility Vehicles should try to convert their cars to low-end also lessen the consumption.
Limkaichong said government officials should set an example to fuel conservation, especially at these times when the fuel crisis is a global trend.
CAR-LESS days. Ban on the unofficial use of state ambulance. These are two of the proposal coming from the House of Representatives in the aftermath of a series of increases in fuel pump prices.Car-less days can be enforced in Metro Manila as a way to lessen fuel consumption and compel the oil companies to lower if not freeze prices, according to Rep. Eduardo Nonato Joson.
Instead of a boycott, reducing the demand for gasoline or diesel is more feasible, Joson said at a forum in Quezon City.
Joson said the government should make it a policy to require its agencies to use “gas misers” instead of gas-guzzlers like sport utility vehicles.
Joson cited Agusan del Sur Rep. Rodolfo Plaza who had sold his SUV and left only one for his personal use.
Presidential son and Pampanga Rep. Mikey Arroyo, according to Joson, also deserves praises for shying away from the use of expensive gas for the cheaper and environment-friendly LPG as car fuel.
The government can also bar the entry into the country of SUV’s and other luxury vehicles use, Joson said.
Negros Oriental Rep. Jocelyn Limkaichong expressed her support for the “car-less days” proposal but said this should be studied further.
Even as gas prices were hitting the roof, carmakers posted a big jump in sales for the first half of the year. They also announced an increase in prices ranging from P5,000 to P20,000 per unit starting next month.
Another noteworthy proposal came from Cebu City Rep. Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz, who called for the imposition of stiffer penalty on any official or employee caught using government ambulance for recreational or personal use.
Her proposal embodied in House Bil 1305 was approved by the House of Representatives yester.
House Bill 1305 imposes penalties ranging from suspension from office without pay for 30 days to six months to termination from service for any government official or personnel caught using ambulances for unofficial use.
Ruiz said the state-owned ambulances would be the responsibility of the local chief executive and the local health officer.
Ruiz said local officials must ensure that the vehicle will be available for use by all their constituents without discrimination. She said that a government ambulance can be used in non-emergency cases such as relief and medical outreach mission.
The Daily Tribune
July 24, 2008
By Charlie V. Manalo
Hoping to bring down the cost of fuel by reducing the demand, an independent solon bared he is set to file a bill calling for a carless day which he says could also help ease the perennial traffic problem, especially in the metropolis.
“Ang solusyon na hinahanap natin ay kung paano maipapababa ang presyo ng langis. Kapag kumonti ang demand, sigurado ang mga oil companies ay magbaba ng presyo,” Rep. Eduardo Nonato Joson said during the weekly Ayes and Nayes News Forum.
The solon explained thet during carless days, people can ride an alternative means such as the Metro Railways Transit (MRT) and Light Railways Transit (LRT); bicycle; tricycle, and other mass transport.
Also, Joson said under his proposal, the modified color coding scheme should be implemented the whole day instead of few hours only.
“Kung the whole day ay hindi mo gagamitin ang kotse mo dahil color coding, malaking bawas yun sa consumption ng fuel,” Joson said.
He also suggested that government can take a look at the possibility of not allowing cars ending 1 to 5 during Saturdays while the 6 to 0 on Sundays on the streets.
According to Joson, such easy measures may help people reduce the burden of paying the high cost of fuel.
“Sa halip na gumamit ng kotse sa mga araw na ito, sumakay na lang sa alternative na less ang consumption at mas mura pa, like the mass transit,” Joson added.
Meanwhile, Negros Oriental Rep. Jocelyn Limkaichong suggested that lawmakers who are using Sports Utility Vehicles should try to convert their cars to low-end also lessen the consumption.
Limkaichong said government officials should set an example to fuel conservation, especially at these times when the fuel crisis is a global trend.
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