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A proposed ordinance authored by Councilor Betty Lourdes Tabanda seeks to prohibit minors from roaming or staying in public places during class suspensions caused by storms, floods, or other natural calamities to ensure their safety and prevent unnecessary exposure to danger.

According to the ordinance, once class suspension is declared, the curfew for minors under 16 years old begins immediately and lasts until the regular curfew begins, or continues the next day if the suspension is extended.

During the curfew, minors found loitering in public areas without valid reason or adult supervision will be apprehended.

Enforcement will be carried out by the city’s law enforcement agencies, the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), the Public Order and Safety Division (POSD), barangay officials, and other authorized personnel.

Apprehended minors will undergo an intervention process. For the first offense, the minor will be endorsed for guidance counseling by the Council for the Protection of Children. A second offense will require the minor to undergo counseling facilitated by CSWDO at the Silungan Center. Further violations will warrant more structured interventions such as participation in community service programs.

Certain exemptions are recognized under the ordinance including minors accompanied by a guardian, those coming from school with proof, those using internet cafes strictly for academic purposes, or those seeking shelter during severe weather.

Business establishments that permit unaccompanied minors during the curfew will face penalties, starting from fines to eventual revocation of their business permits upon repeated violations. To monitor compliance and assess effectiveness, the City Treasury Office is tasked with submitting an annual enforcement report to the City Mayor and the Baguio City Council.

The proposed ordinance was approved on first reading by the Baguio City Council on August 4, 2025 and was referred to the Committee on Laws and Governance for review. -Jordan G. Habbiling

BAKIT HOLIDAY ANG SEPTEMBER 13 SA CORDILLERA?
Malacañan declared Wednesday, September 13, 2023 as a special non-working holiday in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) in celebration of the 37th anniversary of the historic Mount Data ‘sipat’ peace accord between the Philippine government and the Cordillera Bodong Administration–Cordillera Peoples Liberation Army (CBA-CPLA).

On September 13, 1986, former President Corazon C. Aquino and high-ranking leaders of the national government met with the representatives of the CBA-CPLA headed by the late rebel priest Conrado Balweg for the so called ‘sipat’ or the exchange of peace tokens towards secession of armed hostilities between the government forces and the armed group and to acknowledge the group’s aspiration for autonomy.

During the historic event, the CBA-CPLA turned over to the former President a spear and a shield while the latter gave to the group a Bible, a rosary and an Armalite rifle to signal the formal secession of hostilities as part of the realization of lasting peace in the region.

The agreement opened the doors for negotiation that led to the issuance of Executive Order No. 220 on July 15, 1987, creating the Cordillera Administrative Region. -JMPS, Dana Graciella Abuyuan

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