LU SP Allows Temporary Use of Aguila, Gapuz, Guerrero Roads Sidewalk Portions as Parking Areas

By: Rafael C. Mosuela, GPC-SP

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of the Province of La Union approved ordinance 288-2021 allowing the temporary use of the sidewalk portions of Aguila Road, Gapuz Zigzag Road and Guerrero Road in The City of San Fernando, La Union as parking areas for Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) , clients, and employees while improvement and maintenance of the capitol compound is ongoing.

The said ordinance was approved through the initiative of Gov. Francisco Emmanuel Pacoy R. Ortega III, and sponsored by the SP under the leadership of Vice Gov. Mario Eduardo Ortega to give way for the construction of the capitol building and thus promote and protect the safety of the visitors and employees of the capitol.

The ordinance allows the use of sidewalk portions of Aguila, Guerrero and Gapuz Zigzag Roads in the City of San Fernando, La Union on Mondays to Fridays, 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. starting March 2021 up to December, 2022.

The basis in allowing the temporary use of the said road is pursuant to Section 21 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 which provides that local government units may permanently or temporarily close local roads, or regulate the use thereof, within their respective territorial jurisdictions.

The Philippine National Police – La Union Provincial Office, the Public Order and Safety Coordinating Office of the City of San Fernando, La Union, and the Security Services Unit of the PGLU was directed to assist in the implementation of this Ordinance on the afore-mentioned dates and time.