Bacolod Councilor Catalino Alisbo has requested the Department of Budget of Budget and Management VI to direct the city mayor and the city budget officer to allocate one percent of the total budget of Bacolod City for plans, programs and services that will address the needs of elder person and person with disabilities.

In a resolution approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod recently, Alisbo said the DBM and Department of Social Welfare and Development executed joint circular No. 2003-01that mandates all local government units to allocate at least one percent of their total budget for plans, programs and services that address the need of elder person and person with disabilities. 

The SP also approved a resolution requesting the General Services Office through the Office of the City Mayor to sell at public auction all government motor vehicles which are unserviceable, no longer needed, or declared as junk, after complying with Commission on Audit rules and regulations on disposal of government properties.

The resolution authored by Alisbo said the proceeds of the public auction will be used to clean the City Engineer’s Office compound, gasoline for garbage trucks, or repair of the CEO building, or, at the discretion of the mayor.*CGS

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