Councilor Gerry Carillo, head of council’s traffic committee in his privilege speech, extending the council’s deepest condolences to the family of CITOM enforcer Ma. Teresa Bascones who died while manning traffic along Banilad road last week after being run over by a Korean driver. (CDN PHOTO/JUNJIE MENDOZA)
NO more traffic personnel standing in the middle of the road.
This is the vision of Cebu City Councilor Gerry Carillo, who said the death of traffic enforcer Ma. Teresa Bascones is a wake up call for a review of existing traffic policies and the improvement of existing traffic system.
It is ironic that despite the city’s progress, many of its roads continue to lack traffic lights, said Carillo, chairperson of the Council’s traffic committee.
“Enforcers are made to stand on the road,” he said in a privilege speech in yesterday morning’s session.
He called on the Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) to study the need to upgrade the city’s traffic system. He also called for a study that would look into the need to enroll the city’s 180 traffic aides for health and accident insurance.
He called for the granting of a posthumous commendation for the lady enforcer.
Bascones died after she was hit by a van driven by a Korean woman while she was manning the flow of traffic near Gaisano Country Mall in barangay Banilad.
REFLECTORIZED VESTS
Meanwhile, acting Mayor Edgardo Labella issued a memorandum on Tuesday directing all traffic aides to wear reflectorized vests and gloves as part of their uniform.
He also directed Government Services Office (GSO) head Dionisio Gualiza to acquire 500 reflectorized vests and gloves for distribution to enforcers.
Part of the purchase will also be given to the city’s street cleaners and engineering personnel who works on road maintenance projects.
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