"The working mayor"

ORMOC CITY MAYOR Eric C. Codilla asked Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) to require its contractors engaged in construction and services at the Leyte Geothermal Production Field (LGPF) to secure business permits from his office. In a letter to LGPF Resident Manager Engr. Manuel Paete, the mayor pointed out that since PNOC’s contractors are doing business in Ormoc, it is only proper for them to pay taxes to the city.

Meanwhile, Mayor Codilla this week gathered representatives of utility firms Leyte-V Electric Cooperative, Globelines, Ormoc Telephone Co. and Visayan Cable Network Inc. regarding the overhead jungle tangle of cable lines in the city proper. The unsightly cable lines ruin the aesthetic value of the downtown area, he said.

It is believed that 30-35% of hanging cable lines are of no use already that even contribute to illegal connections to electricity and cable TV. Mayor Codilla requested the utility firms to do something about the problem particularly at Aviles, Real and Bonifacio Sts. He also gave them an ultimatum on the city’s fiesta on June 30.