REELECTIONIST councilor Temujin “Tek” Ocampo said he would focus on the passage of pending legislation on environmental protection in his second term.
Ocampo filed his candidacy in Magsaysay Park, on Sunday, Oct. 6, the sixth day of the filing of the certificate of candidacy.
Ocampo chaired the committee on environment and natural resources in his first term in the 20th City Council.
Running for reelection as councilor in the city’s first district, he continues to advocate for environmental preservation in two pending ordinances.
This includes the Quarrying Ordinance and the Panigan-Tamugan Ordinance–both seeking to protect the city’s water source.
“Im hoping nga mahuman ni karong tuiga kung dili, during the second term,” he said.
The Quarrying Ordinance would impose a fine on illegal quarrying operators with no more than P5,000 per cubic meter of the collection. All equipment and machinery used will be subject to confiscation, and operation will be ceased.
“Kabalo ta nga daghang mga quarry operations diri. Mas maayo buhaton nato ma regulate nato ma control nato kesa sa mga ilegal nga dili makakwarta ang syudad sa Davao (We know there are numerous quarry operations here. It’s better to regulate and control them instead of allowing them to operate illegally and rob the city of income)” he said.
Meanwhile, the Panigan-Tamugan Ordinance, submitted to the 20th City Council in 2022, would regulate the influx of people who can enter the protected area for leisure, implement stricter rules covering the construction of business establishments and residential houses within its boundaries, and regulate residents raising livestock and animals will also be regulated to avoid contaminating the river.
He added he would also push for a more “environment-friendly” waste-to-energy project.
On the other hand, Ocampo also stressed the passage of the amendments to the annual subsidy for senior citizens from P1,500 to P2,000.
