| | PNP
Prov'l Director Arturo Evangelista took the cudgels to finally solve the traffic
mess at the Chocolate Hills complex which put to risk the lives of tourists visiting
the world famous destination in Buenos Aires, Carmen town.
Reacting
to reports, Col. Evangelista ordered last Friday Carmen PNP station commander
Insp. Milanio Artiaga to deploy cops mainly tasked to enforce the ban on parking
along the narrow winding road leading to the complex.
The
action of the PNP official came after management of the complex failed to strictly
enforce the order made by Acting Mayor Josil Trabajo banning parking along the
road. Last
Thursday, only one lane of the winding road was left to moving traffics as vans
and buses were again allowed to park on the roadside, putting at risk guests onboard
outgoing and incoming vehicles.
Trabajo,
who was first informed about the traffic mess, assured the Provincial Tourism
Council that he will deploy personnel to man the traffic. In fact, the acting
mayor worked out for the establishment of a parking area at the foot of the hill
as he admitted that there is risk.
He assured that only 20 vehicles (vans/cars)
will be allowed to park at the complex, in excess of which will force management
to implement a "drop-off" | | 
SAFETY
FIRST. PNP Prov'l Director Arturo Evangelista
(inset) personally took the
cudgels to ensure safety of tourists by checking the reported congestion at the
winding road leading to the Chocolate Hills Complex.
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policy wherein tourists will be asked to disembark while the vehicles will park
at the foot of the hill. The drivers will be advised to go back to the complex
once the tourists are ready to depart.A paging system will soon be installedby
the Carmen LGU which is managing the complex.But,
Trabajo said pending the setting up of a paging system, he will equip his tanods
with handheld radio for communication in manning the traffic at the parking area.
However,
the ban on parking was again violated last Thursday. |
