Tandag City revives road clearing operation
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur -- Tandag City Local Chief Executive Roxanne C.
Pimentel has ordered the Inter-Agency Road Clearing Task Force (IARC-TF) to
re-implement and conduct the Barangay Road Clearing Operations starting today,
February 9, 2023, in the poblacion barangays of the city.
Tandag City first implemented the road clearing operations on 2019 and was
placed on a long hiatus brought about by the pandemic.
IARC-TF is composed of the Philippine National Police (PNP) - Tandag City
Police Station, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), City Engineer's Office, Office
of the Building Official, Business Permits and Licensing Division, City
Tricycle Regulation Program, together with Tricycle Traffic Management Group
(TTMG), Land Transportation Office (LTO) Enforcers, and Punong Barangays.
The LCE extended her gratitude to the partner agencies for their support and
assistance.
Pimentel further appealed to the people of Tandag City to strictly follow and
comply with the provisions of the ordinance to restore order in the city
streets.
Meanwhile, the operation is a compliance to the Department of the
Interior and Local Government (DILG) Memorandum Circular No. 2023-017 and
Ordinance No. 004, series of 2020, or the "Road Clearing Ordinance of
Tandag City. (Grace Barcena/LGU-Tandag City/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
