The city government of San Fernando is targeting to keep a high compliance rating for the second phase of road clearing operations ordered by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

This city was one of the 328 local government units (LGUs) out of 1,246 in the country that garnered a high compliance rating for the first phase of the DILG’s order on road clearing operations.

City Local Government Operations Officer Marites Quillope said on Monday that members of the city’s road clearing operations discussed preparation measures leading to DILG’s table and actual validation in the city on Feb. 18 this year.

For the second phase, the DILG, along with a representative local government unit, will be validating the city’s compliance with the following components: tricycle ban on national roads, creation of ordinances relative to the directive, completion of inventory reports for road obstructions, relocation/recovery programs for displaced obstructions/vendors, and, establishment of electronic and physical grievance mechanism.

Quillope said the city is prepared for the validation, but will strengthen its existing operations, with the support of its partner agencies and the community.

Following a validation and actual inspection of the DILG in the last quarter of 2019, the DILG report showed that San Fernando was able to comply with the following indicators: ordinance, inventory, road clearing, displacement, rehabilitation, and grievance mechanism.

These indicators cover a number of deliverables to be performed by a local government unit — from the enactment of a Sangguniang Panlungsod ordinance on road clearing and banning of road obstructions to the actual operations.

The city’s accomplishments include clearing operations in the city’s major areas such as Jose Abad Santos Avenue, MacArthur Highway, Lazatin Boulevard, and Poblacion. (PNA)