ORDINANCE NO. 2025-056

AN ORDINANCE FURTHER AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF ARTICLE XXV OF ORDINANCE NO. 93-049, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC CODE OF NAGA CITY,” AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 2022-046 AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2025-023, BY ESTABLISHING A UNIFIED ROUTE FOR A TOTAL OF THIRTY (30) UNITS OF SPECIAL TRIMOBILE FRANCHISES FOR THE CONSOLIDATED VISTODA AND LAVISTODA ASSOCIATIONS, PLYING FROM LANGON TO ATENEO DE NAGA UNIVERSITY VIA VISTANSA SUBDIVISION AND TO CENTRO CARARAYAN UP TO THE CORNER OF SAN MIGUEL STREET AND TECLA SAN ANDRES-ZIGA ROAD (SAN-ISIDRO-CARARAYAN ROAD) VIA SITIO SALUNGUIGUI, AND VICE VERSA, WITH PROHIBITION FROM ENTERING TECLA SAN ANDRES-ZIGA ROAD:

Sponsor: Hon. Melvin Ramon G. Buenafe

SECTION 1. Article XXV of Ordinance No. 93-049, as amended by Ordinance No. 2022-046, is hereby further amended to establish a unified route for a total of Thirty (30) Units of Special Trimobile Franchises allocated to the consolidated VISTODA and LAVISTODA Associations, inclusive of the previously approved 10 units for VISTODA and 10 units for LAVISTODA, plus an additional 10 units to accommodate both associations and address ongoing disputes.

The approved route shall be:

From Langon to Ateneo de Naga University via Vistansa Subdivision and to Centro Cararayan up to the corner of San Miguel Street and Tecla San Andres-Ziga Road (San-Isidro-Cararayan Road) via Sitio Salunguigui, and vice versa, with the strict prohibition from entering Tecla San Andres-Ziga Road.

SECTION 2. The Thirty (30) units of franchises shall be equally divided among qualified applicants from Barangay Pacol (Deca Vistansa) and Barangay Cararayan, duly endorsed by their respective Punong Barangays, to ensure equitable allocation and promote peace among associations.

SECTION 3. The associations are encouraged to unify under a single operational agreement, with the option to retain their respective organizations, provided they commit to self-regulation, discipline of members, and compliance with all City Government traffic and transport policies.

SECTION 4. The designated waiting stations shall be as follows:

a) For Pacol-based units: existing authorized waiting area in Deca Vistansa;

b) For Cararayan-based units: existing authorized waiting area in Cararayan Proper.

Both VISTODA and LAVISTODA units shall be allowed to join the queue at the designated waiting areas.

SECTION 5. The Trimobile Task Force, in coordination with the Public Safety Office (PSO) and concerned Barangay Councils, shall ensure proper implementation of this ordinance. The Task Force shall review compliance and may recommend further measures to enhance public safety, efficiency, and harmony between associations.

SECTION 6. Ordinance No. 2025-023 and any other inconsistent provisions of prior ordinances are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its approval and publication in a newspaper of local circulation.

Enacted: August 5, 2025.

WE HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing Ordinance.

GIL A. DE LA TORRE
Secretary to the
Sangguniang Panlungsod

GABRIEL H. BORDADO JR.
City Vice Mayor
& Presiding Officer

APPROVED:

MARIA LEONOR G. ROBREDO
City Mayor