Ordinance mandates P5 fee for toilet use at Paseo

Ordinance mandates P5

fee for toilet use at Paseo

ZAMBOANGA CITY (ZNS) –City Administrator Antonio Orendain , Jr yesterday clarified that the collection of P5 for the use of government toilets at the Paseo del Mar is covered by a city ordinance.

He also said that the comfort rooms at Plaza Pershing is rented by a private individual and who pays rentals to the city government.

The public also pay P5 per use of the toilets at Plaza Pershing, although part of the money goes to the one who leased the toilets from the city government as part of his profit in the enterprise.

Orendain said that payment of fees for use of the toilet is one way to train the people on the   use the comfort rooms.

Other cities in the country are doing the same, he said.

Some  malls in the city  charge one peso per use, but the city government charges P5 as this is covered by an ordinance.

“It’s an ordinance , “ Orendain said.

According to Orendain,  the charging or collecting of P 5 per use of the CR’s  is also a complaint among the stalls holders  that people do not know how to use the comfort room  as well as to maintain its cleanliness and sanitation.

On the other hand , Orendain said that  the CR’s at Plaza Pershing is a “private” , it is being rented by a private individual who is paying a rental fees  to the city government .

 Said CR’s at Plaza Pershing is open as early as 6 o’clock in the morning  .

The issues on government CR’s and or public CR’s came after Councilor VP Elago chairman on Tourism  said that  several corner of the streets aside from  the illegal disposal of garbage stink  because people are just urinating at any corner of the streets instead using the public cr’s  or any comfort room for that matter.

Orendain said that there is the Ordinance 500 that that provides for a P500 fine  or community services for violators thereof .

That, in as far as to how many were apprehended or caught and fined it is the City Treasurer Office who can tell because payment are being done and received  at the said office . (Letty M. Militante ) (102414)