Bacolod Councilor Jocelle Batapa Shocked Over Recent Approval Of P2-B Budget For 2018

Recent Approval of P2-B Budget for 2018 Shocks Bacolod Councilor Jocelle Batapa

BACOLOD COUNCILOR – Bacolod City Councilor Jocelle Batapa Sigue was shocked by the recent approval of the P2-billion supplemental budget for 2018.

We are now on the last days of 2018 and a new year is about to begin. However, before 2019 finally begins, something shocked one of the city councilors of Bacolod.

Recently, on her social media account, Bacolod Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue aired out that she was shocked by the recent approval of the P2-billion supplemental budget for 2018.

On her Facebook post, Atty. Jocelle Batapa Sigue stated that the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved the P2.035 billion supplemental budget for 2018 on the last working day of the current year.

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Bacolod City New Government Center / Photo Courtesy of The Visayan Daily Star

The Bacolod Councilor who was shocked by the recent approval of the P2-billion budget for 2018 stressed the inclusion of the P1.7 billion budget for loan and the P1.74 billion budget for infrastructure.

According to Atty. Batapa-Sigue, she feels sad for the city of Bacolod over the matter. She stressed the alleged loans of the city and the fast decision-making on the money of the people.

“Aton ini tanan siyudadindi lang pila ka tawo [This is all our city, not only a few people]. God please save Bacolod. You are the only ONE who can,” she stated.

Jocelle Batapa Sigue
Facebook/Jocelle Batapa Sigue

As of this writing, the social media post of Bacolod Councilor Jocelle Batapa Sigue has reached more than one hundred shares on the online platform. Lots of netizens also commented to it.

@Eugene Y. Adiong: “Ngaa wala gin submit earlier in the year ngaa ginpalagas gd last office day? Anong meron SP?”

[Why was it not submitted earlier in the year why it should be rushed on the last office day? What’s there SP?”]

@Rudy Villareal Hinolan: “Poor Bacolondnon, we need divine intervention.”

@Jose Fidell Hidalgo: “Clear as Daylight… everybody knows about it but no one says something to it. Sad to say, thats how our Politics work, it became a “normal” to us then we accepted it. What is essential is not a Priority anymore…but i do hope there is something that will happen to this like 1. Traffic jam issue and the Overpass at East. 2. Brgy Roads that are not well esp going to Handumanan. 3. School buildings…and some more to think”

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