Republic of the Philippines
CITY OF PAGADIAN
Office of the City Board
ORDINANCE NO. 5
"AN ORDINANCE DECLARING UNLAWFUL OR ILLEGAL THE PRACTICE OF THE BUAYA SYSTEM IN ALL TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS WHETHER LAND, WATER OR AIR, PROHIBITING RESPECTIVE OPERATORS TO MAKE AND MAINTAIN THE SAME AND IMPOSING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF"
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF PAGADIAN, THAT:
SECTION 1. Definition of "Buaya System" - The Buaya System is a practice by which a person for some pecuniary interest, without any permit/license, solicit passengers and/or cargoes for any transportation business.
SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful and illegal for any person to solicit passengers and/or cargoes for any transportation business as defined under Section 1 hereof, without any permit and/or license from the Office of the Municipal Mayor.
SECTION 3. Every transportation operator doing business within the Municipality of Pagadian shall submit to the Office of the Municipal Mayor the name of his respective driver, conductor, and dispatcher and secure from said office the necessary credentials for its authority upon payment of Certification and/or Permit Fee.
SECTION 4. No change of driver, conductor and/or dispatcher shall be made by the transportation operator without the necessary credential from the Office of the Municipal Mayor.
SECTION 5. Any person convicted for violation of any of the provision of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than Fifty (P50.00) Pesos nor less than Twenty (P20.00) Pesos or suffer an imprisonment of not more than Twenty-Five (25) Days or both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its approval.
ENACTED: APPROVED:
May 29, 1961 June 16, 1961
ATTESTED:
(SGD.) REYNERIO I. DECENA
Municipal Secretary
A TRUE COPY:
November 18, 1970
(SGD.) DELIA A. LOPEZ
Clerk-Stenographer