BAGUIO CITY—The City Council approved on first reading a proposed ordinance providing for a “Carless Day” along Session Road.
The proposal, authored by Councilor Leandro B. Yangot Jr., said all motor vehicles will be prohibited along the stretch of Session Road starting from its foot up to the area fronting the Bank of the Philippine Islands branch on Session Road and the Baguio Post Office.
However, Yangot clarified that in extreme cases such as emergencies, or “events involving possible threats to life and limb,” police cars, fire trucks, emergency medical service vehicles, and ambulances may enter the carless zone to perform their assigned duties and responsibilities.
Under the proposal, violators shall be fined up to P5,000 or imprisonment of not more than six months at the discretion of the courts on the third offense.