Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar, together with Vice Mayor Luis Bustamante and the mayor’s daughter April Aguilar, recently led the inauguration of the Women’s Dormitory of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in the city.
The city government constructed the new women’s dormitory to help decongest the Las Piñas City Jail. It occupies the whole fourth floor of a building located at the Las Piñas City Hall Compound.
The dormitory has a floor area of 636 square meters and can accommodate triple-deck beds. It is also equipped with a kitchen, toilet and bath.
Last year, BJMP-NCR awarded the Las Piñas City Jail Female Dormitory as one of the top ten jail dormitories for its initiatives in jail management.
Also attending the inauguration were Councilors Boboy dela Cruz, Steve Miranda, Peewee Aguilar, Renan Riguera, Danny Hernandez, Boni Riguera and Henry Medina, Police Chief Sr. Supt. Simnar S. Gran, and Female Warden Sr. Insp. Aileen M. Ramirez.
Previously, Mayor Aguilar led the turnover ceremony of 100 E-trikes to the driver beneficiaries who are members of the Tricycle Operators and Drivers Associations from different barangays of Las Piñas City.
Those who availed of the E-trike are from Barangay Pilar, Talon Dos, Pamplona Tres, Talon Singko, Almanza Uno, and Pulanglupa Uno.
The E-trike project is a partnership between the City Government of Las Piñas and the Department of Energy. It is part of the campaign of the city government to achieve an environment-friendly mode of transportation as an alternative to the gas-fueled tricycles.
The use of the E-Trikes, aside from being clean and energy-efficient, will help lessen carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to air pollution.
Before the turnover held at the Las Piñas City Hall grounds, the drivers underwent training from the representatives of BEMAC Electric Transportation, the manufacturer of the E-trikes.