The city government of Dumaguete is heeding the call of the civic organizations to minimize or eradicate motor vehicles, mainly motorcycles, with loud exhaust pipes by penalizing or jailing the owners unless they install a muffler or insert a silencer to reduce the noise to acceptable level.

The Lions Club of Dumaguete and the Salonga Law Center of Silliman, are mounting an educational drive to improve driver-literacy among tricycle operators in Dumaguete.

In sponsoring the proposed ordinance, Councilor Dandan Teves- Leon, Liga ng mga Barangay President Lionel P. Banogon and Antonio J. Remollo assert that “noise pollution is a public nuisance affecting a person’s emotional and psychological well-being.”

The ordinance seeks to regulate the noise emitted by motor vehicles to tolerable level to be determined by equipment known as decibel level meter. If the decibel level of a motor vehicle is considered a nuisance, penalties shall be imposed.

Under the proposed measure, on first offense, the vehicle will be impounded at the city hall; second offense, a fine of P 1, 000.00 or imprisonment of not more than two months or both at the discretion the court and third offense, shall merit a fine of P 3, 000.00, imprisonment of not more than three months.

In all instances, the unit will only be released to the owners once they install a muffler or insert a silencer witnessed by TMO staff, and to be supported by a certification from the Traffic Management Office evidencing compliance.

The authors stressed the need to deal with “troublesome and reckless vehicle owners and make them act responsibly in the use of their property” as well as instill health consciousness.
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No doubt it will be another one of those laws but apparently there have been quite a few complaints from citizens to the mayor of dumaguete.