TV sets ordered removed from Bacolod City government offices

By Dolly Yasa

BACOLOD City – City Administrator Pacifico Maghari on Wednesday ordered that all television sets in different offices and departments of the city government will be removed after a photo showing city employees watching TV at 3 p.m. went viral.

The photo was sent to Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo “Albee” Benitez by a concerned citizen. It showed employees watching an entertainment program during office hours.

“I would like to remind all the government employees of your pledge to the people and the city,” Benitez said in a statement through the BCD PIO.

“Sapagkat ako’y isang kawani ng gobyerno at tungkulin ko ang maglingkod ng tapat at mahusay sa bayan ko at sa panahong ito. Mag-serbisyo sang insakto kag tampad para sa mga pumuluyo,” the mayor further said

Maghari said a memo and a notice to explain was already sent to the City Treasurer’s Office, which was the subject of the photo.

Bacolod City Public Information Officer Carmela Arcolas- Gamboa said that CTO employees were watching the afternoon GMA drama series “Abot Kamay Na Pangarap.”