Nagaugyon ang Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) sa panindugan sang Provincial Government sa pag-require sa gihapon sang S-Pass sa mga pasahero nga nagasulod sa Bacolod City kag Negros Occidental.
Ini ang base sa sabat ni Department of the Interior and Local Government Region 6 Director Juan Jovian Engeniero, nga nagatindog man nga chairperson sang RIATF, nga exclusive ginpadala sa DYHB.
Ginkumpirmar man ni Engeniero nga nakasabat na ini sa sulat nga ginpadala ni Bacolod City Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia angot sa wala nagasantu nga polisa sang ciudad kag probinsiya sa paggamit sang S-Pass.
Nahibaluan nga ang City Government ang wala na naga-require sang S-Pass sa mga Bacolod-bound passengers samtang padayon nga ginapangitaan sini ang mga nagalabay sa Bacolod-Silay Airport nga nahamtang sa Silay City, nga yara na sa idalom sang jurisdiction sang Provincial Government.
Yari ang bug-os nga sabat ni DILG Region 6 Director Juan Jovian Engeniero as per inquiry of Radyoman Serge Santillan/ DYHB RMN Bacolod as of 7:39pm/November 24, 2021:
“Good evening. As to the spass issue, we have responded to the letter of Bacolod City on this. We have provided them the policy direction towards the use of SPaSS based on the existing IATF Resolution. In as far as the RIATF is concerned, we are in abeyance to the policy set by the IATF on the use of SPass; in which the LGUs have the means to set depending on their travel restriction. This remains as our basis in guiding our LGUs in crafting their local guidelines. We are cognizant of the intention of Bacolod City to ease the travel requirements for those going there but there are means to do this while in line with the policy set by the national government. Through this, we hope to avoid conflict in the implementation of these policies among and within the LGUs.
