Councilor Rey Lyndon T. Lawas, PBGen

09/11/2026

𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐑. 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐎 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃

A joint committee meeting is being held today at the Conference Room to discuss matters concerning the rope railing installed along Dr. Miciano Road, fronting Foundation University.

The meeting involves the following committees: Committee on Public Safety, Transportation and Traffic; Committee on Rules, Ordinances and Legal Matters and Good Governance; Committee on Engineering and Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, Land Use and General Services; and Committee on Peace and Order and Drug Abuse.

Also invited to the meeting are Mr. Danilo T. Atilo, Head of the Traffic Management Office; Arch. Victor Vicente G. Sinco, President of Foundation University; and Engr. Lloyd R. Tenaja of the City Engineering Office.

𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆, 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆.

06/11/2026

🙏 𝟗𝟒.𝟐𝟎% — 𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐆𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, 𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓!

Deeply humbled and grateful to be recognized as the Top 1 Best Performing City Councilor in Negros Oriental for Q3 2026.

This recognition belongs to the people of Dumaguete City, whose trust inspires me to serve with integrity, transparency, and genuine concern.

My commitment is clear: to listen to every voice, champion meaningful legislation, ensure accountability in governance, and respond promptly to the needs of our people. I will continue to work tirelessly to protect public interest and turn our constituents’ concerns into concrete actions and lasting solutions.

This recognition is not a finish line, but a greater responsibility to serve harder, lead with humility, and deliver results.

Daghang salamat, mga ka-Dumaguete! Your trust is my responsibility, and public service will always be my commitment. 🙏❤️

𝐑𝐄𝐘 𝐋𝐘𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐍 𝐓. 𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐒
𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙧. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙩. 𝘼𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚.

29/10/2026

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28/10/2026

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A recent altercation reportedly involving intoxicated minors at Escaño Beach in Bantayan has once again drawn attention to recurring disturbances in the area, raising concerns among city officials about public safety and Dumaguete City’s reputation as one of the country’s safest cities.

City Councilor Rey Lyndon T. Lawas expressed disappointment, questioning whether existing ordinances are being effectively implemented despite previous efforts to prevent similar incidents.

“Medyo kulang sa effort,” Lawas said.

He also pointed to empty liquor bottles reportedly left along Escaño Boulevard every Saturday and Sunday morning, raising questions about the enforcement of rules against public drinking.

So, who is responsible for keeping Escaño under control? The city police, barangay officials, deputized enforcers, or the city government itself?

Lawas acknowledged that police personnel have other operational responsibilities, but stressed the need for stronger participation from barangay officials and other enforcement teams. Relying solely on the PNP may not be enough to address a problem that keeps recurring.

He also appealed to parents to take greater responsibility for monitoring their children, emphasizing that peace and order requires cooperation from families and the wider community—not ordinances alone.

Among his proposals is a possible ban on parking along the seawall, where drinking sessions reportedly take place. He said parked vehicles can further narrow the already congested road and contribute to traffic problems.

The City Council is expected to call another meeting to discuss the recurring incidents and possible measures to address them.

Until then, the question remains: How many more incidents will it take before enforcement becomes more visible and effective?

Dumaguete may not need an Avengers team to solve the problem—but it certainly needs coordinated action, consistent enforcement, and parents and communities willing to do their part.

27/10/2026

During the 𝟔𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟑𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐨𝐝, a resolution honoring and commending Dumaguete City’s youth participants in the 𝟓𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 (𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐘𝐏) was presented in recognition of Rhyn Anthony Nique Sayson Esolana, Youth Leader, and Aprille Roselle Vince Ragay Juanillo, Assistant Youth Leader.

𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆, 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆.

27/10/2026

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26/10/2026

🏆 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐑𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐓. 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐬!

𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!

Councilor Rey Lyndon T. Lawas has once again been recognized as the 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟏 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥, garnering an impressive 𝟗𝟒.𝟐𝟎% public approval rating in the Q3 2026 Top Performing Councilors Survey conducted by Transparency Good Governance and Accountability Advocates and Visayas Social Pulse.

This marks his third consecutive quarter at the top, following his 91.70% approval rating in Q1 and 93.75% in Q2 2026. The continued recognition reflects the reported public confidence in his service and dedication to transparency, accountability, and community welfare.

𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞, 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞. 💙

23/10/2026

𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟑 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

The third day of the Calendar Year 2027 Budget deliberations was today, with representatives from various city offices presenting their proposed programs, projects, and budgetary requirements for review and evaluation.

Presenting their proposed budgets were 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐫. 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐄. 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧, City Economic Enterprises Office; 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐫. 𝐄𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐄. 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚, CEEO Septage Treatment Plant; 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐫. 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐨, Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO); 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐫. 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨 𝐂. 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳, OIC, General Services Office; 𝐌𝐬. 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬, City Public Library; 𝐌𝐫. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐮𝐚𝐥, City Civil Registrar; 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐫. 𝐑𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐏. 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐧, City Assessor; 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐢 𝐀. 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐳, Acting City Treasurer; 𝐌𝐬. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐳 𝐄. 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐨, City Budget Officer; 𝐌𝐬. 𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒. 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐚, City Accountant; 𝐌𝐬. 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐳, OIC, City Tourism Office; and 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐫. 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐮 𝐓. 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐨, City Planning and Development Coordinator.

23/10/2026

𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟐 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

The second day of the Calendar Year 2027 Budget deliberations was held on October 22, 2026, with representatives from various city offices presenting their proposed programs, projects, and budgetary requirements for review and evaluation.

Presenting their proposed budgets were 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐫. 𝐋𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐣𝐚, 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞; representatives from the 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞; 𝐌𝐫. 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐅. 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐬, 𝐎𝐈𝐂, 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞; 𝐌𝐬. 𝐑𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭; 𝐌𝐫. 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐠 𝐂. 𝐈𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐨, 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐏𝐈𝐎); 𝐌𝐫. 𝐄𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐬, 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐤; 𝐌𝐫. 𝐓𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐑. 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐧, 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞; 𝐌𝐫. 𝐈𝐤𝐞 𝐗𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫; and representatives from the 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 and 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞.

22/10/2026

𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟏 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

The first day of the Calendar Year 2027 Budget deliberations was held on October 21, 2026, with representatives from various city offices presenting their proposed programs, projects, and budgetary requirements for review.

Presenting their proposed budgets were 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐬, CSWDO/PWD; 𝐌𝐬. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐒. 𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧, GAD Focal Person; 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐁. 𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞, Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA); 𝐌𝐬. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨 𝐏. 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐚, POPCOM/PESO; 𝐃𝐫. 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐮 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐒. 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐲, City Health Officer; 𝐌𝐬. 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝐒. 𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨, OIC-CLHIDO; 𝐌𝐬. 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧, Nutrition Action Officer; 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐆. 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐬, City Veterinarian; 𝐌𝐫. 𝐘𝐯𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐬, LDRRM Officer; 𝐌𝐫. 𝐑𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐁. 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧, DILG – Peace and Order; and 𝐌𝐫. 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐀𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨, Traffic Management Office (TMO).