“The QC government started its Meatless Monday advocacy with the approval of Resolution SP-5596 in 2012, which enjoins all City Hall employees, public schools and all barangay (villages) to consume vegetables and other non-meat food every Monday.” ( http://www.manilatimes.net/meatless-mondays-in-quezon-city/166553/)
Let me first briefly outline the difference between an “ordinance” and a “resolution”?
“An ordinance is a local law that prescribes rules of conduct of a general, permanent character while a resolution is just a mere expression of the opinion or sentiment of the local legislative body on matters relating to proprietary function and to private concerns. It is temporary in character.” ( http://sp.bulacan.gov.ph/generalinfo/faq.asp)
Meatless Monday is only a resolution as of now and hopefully, will not be passed as a city ordinance. Please don’t get me wrong, I am not against Councilor Jessica Castelo Daza’s advocacy of reducing the carbon print brought about by the livestock production. But her means of meeting her advocacy by encouraging a meatless Monday is downright “dull witted”, to say it in a more tactful fashion. There are so many far-important matters that she should seriously look into, such as the continuing boldness of those ”riding in tandem” to commit crimes in broad daylight, the humongous number of dilapidated public utility vehicles that are spewing toxic carbon emissions from their cranky, old engines, and the growing number of “rugby boys” that are plainly seen by almost anybody in the city, except the Mayor and the councilors who, I believe, had some sort of a blind eye or cataracts that are making them oblivious to these more problematic matters in the city. Add the fact that most major corners and sweet spots in the city are turning into “illegal terminals” operated by the baranggay captains and you-know-whos contributing to the massive build up of traffic during rush hours.
I am not sure why the city is even looking at having a meatless Monday considering that Quezon City has become a haven for people to illegally settle increasing the number of urban poor population in the city year over year. These people don’t even have the money to eat at restaurants… Can we stop their local “turo-turo” and “karinderyas” to stop serving meat in the form of “isaw-isaw”, “Adidas”, and “barbekyu”? Those who can afford and who are meat lovers will eat at home instead or somewhere else except Quezon City on Mondays. At the end, the restaurants will lose a day’s profit, one day a week, four days in a month.
What will be gained from this dull-witted resolution? Definitely not a reduction of carbon footprint nor making the city residents healthier…!
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