San Miguelito Monitors AAUD Amidst Waste Crisis

San Miguelito continues to monitor AAUD closely. The first item on the agenda is bill 146, presented by Deputy Lilia Batista, concerning labor on merchant vessels and commercial fishing. San Miguelito is at its breaking point. Accumulated waste is deteriorating residents' health and threatening the institution's budget. Additionally, the first debate was held on bill 348, which amends Law 242 on the medicinal use of cannabis. The streets demand answers, and deputies are not planning to let this chaos pass. Finally, the commission approved two proposals: bill 91, which promotes healthy beverages in fast-food combos, and bill 261, which regulates final waste disposal sites in Panama. Deputies asked bluntly: in attending to this populous district, are other areas being neglected? Ovil Moreno, administrator of the Urban and Domestic Cleaning Authority (AAUD), was summoned to the Health, Labor, and Social Development Commission to explain the collapse in garbage collection. Does the authority have a sufficient fleet of trucks, machinery, and personnel to maintain a constant and efficient service? The commission also decided to create two subcommittees to study bills that required more analysis. The second is bill 255, from Deputy Jamis Acosta, which regulates the profession of surgical instrument technicians. During the session, Betserai Richards, Carlos Afú, and commission president Edwin Vergara agreed: this issue is no minor matter.