{"id":235125,"date":"2025-05-01T07:27:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T11:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=235125"},"modified":"2025-05-01T08:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T12:37:11","slug":"sister-of-merengue-legend-rubby-perez-proposes-law-to-prevent-tragedies-like-the-jetset-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2025\/05\/01\/sister-of-merengue-legend-rubby-perez-proposes-law-to-prevent-tragedies-like-the-jetset-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Sister of merengue legend Rubby P\u00e9rez proposes law to prevent tragedies like the JetSet collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lidia P\u00e9rez \/ Hoy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Congresswoman Lidia Esther P\u00e9rez (PRM-Puerto Plata), sister of iconic merengue artist Rubby P\u00e9rez\u2014who tragically died alongside 232 others when the roof of the JetSet Club collapsed during a performance on 8 April 2025\u2014has introduced a bill in the Chamber of Deputies. The initiative aims to ensure “no Dominican ever again endures” the anguish caused by the disaster, as reported in Hoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Titled the Supervision and Inspection of Infrastructure and Buildings Act, the proposal, submitted on 23 April 2025, seeks mandatory periodic inspections of existing structures, particularly those hosting large crowds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Many families, like myself, are enduring this same pain. I must mention the loss of my beloved brother, Rubby P\u00e9rez. Since this tragedy, my presence in Congress carries added meaning: to ensure no other Dominican ever suffers as we are suffering now,” the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) legislator stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P\u00e9rez highlighted that Dominican law currently only regulates oversight of construction projects under the 1982 Law 62-00 but lacks mechanisms to inspect already operational buildings. She emphasized the urgency of applying such inspections to hospitals, schools, and high-occupancy venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Exactly 22 days ago, our country and the world mourned. The hardest part is that we\u2019ve had to gradually return to daily life and responsibilities\u2014because life goes on\u2014but I confess with a bitter feeling, as the pain deepens each day,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The congresswoman urged lawmakers to approve the bill, driven by collective and personal grief: “This proposal has a name and a face: pain. It is pain with hope that Dominicans never again endure such tragedies. I resist the idea of continuing to approve moments of silence without taking action to prevent entirely avoidable deaths.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This initiative stems from the deepest part of my heart, driven by my duty as a citizen and legislator to every Dominican. We must abandon omissions and establish accountability,” she concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 32 legal procedures submitted against the owners of the JetSetClub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1 May 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congresswoman Lidia Esther P\u00e9rez (PRM-Puerto Plata), sister of iconic merengue artist Rubby P\u00e9rez\u2014who tragically died alongside 232 others when the roof of the JetSet Club collapsed during a performance on 8 April 2025\u2014has introduced a bill in the Chamber of Deputies. The initiative aims to ensure “no Dominican ever again endures” the anguish caused by … <\/p>\n

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