Saturday,
May 12, 2012
GOVERNMENT
agencies will jointly inspect the collapsed riprap wall of Casa del Rio
Subdivision in Barangay Talamban in Cebu City next week.
Housing
and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) 7 Director Alixes Roy Lopez sent a letter
to the Environmental Management Bureau 7 and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau
(MGB) 7, both line agencies of the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources 7.
He also
sent a similar letter to Office of the Building Official (OBO) Chief Josefa
Ylanan and City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) Coordinator Alipio
Bacalso Jr.
Monday
night’s incident left two men dead and five children injured.
The
houses of the victims were located near a river and just below the subdivision.
Lots for relocation
Lots for relocation
Following
the incident, Cebu City’s Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP) is
asking for P50 million to buy lots that will solely be used for the relocation
of families located along riverbanks, creeks and other danger zones.
In an
interview yesterday, DWUP Chief Collin Rosell said failure to transfer the
families “will soon result to a disaster.”
Rosell
said he requested that the P50 million be included in the proposed Local
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council’s (LDRRMC) programs and plans
for 2012.
The
LDRRMC programs and plans outline the items that will be sourced from the City
Government’s P157-million calamity fund for this year.
Rosell
wants the P50 million for the lot acquisition to be taken from the calamity
fund.
Asked on
the response of LDRRMC to his request, Rosell said the disaster group told them
it can only shell out P20 million for the lot acquisition.
Rosell
said the amount is “okay” with them, so DWUP can start acquiring the lots.
The
LDRRMC plans and programs for the use of the calamity fund for 2012 have yet to
be approved by the City Council.
The
legislative body has asked representatives from LDRRMC to appear before them
first in an executive session on May 30 to shed light on the matter.
Meanwhile,
HLURB 7 Director Lopez said the joint inspection aims to “assess the extent of
the damage and find ways on how our respective offices could assist the
developer and affected families.”
Stoppage
Two men
died as a result of the accident, with five children confined at the North
General Hospital for treatment of bruises and minor injuries.
The MGB
7, after conducting an inspection on Tuesday, recommended the evacuation and
relocation of settlers along the riverbank and stoppage of earth-moving
activities until the ground is stable.
The
developer, Commonwealth Estates Inc., said there were cracks on the retaining
wall following the Feb. 6 earthquake, and at the time of the accident a
contractor was conducting mitigating measures and clearing operations.
The
developer was set to submit a new design of the retaining wall to OBO for
approval.
The CPDO
will also investigate the collapse of the riprap wall.
CPDO
Chief Bacalso said they want to know if the riprap was part of the subdivision
plan that was submitted to their office.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu
newspaper on May 12, 2012.
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