Oct. 25 deadline lapses
By Jessica Jane Barriento
ITOGON, Benguet – The deadline for owners of shanties and small scale
mines here to vacate and demolish these has lapsed and the local government is
set to demolish these.
These were earlier declared as "no build zones" and owners
were given until Oct. 25 to voluntarily dismantle their structures before these
would be issued demolition orders.
Based on advisory issued by Itogon Mayor Victorio T. Palangdan dated
Oct. 17, all concerned barangay officials and occupants of shanties must comply
with the “no build zone” policy.
A report submitted by the local government to the Mines and
Geosciences Bureau identified various areas such as barangays Ampucao, Loacan,
Ucab, and Gumatdang as highly susceptible to landslide.
A meeting was held Oct. 10 by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council in which they recommended the demolition of structures on
high risk areas.
According to Palangdan, this will prevent reoccurrence of the tragedy
that killed more than 80 people in this town due to landslide caused by Typhoon
Ompong last month.
Based on advisory issued by the mayor, mandatory demolition will be
implemented by concerned authorities in coordination with the Philippine
National Police or other uniformed personnel.
Before the given deadline, all concerned barangay officials were
advised to disseminate the notice to their constituents for compliance.
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