BULL’S HIT
Rudy Garcia
BAGUIO CITY -- The illegal structure which houses a billiard establishment and boarding houses at Zamora St. , near Hanger Market had been the subject of numerous complaints by residents and barangay officials in the area because of frequent trouble, drunkenness of their clients, loud noises at night. Illegal gambling in the building was finally stopped when this was dismantled and demolished by the city buildings and architecture office last June 10 and 11.
The demolition was based on a court order issued by Judge Edilberto Claravall of the regional trial court, first judicial region branch 60 in the City of Baguio consolidating a demolition order issued by then former city mayor Jaime Bugnosen way back in 1989. It took almost 20 years to implement the demolition order considering the structure was illegally built on a private titled lot. Whew! I could imagine how much the lawyers earned from this case.
The billiard hall from that structure has been operating without any business permit and I wonder why. I want City Hall and barangay officials to tell me why. Is the owner or the lawyer more smart than you people? I could say that the lawyer of the owner is not too much of a smart lady. She is short in giving good practical advice to her client.
I say sayang to the sturdy structure housing the boarding houses only to be torn down. If she only told her client to talk to the legitimate lot owner then the structure could have been saved.
At any rate, everything has its end and no matter how you hide to delay or circumvent things or events which make a mockery of rules, these always have an end. Oftentimes I see some lawyers more harsh than the law itself, because they tend to do good business out from the cases of their clients. Mga suwapang at garapal.
Nevertheless, I would like to salute the City Buildings and Architecture Office of Baguio City headed by its chief engineer Oscar Flores and their demolition head engineer Nazita Bañez for their relentless effort in demolishing that structure at Zamora St.
They are always there doing their job, rain or shine with overtime. Kudos sa inyo mga sir at mam and more power! Also to salute the barangay officials and tanods of Upper Magsaysay and Station 2 of the city police.
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It was an opportunity to be there at Zamora St. o witness the demolition. We met some barangay officials and residents. In fact, my bubwit was able to talk tosome people who made sumbong. One topic was the alleged denial of a permit to operate of a 18-room boarding house which had no BIR receiptsowned by a certain lawyer identified only as Tango.
Reports have it that said boarding house is located in front of the residence of councilor-elect Edison Bilog. Perhaps our top honchos at City Hall and BIR could inspect the said boarding house. Pakibusisi naman ito mga sir at mam.
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The reconstruction of a building (formerly Lopez Bldg.) at the intersection of Kayang St ., and Shagem St. in Baguio is almost done but we have to see yet its permit posted if there is, I wonder why the construction is still going on or perhaps will they just get the permit when the building would be ready for occupancy and get occupancy permit when it will be fully occupied? If this is the new rule of the City Engineers Office or at CBAO, then I guess most of our engineers and contractors are smiling nowadays.
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The two vehicles that are subject of numerous complaints by vendors, jeepney drivers and the passing public along Kayang St. , in Baguio are back on their parking areas after days of laying low due to what I wrote in this column.
These vehicles with plate numbers ADS 724 KIA closed white van and ADH 569 while Cimarron are making the public road as their permanent parking area and a stockroom for trade wares 24 hours a day. In fact, foul smell coming from these vehicles cause inconvenience to the people near them.
Attention, Traffic Management Division of the city police office and Public Order and Safety Division. Perhaps you could visit the area and ask any vendor in front of the Cuevas Bakery where these vehicles are. Paki aksyunan!
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