Agencies told: Give legal basis on road-right-of-way
>> Tuesday, April 25, 2023
BAGUIO CITY -- City
officials urged the Dept. of Public works and Highways – Baguio City District
Engineering Office and Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources – Land
management Service for guidance and clarify legality on procurements made by its representative on
the applicable widths of road-right-of-way in maintenance of national/city
roads in the city.
Under Resolution 197, series of 2023, the City Council’s committee on laws, human rights and justice, in its 2nd indorsement dated March 14, 2023, recommended to request for guidance from the DPWH-BCDEO and the DENR-LMS to cite legal basis on procurements made their representatives on the applicable widths of road-right-of-way in the maintenance of national or city roads in the city taking into consideration for clarifications and illustrations.
Among guidance requested by the local legislative body were applicable general rule on the measurement of road-right-of-way in the city; the exemptions to the aforesaid rule; the application of Executive Order No. 621 issued on Sept. 18, 1980 which amended Executive Order No. 113 dated Jan. 1, 1955 which provides for national roads to have a right of way of not less than 20 meters which may even be reduced to 15 meters in urban areas; how reservation of road-right-of-way may be made and the difference between patented and unpatented parcels of lands affected by road widening projects being implemented by various government agencies.
Earlier, the council invited representatives from the DPWH-BCDEO, City Planning and Development Office, and the City Public Order and Safety Division of the City Mayor’s Office to shed light on the implementation of the city’s road-right-of-way and infrastructure projects where various issues and concerns were raised on the standard road-right-of-way of national and city roads within the jurisdiction of the city.
The Council expressed hope that the concerned government agencies will be able to provide the substantial legal basis in ascertaining the road-right-of-way of national and city roads for the guidance of policy makers and decision makers. -- Dexter A. See
Under Resolution 197, series of 2023, the City Council’s committee on laws, human rights and justice, in its 2nd indorsement dated March 14, 2023, recommended to request for guidance from the DPWH-BCDEO and the DENR-LMS to cite legal basis on procurements made their representatives on the applicable widths of road-right-of-way in the maintenance of national or city roads in the city taking into consideration for clarifications and illustrations.
Among guidance requested by the local legislative body were applicable general rule on the measurement of road-right-of-way in the city; the exemptions to the aforesaid rule; the application of Executive Order No. 621 issued on Sept. 18, 1980 which amended Executive Order No. 113 dated Jan. 1, 1955 which provides for national roads to have a right of way of not less than 20 meters which may even be reduced to 15 meters in urban areas; how reservation of road-right-of-way may be made and the difference between patented and unpatented parcels of lands affected by road widening projects being implemented by various government agencies.
Earlier, the council invited representatives from the DPWH-BCDEO, City Planning and Development Office, and the City Public Order and Safety Division of the City Mayor’s Office to shed light on the implementation of the city’s road-right-of-way and infrastructure projects where various issues and concerns were raised on the standard road-right-of-way of national and city roads within the jurisdiction of the city.
The Council expressed hope that the concerned government agencies will be able to provide the substantial legal basis in ascertaining the road-right-of-way of national and city roads for the guidance of policy makers and decision makers. -- Dexter A. See
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