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WILL THE KAWASAN LODGES STAY?
May 22, 2012
Kiosks, metal rails and picnic tables near the Kawasan Falls have been torn down and removed. But more than a month after Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia began the demolition of “illegal” structures near the tourist spot, two-story buildings used as overnight lodging houses beside the Matutinao River still stand. The buildings are operated by local residents […]
Lapu demolition leaves 70 settlers homeless
May 18, 2012
Barricades set up by residents of sitio St. Joseph of barangay Marigondon in Lapu-Lapu City didn’t stop a demolition crew from tearing down at least 32 houses yesterday morning. Tension was high but the clearing operation, escorted by about 100 shield-bearing anti-riot policemen, went peacefully. “I instructed my men to apply maximum tolerance. They were […]
Riprap ‘too high’, soil ‘too thick’
May 10, 2012
THE riprap wall was built “too high”. That was how an inspection team of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of Central Visayas (MGB-7) described the 30-foot stone riprap on the banks of the Budlaan River that collapsed Tuesday night. The team recommended the relocation of affected families living behind the Casa del Rio Subidivision. They […]
Gwen orders one-week closure of Kawasan Falls
April 17, 2012
Kawasan Falls, a favorite tourist site in Badian town, is closed to visitors for a week. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia made good her warning to demolish illegal structures during a site inspection yesterday when she swung a hammer at the concrete foundation of one of the kiosks by the falls. Capitol employes moved in to remove […]
September 6, 2012
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