STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS - Bacolod City
STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS - Bacolod City
STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS - Bacolod City
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During the past 12 months ending June 30, 2008, we spent P448K there<br />
to improve the drainage in Road Lot 6, Phase 3.<br />
Proposed On-Site Development at Brgy. 1 and Villa Esperanza-Brgy. Tangub<br />
On the proposed on-site development at Barangay 1 and Villa Esperanza-<br />
Barangay Tangub, lot boundary survey and monumenting are ongoing in these 2<br />
sites.<br />
For Barangay 1, residents opted for Miscellaneous Sales Application<br />
facilitated by the <strong>City</strong> Task Force Public Land Acquisition and the Department of<br />
Environment and Natural Resources or DENR. There are 510 families involved in<br />
this undertaking. Land area for on-site development consists of 3 hectares more<br />
or less.<br />
On the other hand, for Villa Esperanza, there are 243 occupants who will<br />
be beneficiaries of this on-site project. This involves 7.8 hectares, 4.6 hectares<br />
of which are earmarked for the beneficiaries and 1 hectare for the school site.<br />
The <strong>City</strong> will be applying for a Presidential Proclamation for the remaining 2.2<br />
hectares to generate more lots and for an eco-park on the site.<br />
Purok Riverside, Barangay Banago<br />
Purok Riverside in Barangay Banago has an approximate area of 4.98<br />
hectares. The lot was donated by Mr. Manuel Lacson to <strong>Bacolod</strong> <strong>City</strong>.<br />
Presently, there are 471 occupants on this site.<br />
Adjacent to this site is another 1 hectare donated also by Mr. Lacson to<br />
<strong>Bacolod</strong> <strong>City</strong>. We have an agreement with Gawad Kalinga for them to also build<br />
126 homes on this 1-hectare lot. Presently, 12 houses have been finished and<br />
30 are undergoing construction.<br />
A Note on Relocation<br />
At this point, may we clarify that when a piece of private or public property<br />
needs to be cleared of squatters either because of judicial or legislative actions,<br />
these people must move out but they are free to move elsewhere, not<br />
necessarily to a government-owned relocation site. Government cannot force<br />
relocation on people. It is a voluntary thing. That is why people who want to<br />
avail of it should apply first for a slot in an official relocation site because these<br />
are getting fewer and more limited.
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