City Schedules Demolition vs Illegal Shanties in Coastal Brgys.

Several illegally-constructed structures along the coastal areas in Barangays Duljo-Fatima and Mambaling are scheduled to be demolished by the Cebu City Hall personnel on August 6, when a special coastal clean-up will be conducted in the place.

Some members of the newly created Reduction of Danger Zones in Rivers (ReDZ-R) headed by former Councilor Jose Daluz III, who is now working with the City Legal Office, inspected the place yesterday. They want to come up with ways to beautify the coastal areas.

Daluz, accompanied by Councilor Dave Tumulak and Raquel Arce of the Prevention Restoration Order and Beautification Enhancement (PROBE), found  that there were several illegal structures built beyond the government-constructed seawall.

Arce observed that the structures were built for drying fish products while the others serve as warehouse for the dried fish. “Ato lang sila nga hangyoon nga sila na la’y moboluntaryo sa pag-guba,” said Arce.

The group also observed that most of the persons living in the coastal areas of the two barangays just threw their garbage in the sea, making the water unsanitary.

Aside from the garbage, the team also discovered that their toilets do not have septic tanks.

“Diretso ra g’yud nga gihulog sa dagat ang hugaw,” Arce said. They said they are planning to provide temporary toilets in the area.