Construction or Demolish| Torre de manila construction stopped by petitioners. |
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Torre de manila a condominium project of DM
Consunji Inc. (DCMI) and planned to have 46 floors above ground level, 41 of
which is allotted for residential use, 4 of them for podium parking space,
and the ground floor for amenities made issue to the citizens for constructing
it nearby the historical park of Jose Rizal, a claimed Philippine national
hero.
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When you take a look at Rizal monument or take
pictures you can notice the construction of Torre de Manila since June 2012 behind
it and it’s not good for them to see it in there.
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Who granted the building permit to DCMI? Manila
city government under Mayor Alfredo Lim.
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Who suspended the construction? The city
government by that time is now under Mayor Joseph Estrada.
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After the Manila Zoning Board of Adjustments and
Appeals granted DMCI a zoning regulation exemption, the construction of the
Torre de Manila continued in January 2014. In the same month, an online
campaign against the construction of the high-rise condominium project was
launched by tour guide and activist Carlos Celdran, who said that the
structure would mar the view of the iconic monument of national hero Dr. Jose
Rizal at Luneta.
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Torre De Manila Issue's now on high court.
Interpellation (July 21, 2015)
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Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza asked Jasarino
why his client filed the petition only when the condominium, a project of
DMCI Project Developer Inc., was already 22.83 percent complete and has
already reached 19 storeys.
"Pardon my response, sir, but why not? We have been directing efforts, statements to DMCI, participating in public hearings," said Jasarino He said his camp had to first consider all factors before deciding to file a formal petition on September 14 last year. "In our minds, it was never too late to file," Jasarino added… |
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Arguments of the respondents DMCI Homes Inc. and
the Office of the Solicitor General will be heard by the high court on August
4.
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The oral arguments to be covered are the following
topics:
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whether the threshold and purely legal issue on
the definition of the Constitutional mandate to conserve, promote and
popularize the nation's historical and cultural heritage and resources
includes the preservation of its prominence, dominance, vista points, vista
corridors, sight lines, and setting
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the specific laws, statutes, ordinances and
international covenants that the DMCI breached as a result of the
construction of the Torre de Manila and how the said tower becomes a nuisance
per se; and the legal consequences of the violation of any of these laws
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whether or not Torre de Manila significantly
altered the physical integrity of the Rizal Monument as may be defined by law
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the effect of permits, licenses and opinions
issued by public respondents as regards the validity of the construction of
the Torre de Manila project
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the total damage to be sustained by private
respondents, including the workers, the subcontractors, the investors, and
the buyers of the project, in case the building is demolished
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whether stopping the construction and the
building's demolition constitute taking of private property requiring just
compensation.
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Senator Pia Cayetano opposed the construction of
the 46-storey building
Reference: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_de_Manila| http://www.philstar.com/nation/2015/07/21/1479365/live-oral-arguments-torre-de-manila-case |
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