TF starts demolition in Nabitasan village
The Task Force Asis of the Iloilo City Government yesterday started the demolition of 20 houses in Nabitasan village in La Paz District.
residential structures near the Treñas Boulevard were considered illegal.
One house was spared however as its owners were holding a wake for a family member, a television report said.
There was an initial resistance from the house owners, but the Task Force Asis headed by Executive Director Robert Dumanil proceeded with the demolition.
Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog had earlier said there is no legal impediment in the demolition of illegal structures because a letter from Secretary Jesse Robredo of the Department of Interior and Local Government reinforced the city’s initiatives against illegal structures that impede the smooth traffic flow and passage of pedestrians.
Dumanil had said that Executive Order 004 was issued by the mayor last July 16, calling for restructuring and strengthening the anti-squatting and illegal structures task force.
The Task Force is directed to enforce the law and remove illegal structures and squatters declared as nuisance on city public places and properties.*
