BAGUIO has started implementing stricter screening rules for business and building permits to address the mountain city’s problems brought about by rapid urbanization over the last three decades. READ:
“We have to know the state of our city now so we can plan forward,” City Planning and Development Coordinator Donna R. Tabangin said in a streamed briefing posted on Saturday in response to complaints over delays in permit applications.
She was citing a 2019 study by the National Economic and Development Authority, which warned that Baguio City is headed for “irreversible urban decay” by 2043 if no steps are taken to mitigate the problems. “Without corrections, we will reach that irreversible urban decay by 2043… or even earlier, we don’t know how nature will get back at us.”erent sizes in the city with a land area of 57.5 square kilometers.
In late February, Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong announced that the city government is assessing the capacity ceiling that it will impose on daily visitor arrivals as coronavirus restrictions are li“To determine the threshold for tourists, we are now monitoring and looking at how far we can go in terms of the number of tourists to be allowed vis-a-vis the traic situation, crowd movement and capacity and our ability to still implement physical distancing and other protocols,” he said.
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