GOV. Gwendolyn Garcia has ordered the contractor of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) to stop all civil works within Capitol-owned lots due to the alleged lack of a documentary permit. The project's proponents did not have the necessary authorization from the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) for the construction of the bus stations along Osmeña Blvd.
GOV. Gwendolyn Garcia has told the contractor of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) to cease all civil works within Capitol-owned lots due to the alleged lack of a documentary permit . In a now-deleted post on the Provincial Government’s social media arm on Tuesday night, Feb. 27, 2024, Garcia issued Memorandum 16-2024 ordering Hunan Road and Bridge Construction Group Ltd. to immediately stop the construction of the bus station in front of the Capitol building along Osmeña Blvd . in Cebu City.
SunStar Cebu was able to get a screenshot of the memorandum from the now-deleted post. In the memorandum, Garcia said the Capitol discovered that the project’s proponents lacked the necessary authorization from the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) for the construction of the bus stations along Osmeña Blvd. On Tuesday, Jose Eleazar Bersales of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Advisory Board informed the governor about the potential violation of the project against the Philippine Heritage Law
Cebu Bus Rapid Transit Construction Permit Capitol-Owned Lots Documentary Permit National Historical Commission Of The Philippines NHCP Bus Stations Osmeña Blvd
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