CEBU CITY, Philippines-- Three individuals, who are also residents of Lot 937 in Sitio San Miguel, Barangay Apas, Cebu City, were arrested by authorities for disobedience and resistance during the
Members of the demolition crew begin dismantling houses on Lot 937 in Sitio San Miguel, Brgy. Apas, Cebu City. The scheduled demolition on the contested property pushed through on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. | via Wenilyn Sabalo
The scuffle between the residents, the police, and the demolition squad lasted for around 30 minutes. “Dunay gamay nga commotion pagstart, but later on ato man sang napacify. So far, naa tay tulo kabuok nga na-hold. Ang atong initial violation ani nila is disobedience. Makita man sad ninyo nga ang usa sa atoang miyembro sa demolition team nga ilahang gikuan,” he said.
“Nangandam g’yod sila nga dili ma-implement ang Writ of Demolition pinaagi sa ilang pagbarricade nga lahi sa pagbarricade nila sa last Oct. 13. Karon murag gilig-on na g’yod nila ang ilang barricade. So, mao to nga challenge kaayo namo ang pagsud sa area…nihatag g’yod mi og maximum tolerance, namato sila namo, pero wala g’yod sila gikuan,” he said.“Trabaho gud namo. , ako’y ikiha nganong di ko mo-implement sa lawful order sa court,” he added.
He also said that the demolition would take days as the demolition would be done by batches. About 200 households are affected by the said demolition.The homeowners’ organization of the affected lot called the Archangels Residence Mergence Inc. , lead by Anne Martel, asserted their rights to the property until the last minute before the dismantling of structures pushed through.
The organization added that Mariano Godinez, the deceased claimant of the lot, no longer had a legal personality in the dispute because he sold the land to a business in 2018.
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