CCMC demolition properly documented

THE demolition of the old Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) building along N. Bacalso Ave. was properly documented and no private interests benefited from it.

This was CCMC ad hoc committee chief Councilor Mary Ann delos Santos said after the City Council called on the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas to conduct an investigation to determine who had made money out of the scrap metals from the three-story facility.

The move of the council stemmed from the column of Sun.Star Cebu columnist lawyer Elias Espinoza last week where he said that a City Hall official got money from the demolished building.

He said businessmen from Manila offered to pay P2.5 million to allow them to demolish the old CCMC and they will get the scrap metal in return.

Delos Santos challenged Espinoza to name names so that the matter will be settled.

I dont want this administration to fail and be tainted with insinuations of an irresponsible writer. What he wrote is unfounded and uncalled for. I challenge him to come out in the open. Take the podium at the council and names names if he is privy and witness in the changing of hands in terms of money, she said.

Aside from asking the anti-graft office to investigate, the council had called for an executive session on Dec. 4 with Espinoza, Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) Chief Engr. Jose Marie Poblete and representatives of the Commission on Audit (COA) to shed light on the matter.

It was COA who issued the clearance to the City to demolish the CCMC while DEPW supervised the demolition, which was done by a contractor.

Yesterday, delos Santos showed to reporters all the documents covering the demolition, which includes COAs clearance, the inspection report of COA and the inventory of the materials recovered.

Everything really is documented, she said.

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CCMC demolition properly documented