City wants hospital to demolish P1M retaining wall beside river

THE Cebu City Rivers Management Council (CCRMC) wants the P1-million retaining wall built by a private hospital in the city to be demolished.

This, after they found out that the wall has encroached on the middle part of the Guadalupe River.

Aside from that, the retaining wall has no permit from the City Government.

The retaining wall is 35 meters long and is being constructed by the Chong Hua Medical Arts.

The CCRMC learned about the retaining wall after a complaint was filed before them by Engr. Serafin Uy.

Santiago Ortiz Jr., lawyer of Uy, said the construction of the retaining wall has already encroached on his clients property and has limited the flow of the rivers water.

Rainy season is already here. This ongoing construction is abetting disaster by narrowing the river and its curve design can cause the water flow towards my clients property. Lives may be endangered, he said.

Last June 6, the CCRMC inspected the site and recommended the demolition of the retaining wall.

Uys camp, however, lamented that the recommendation has not yet been implemented. A copy of his complaint was then given by Uy to Sun.Star Cebu.

Sun.Star Cebu tried to get a comment from CCRMC chairperson former city councilor Jose Daluz III but he cannot be reached for comment as of yesterday.

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City wants hospital to demolish P1M retaining wall beside river