Demolition of houses and illegal structures along the SEAWALL?
Basey to be more tourist-friendly?
Mayor Wilfredo Estorninos of Basey, Samar has initiated another developmental program that aims not only to secure a clean and healthy environment for the Basaynons but also to make the municipality a tourist-friendly LGU. This is the Clean and Sanitation Program which calls for the demolition of illegal structures including those already converted into residential houses, along the town’s seawall, to minimize environmental hazards caused by the occupants of the said structures, Ms. Bonavie M. Robinio, information assistant of Basey LGU, disclosed. Mayor Estorninos created the Clean and Sanitation Committee Task Force composed of the Municipal Health Officer, Municipal Engineer, Municipal Social Welfare Officer and the Tourism Officer, among others, which is now in the process of issuing notices of demolition to the constituents who will be affected by the project implementation. Ms. Vilma Tiu, the municipal social
welfare officer, informed that the affected individuals and families will be relocated at the Tinibgan area at Barangay Buscada within the poblacion. She added that the affected families will be recommended to become recipients of the Gawad Kalinga Program in collaboration with the Local Government of Basey.A component of the Program is the clearing of the waterways, particularly the Lawaan River, Golden River and other tributaries in Basey in line with the Save the River, Save Life concept.Another component is the clearing of 20 meters
easement from the seawall starting at Trece Martires Street at Barangay Baybay up to the Bridge of Barangay Palaypay in the poblacion area.Ms. Tiu disclosed that the demolition is in preparation to the LGU’s plan to put up Basey Riverwalk and Boulevard along said areas. Basey is fast becoming a tourist destination because of its natural wonders which include the Sohoton Cave, Rawis Caves and Balantak Falls, and the friendly and hospitable Basaynons. Indeed, Mayor Estorninos and the municipal officials of Basey are on the right track. Developmental projects such as this will surely bring not only more tourists to the municipality, more importantly, it will secure a clean and healthy environment for the people of Basey, Samar
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