672 poor Makati
families relocated to Laguna
SAN
ANTONIO
CLEARING OPERATIONS 99% COMPLETE—VP NOLI
09 February 2006
VICE
President and concurrent Housing
and Urban Development Coordinating
Council
(HUDCC) chairman Noli ‘Kabayan’ De Castro bared yesterday that a
total
of 672
railway families in Makati were already relocated in Cabuyao, Laguna as
he
announced that clearing operations in Barangay San Antonio is almost
complete.
De
Castro made the announcement during an inspection with Makati City
Mayor
Jejomar Binay on the status of clearing operations in the Makati
segment
of the
Southrail.
VP
KABAYAN ALONG THE RILES. VICE President and concurrent Housing and Urban
Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) chair Noli ‘Kabayan’ De
Castro
inspected yesterday the status of clearing operations in Barangay San
Antonio, Makati
City.
De Castro, seen here addressing a query from a resident, said clearing
operations in the 1.4-kilometer stretch from Vito Cruz to Buendia is
94%
complete. Earlier, some 672 families from the Barangay San Antonio were
relocated in Cabuyao, Laguna in preparation for the Southrail-Northrail
Linkage
project. With De Castro are Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay, NHA
General Manger
Federico Laxa, and PNR General
Manager Sarazola and other local
officials. (OVP
photo by Egay Montaña)
To
date, Barangay San Antonio is almost 94% cleared of structures. The
remaining
18 structures were given up to March 2 to transfer to Cabuyao based on
the
3-day notice issued by NHA.
Clearing operations in San
Antonio is expected
to be completed early next month even NHA
prepares for the Magallanes
segment.
All in all, there are still 34 families to be relocated from the 3
other
Barangays in Makati.
The Makati segment spans a length of
4.5
Kilometers from San Antonio
to Magallanes. The Makati
railway is being cleared of informal settlers to pave the way for the
start of
the Southrail project. After Makati,
the cities of Taguig and Muntinlupa would be next for clearing
operations.
VP
NOLI TAKES A TROLLEY RIDE. VICE
President and concurrent HUDCC
chair Noli ‘Kabayan’ De Castro and
Makati City
Mayor Jejomar Binay ride a trolley with NHA and PNR officials while
inspecting
the clearing operations in Barangay San Antonio, Makati City.
De Castro said clearing operations in the 1.4-kilometer stretch from
Vito Cruz
to Buendia is 94% complete. Earlier, some 672 families from said
barangay were
relocated to Cabuyao, Laguna in preparation for the Southrail-Northrail
Linkage
project. (HUDCC photo
by Ruel Pira)
“We
are currently talking with Mayor Tinga and Mayor Fresnedi on relocation
plans
for Taguig and Muntinlupa, respectively,” De Castro said.
Meanwhile,
De Castro expressed his gratitude for the full support and assistance
extended
by Mayor Binay and his team to ensure the smooth transfers of the
families to
their new community in Southville, in Cabuyao, Laguna.
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