FOR the agency to implement its project, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPHW) has sought the assistance of the Bacolod City Council in the removal of obstructions along the road lot beside the Mambulok Creek.
The DPWH along with Councilors Psyche Marie Sy, chairperson of the city council committee on public works and general services, and Vladimir Gonzalez, chairperson of the City Council committee on urban poor, housing and resettlement, and the representatives of City Legal Office (CLO), City Mayor’s Office, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), Bacolod Housing Authority (BHA), City Planning and Development Office (CPDO), and officials of Barangays 2 and 8, held a public hearing at the Sangguniang Panlungsod Session Hall Tuesday morning, August 16, 2022.
Gonzalez said the DPWH temporarily stopped the construction of revetment with floodwall along the Mambulok Creek, Phase 2, because of the affected residents of the two barangays.
In Barangay 2, he said, a total of 10 houses will be affected by the project and another 20 houses from Barangay 8.
“We will find a way on how to address this issue,” Gonzales added.
DPWH records showed the construction of revetment with floodwall along Mambuloc Creek, Phase 2, has started on March 25 this year with an expiry date on October 4 also this year.
It has a total project allocation of P16, 665,000.
Gonzalez said they will conduct an ocular inspection in the area and their public hearing will continue on August 30, 2022.
“We need to explain it to the residents so that we can make our clear decision,” he said.
Gonzalez also asked the assistance of BHA, CLO and the barangay officials to explain it to the affected
residents.