The Knights of Rizal, a group advocating the hero’s ideals, filed a petition with the high court seeking the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent developer DMCI Homes from proceeding with the project. The group also asked the high tribunal to order the demolition of the building after hearing the case. The petitioners said that by defacing the visual corridors of the monument, DMCI violated several laws mandating the protection and preservation of the Rizal Monument. These laws include Republic Act 4846 (Cultural Properties Preservation and Protection Act), RA 7356 (law creating the National Commission on Culture and the Arts) and RA 10066 (National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 or an Act Providing for the Protection and Conservation of the National Cultural Heritage). The petitioners also argued that the project could be considered as an act of nuisance under the Civil Code of the Philippines, which defines it as “any act, omission, establishment, condition of property, or anything else which annoys or offends the senses; or shocks, defies or disregards decency or morality.” They also said the project violated Manila’s zoning ordinance, citing the DMCI legal counsel’s admission that the company effectively did not follow the procedure prescribed for obtaining the zoning and building permits. They noted that Torre de Manila is located within the city’s “institutional university cluster,” an area reserved for schools and government buildings under the ordinance. digitaledition.philstar/articles/2014-09-13/news/sc-asked-to-stop-torre-de-manila-construction/71548
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 13:47:39 +0000
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