CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga, — The city local government started on Tuesday to enforce President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s order to clear public roads from all forms of obstruction.
Armed with a copy of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Memorandum Circular 2019-121 issued on July 29, 2019 mandating LGUs to clear public roads in 60 days, a team from the city-LGU and Barangay Dagupan Centro of Tabuk cleared the public road around the city proper from illegal structures.
Not even the police outpost obstructing traffic along the public market road was spared from the clearing operation.
Barangay Dagupan Centro chairperson George Esteras had prepared an inventory of illegal structures subject to clearing operation in his area of jurisdiction.
Other barangays in Tabuk namely Laya East, Laya West, Dagupan West and Bulanao Centro had also started their clearing operations.
City Legal Officer Arthur Kub-ao explained that they are following due process. The team earlier notifies owners of illegal structures giving them the option to demolish before the LGU clearing operation proceeds.
The start of the clearing operation was orderly.**JDP/LL-PIA CAR, Kalinga)
