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CEBU CITY, Philippines\u2014An ongoing construction of a 10-story building on a province-owned lot in Salinas Drive, Barangay (village) Apas, this city, was ordered suspended on Monday following the collapse of the facility’s 20-meter wall early Sunday that damaged several houses.<\/p>\n\n
The collapse of the wall damaged at least five houses in the village, which were constructed adjacent to the wall, according to Apas barangay captain Ramil Ayuman.<\/p>\n\n
Ayuman said that at around 11 p.m. Saturday, Senior Police Officer 3 Zosimo Nigre, a resident of the village, informed him about the unstable condition of the wall.<\/p>\n\n
The barangay officials then warned the occupants of nearby houses before the collapse at 2 a.m. Sunday. Ayuman said no one was hurt but portions of five houses were damaged.<\/p>\n\n
Alvin Santillana, operations officer of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said the Office of the Building Official (OBO) and the City Engineering Office had issued a cease-and-desist order against the Megawide Construction Corp., the company undertaking the construction of the building.<\/p>\n\n
The 10-story building is among the structures that Filinvest plans to build on the 1.2-hectare property owned by the Cebu provincial government. Filinvest and the Cebu provincial government recently entered into a joint venture agreement for the development of the property.<\/p>\n\n
Santillana said the collapse of the wall could be caused by the ongoing excavation for the slope protection of the project.<\/p>\n\n
He said the contractor should implement safety measures required by the OBO and the city engineering officer if they were to continue with the project.<\/p>\n\n
The measures include the temporary relocation of the affected families until the completion of the construction, Santillana said.<\/p>\n\n
The other requirements would be based on the assessment and recommendation of the structural engineers of the Cebu City government, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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