{"id":622760,"date":"2014-07-23T17:52:21","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T09:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=622760"},"modified":"2014-07-23T17:52:21","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T09:52:21","slug":"overpriced-parking-building-in-makati-houses-offices-too-city-exec-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/622760\/overpriced-parking-building-in-makati-houses-offices-too-city-exec-says","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Overpriced\u2019 parking building in Makati houses offices too, city exec says"},"content":{"rendered":"

MANILA, Philippines\u2014The 12-story building cited in the plunder case filed at the Office of the Ombudsman \u201cis not entirely a parking building as it has office spaces in a number of floors,\u201d the city government of Makati clarified on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n

Named respondents in the plunder case for alleged overpriced construction of the building were Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin \u201cJunjun\u201d Binay, and his father Vice President Jejomar Binay, among others.<\/p>\n\n

But city administrator Eleno Mendoza Jr. explained that the 12-story building \u201cis actually an office building with parking floors, with five floors of parking spaces and six floors of office spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe would like to clarify that the building being questioned is not merely a parking building,\u201d Mendoza said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe parking areas are located in the basement and in the second up to sixth floors.\u00a0 The ground floor, seventh up to 10th\u00a0floors house various offices, including frontline service offices, while the 11th\u00a0and 12th\u00a0floors hold the storage facilities and some office spaces,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n

Mendoza said the building, which was completed last March 2013, is considered a green building with its green architectural design.<\/p>\n\n

He said the building has a landscaped roof deck, atrium at the seventh floor, LED lighting, and glass walls and panels that allow for sunlight to provide natural illumination to most areas during daytime.<\/p>\n\n

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Vice President Jejomar Binay (left), his son Makati Mayor Junjun Binay (right) and 23 others face plunder case over the alleged \u201cunconscionable overpricing\u201d in the construction of an 11-story parking building (inset) that the city government supposedly built for P1.56 billion. INQUIRER FILE PHOTOS<\/p><\/div>\n

To ensure the strength and stability of the building, which stands on an area with soil type classified as \u201csoft soil,\u201d the city administrator said, bored piles and steel sheet piling were used for its foundation.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cIt also has granite tile flooring, centralized air-conditioning, two elevators, conference rooms and mini-function halls, and other modern amenities,\u201d Mendoza said.<\/p>\n\n

At present, he said, the ground floor houses the Business Permits Office and License Division, both frontline service offices catering to the needs of residents and the business community.<\/p>\n\n

Vital offices on the upper floors, meanwhile, include the Makati Action Center, Makati Anti-Drug Abuse Council Office, Office of Senior Citizens Affairs, Information and Community Relations Department, Department of Environmental Services, Museum and Cultural Affairs Office, Tourism Office, Redemption Center of the Public Safety Department, and other offices.<\/p>\n\n

Mayor Binay had earlier linked the filing of the case to the 2016 presidential elections, saying it was done after Pulse Asia released the results of its latest presidential survey where Vice President Binay was ranked the top choice.<\/p>\n\n

The mayor also chided the complainants, whom he described as \u201cperennial contenders and serial losers in Makati elections,\u201d for not including in their complaint their political allies and party-mates. \u00a0He said this exposed the move as \u201cpolitically motivated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Despite this, Mayor Binay said he and the Vice President are ready to face the complaint and all other allegations from their opponents.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe truth and the facts are on our aside.\u00a0 We just hope that the concerned agencies of government will be fair and impartial,\u201d\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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