Muntinlupa solon formally seeks DOJ aid in stripping down BuCor wall
Bureau of Corrections builts a concrete wall to shut off Insular Jail Street on Saturday, stopping residents of Southville three in Barangay Poblacion to simply entry the town correct. PHOTO FROM MUNTINLUPA PIO
MANILA, Philippines — Muntinlupa Metropolis Rep. Ruffy Biazon has formally requested Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra to order the removing the wall being constructed by the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) alongside Insular Jail Street within the metropolis, which the lawmaker stated “virtually closed the street” and made it non-passable.
BuCor’s transfer to construct concrete walls alongside the Insular Jail Street, one of many roads within the New Bilibid Jail (NBP) Reservation was met with disapproval as street provides entry to residents of Southville three, a social housing venture of the Nationwide Housing Authority (NHA), to and from the Barangay Poblacion correct and the Muntinlupa Metropolis correct.
In a letter addressed to Guevarra, Biazon stated that the development of the wall was “thoughtless” at a time of pandemic, particularly in the direction of the residents of Southville three. BuCor is an company underneath the Division of Justice (DOJ).
“On this regard and in behalf of my constituents of Muntinlupa Metropolis, might I respectfully request that the buildings constructed to shut Insular Jail Street be instantly eliminated and that entry be restored to the situation previous to the erection of the stated obstruction,” Biazon stated.
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“Might I additionally reiterate my standing and persevering with request that my workplace and the Metropolis Authorities of Muntinlupa be told and consulted on any motion of the Bureau of Corrections that might have an effect on our constituents,” he added.
Biazon added that the “unilateral motion” of the BuCor to assemble the wall was accomplished with out correct coordination and session together with his workplace, the Metropolis Authorities of Muntinlupa, or the individuals immediately affected by the street closure.
Moreover, the constructing of the BuCor wall is against the law and is a public nuisance, and nearly rendered the entry street non-passable, Biazon stated.
“It was not additionally coordinated with both the Division of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) or the Nationwide Housing Authority (NHA),” Biazon stated.
“The closure of this street, most particularly presently of a pandemic, could be very thoughtless of the plight of our constituents in Muntinlupa Metropolis,” he added.
The BuCor earlier claimed the wall was constructed for safety causes, including that the street would solely be accessible by the bureau’s personnel and different authorities businesses with official enterprise inside the NBP Reservation.
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