CEBU GOVERNOR Hilario P. Davide III said he is in favor of selling to Naga City the controversial Balili property, which he said has no use to the provincial government. Mr. Davide will inform the Economic Enterprise Council (EEC) about the planned sale in a meeting next week. If the EEC approves the proposal, it will have to discuss the price for the 25-hectare property. The purchase of the property during the time of former governor Gwendolyn F. Garcia became controversial after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources discovered that 19 of the 25 hectares of land were under water. The province bought the property for P98.9 million and spent another P27 million for backfilling. Ms. Garcia is facing charges over the matter, but Mr. Davide said he is hopeful that the pending case will not affect the planned sale. The Naga City government plans to develop the property into an economic zone. — The Freeman

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