Panglao local gov’t starts crackdown on illegal structures

BEACH RESORTS and other tourism establishments that are encroaching into the 20-meter easement area have until May 20 to voluntarily demolish their structures, after which the local government will undertake the clearing operations. Acting Municipal Administrator Weng Lagura said the Panglao municipal government would request for heavy equipment from the Bohol provincial government should there be a need for major demolition work. Meanwhile, a new resort has been slapped with an order to stop construction for violation of the 20-meter easement area and fencing the coastal area without permit. In the Notice of Specific Performance, dated April 18, 2018 and signed by Mayor Pedro E. Fuertes, contractor Monocrete Construction Philippines Inc., through project manager Christopher Guerzon, was ordered to dismantle the fences it constructed at the area. — The Freeman