VOL. 8 ISSUE 221 • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2016
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MOTHER AND CHILD. A Lumad woman carries her child while participating in the Congressional hearing conducted by the House Committee on Indigenous People (IP) in Talaingod, Davao del Norte last Friday. The hearing was conducted by committee chair North Cotabato second district Rep. Nancy A. Catamco. Armando B. Fenequito Jr.
“...the green space is important because it fosters community involvement, stewardship, and ownership. It also promotes wellness, mental health, and physical health.”
DAVAO EDGE Sports AdDU advocacy council says CLUP amendment ‘illegal’ By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.
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HE Ateneo de Davao University-Community Engagement and Advocacy Council (AdDU-UCEAC) said the proceedings of the Davao City Council amending a provision of the city’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) was “illegal.” In a press briefing yesterday at the AdDU Media Center,
AdDU-UCEAC executive secretary lawyer Arnold C. Abejaron said a provision in City Ordinance no. 0546 of 2013 or the City Land Use Plan 2013-2022 specifies that the Local Zoning Review Committee (LZRC) should be convened first before it is amended. “It might be considered as illegal because the ordinance
requires that any amendment to the existing ordinance should have the recommendation of the committee first, and we call it the LZRC,” Abejaron said. During last week’s regular session, the City Council approved the amendment of article 9, section 13 of the ordinance removing the 10-per-
cent green space allocation in subdivisions in the city. Subdivision developers would only be required to leave open spaces, setback areas, and sidewalk strips, areas where trees and ornamental plants would be planted and water ponds would be developed and then turned over to
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