Bacolod City gov’t orders Dito to stop ‘illegal’ cell site construction
MANILA, Philippines — The Bacolod City government has ordered Dito Telecommunity (Dito) to stop the construction of a cell site in Purok, Himaya, Barangay Alijis, saying that it was illegal.
The Bacolod City government, through its Office of the Building Official, released the first notice of violation last Feb. 16 against the country’s third telco player, for allegedly violating section 301 of the Presidential Decree 1096 or the National Building Code of the Philippines.
Section 301 of the decree states: “No person, firm or corporation, including any agency or instrumentality of the government, shall erect, construct, alter, repair, move, convert or demolish any building or structure or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a building permit therefor from the Building Official assigned in the place where the subject building is located or the building work is to be done.”
The Bacolod City government said Dito Telecommunity officials were given three days to coordinate with the Office of the Building Official, and the telco player was ordered to stop the construction of the cell site.
The Bacolod City government added that residents of the area resisted the construction of the cell site. The residents also sent a letter to the Bacolod City Council and asked that the construction be stopped, the local government unit added.
INQUIRER.net has reached out to Dito Telecommunity for comment on the matter but has yet to get a response as of this writing.
