Save Davao Shrine Hills.
I credit Mel for introducing me to this group. Actually, it's an NGO whose advocacy is focused on halting any further development in Shrine Hills. The group has issued a statement inviting the government to pursue a rigorous study assessing the quality of the soil in the area in order to ascertain once and for all if Shrine Hills is fit for further residential/commercial zoning.
The stand of the group is that Shrine Hills is increasingly becoming unstable and landslides (similar to the Cherry Hills tragedy of 1999) can become a reality if developers are allowed free reign in the area. Right now, DMCI UPDI, Filinvest, Alsons, and Camella hold sizable properties across the face of Shrine Hills.
I wrote in a post before at my distress at seeing hectares of trees being cut off to pave way for a new subdivision project (of what will become Royal Pines). Now, the same thing can happen again, this time, at other spots in Shrine Hills if ever the city government grants these developers the license to continue improving their purchased lots.
The group has, time and again, lobbied against such a motion with varying degrees of success. But limited resources and political will can only do so much against determined and well-endowed corporate entities.
What can you do?
I credit Mel for introducing me to this group. Actually, it's an NGO whose advocacy is focused on halting any further development in Shrine Hills. The group has issued a statement inviting the government to pursue a rigorous study assessing the quality of the soil in the area in order to ascertain once and for all if Shrine Hills is fit for further residential/commercial zoning.
The stand of the group is that Shrine Hills is increasingly becoming unstable and landslides (similar to the Cherry Hills tragedy of 1999) can become a reality if developers are allowed free reign in the area. Right now, DMCI UPDI, Filinvest, Alsons, and Camella hold sizable properties across the face of Shrine Hills.
I wrote in a post before at my distress at seeing hectares of trees being cut off to pave way for a new subdivision project (of what will become Royal Pines). Now, the same thing can happen again, this time, at other spots in Shrine Hills if ever the city government grants these developers the license to continue improving their purchased lots.
The group has, time and again, lobbied against such a motion with varying degrees of success. But limited resources and political will can only do so much against determined and well-endowed corporate entities.
What can you do?
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