25 illegal fish pens down, 43 still to go
APRIL 30 ULTIMATUM ORDERED
TWENTY-FIVE of the 68 fish pens supposed to be covered by land titles with a combined area of 8.1 hectares were already demolished as of April 4, a spokesman of Task Force Bantay Ilog reported.
Maximo Solis, technical consultant in the office of City Agriculturist Emma Molina, said the demolished fish pens were owned by different persons who earlier claimed their contraptions were built on their private properties covered by land titles and/or tax declarations.
However, the city government, on order of Mayor Belen Fernandez, decided to demolish all of these after due notice, asserting that since these are now located in rivers, they had become part of public domain.
The 25 fish pens were demolished by the task force in March.
The demolition of illegal fishpens in Dagupan’s rivers started in August last year.
“Malaki na rin naman ang na-demolish namin,” said Solis.
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The remaining fish pens are owned by persons who were given a new ultimatum to demolish their contraptions by April 30 this year to allow them time to harvest their milkfish and get a return on their investment.
Solis said the city government agreed to the extension as the owners have committed to undertake the demolition after April 30, saving the city money, time and effort.
The owners of the fish pens that were already demolished were Erwin Dy who had two units in Carael with an area of 600 square meters (sqm) and 9,200 sqm; Milan de Guzman in Tocok-Lucao, 780 sqm; Charisse Yasar of Carael-Talaib, 850 sqm; Allan Ballesteros in Tocok-Lucao, 14,500 sqm; Hilario Torio in Tocok-Lucap, 9,000 sqm; Emer Estac of Carael-Calmay, 3,750 sqm; Milan de Guzman of Tokoc-Lucao, 4,200 sqm; Miralda Caramat in Lucao, 2,600 sqm; Aida Villamor in Tocok, 3,400 sqm; Severino Vidal in Lucao, 375 sqm; Ramon Ayson in Calmay, 200 sqm; Norman Ayson, 200 sqm; a certain Engr. Subayan in Tocok, 3,500 sqm; Crsty Ayson in Tocok, 900 sqm; Erwin Dy in Talaib, 3,000 sqm; Ex. Capt. Lilia Yasar in Calmay-Carael, 850 sqm; Mila de Guzman in Tucok, Locao, 14,000 sqm; Blaz Caneng in Tapuac, 850 sqm; Peter de Vera in Calmay, 400 sqm; Cristy Ayson (no place indicated), 900 sqm; Erwin Dy in Tukoc-Lucao, 620 sqm; Erwin Dy in Carael-Calmay, 410 sqm; Allan Ballesteros in Dawel, Pantal, 2,500 sqm; and Miralda Caramat in Tocok, 3,800 sqm.—LVM
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