Bacolod Councilor Dindo Ramos yesterday said he will propose a resolution requesting for the basis of the Philippine Reclamation Authority in granting the request of the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corporation to extend its reclamation work without the authority and concurrence of the city.

He said that while there is no justification yet from the PRA, they will request for the withdrawal of the grant for an extension issued to BREDCO, which is in violation of the tripartite agreement between the city, BREDCO and the PRA.

Ramos said the information was relayed to them at the time BREDCO presented its evidence in court during the hearings of the case entitled BREDCO versus City of Bacolod, which is now pending at RTC Branch 42.

 “We find this very awkward, considering that the Sangguniang Panlungsod had passed a resolution addressed to the PRA informing them that it should not extend the authority of BREDCO to reclaim some portion in the Reclamation Area without the concurrence of the SP or the city,” he said.

Ramos said he recalled that they received a positive reply to this from the PRA, through its general manager, Andrea Domingo.

But they were surprised, he said, to find that BREDCO had been granted its request to extend its reclamation work after Feb. 21, 2007 without the concurrence of the city, he said.

He said they will also consult with the Mayor and the City Legal Officer on the action they will take on this.

Former Councilor Lyndon Caña, earlier,  said the memorandum of agreement of 2000 executed between the city, PEA (now PRA) and BREDCO, particularly the last sentence of item 6, states that “any revision of the contract shall be in writing, signed by or on behalf of the party to be bound or will be burdened.”

He said that under Art. VI, Item 1 of the MOA, the period for BREDCO to conduct and finish its reclamation work is only six years from the date of the Notice to Proceed, which was Feb. 21, 2001, thus it ended on Feb. 21, 2007.*CGS

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