As expected by most of us who have watched and participated in the fight for disapproval of the PALC, the Davao City Council voted YES for the PALC at 11-8-2 for DMCI and 12-8-1 for Crown Communities.
These Councilors will be judged by history as having turned their back on Davao City, particularly Ma-a and immediate neighboring barangays, on the matter of Shrine Hills Development. They certainly do deserve a red mark on their report cards from us.
Now that these Councilors, by voting YES, have given their assurance that DMC-UPDI and Crown Communities will do responsible housing development at Shrine Hills, then on their shoulders should also lay the burden of seeing to it that these developers do practice it. Davao City and the world will watch how they will fare. They cannot hide behind legislative walls and procedures.
Still, the struggle is not yet over for the Federation and other concerned citizens and organizations. There are other avenues available to make DMC-UPDI and Crown Communities practice responsible housing development. If the Federation stops its vigilance, these developers will shelve the mitigating plans they have boasted to work on. Without doubt, eyes and ears will remain focused on these Developers and these YES Councilors for the coming months.
How the Councilors voted for DMC-UPDI application for PALC:
How they voted for the Crown Communities PALC application:
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