Cebu Province's Water Code bans structures within three meters of waterways in urban areas, 20 meters in agricultural areas and 40 meters in forests.
CEBU, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has banned the reconstruction of homes and buildings on waterway easement zones.
Garcia’s EO also cited Cebu Province’s own Water Code that mandates criminal complaints against violators. For urban areas, the easement zone is three meters. Easement for agricultural areas is 20 meters and 40 meters in forest areas. The province did not give an estimate of how many residential or commercial structures the EO will affect.Typhoon Odette damaged historic sites like Balay Dako in Carcar, a southern town in Cebu province, when she made landfall on December 16. suffered most from Odette’s fury. The province said these areas reported an average of 90% partial and total damage to households.
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