CEBU CITY – Toledo City is open to businesses and development as long as requirements are complied.
Perales faces case filed by real estate developer before Ombudsman
Perales disclosed that the company applied for a fencing permit and locational clearance on Sept. 1, 2021, which the city approved and released on Sept. 8. The city also wrote to the DA-7 asking for a certificate of no objection. In its August 2023 reply, the DA-7 stated that the developer needs to comply with their set of requirements pursuant to DA Memorandum Circular No. 26, Series of 2022, which is based on several laws, such as MC No.
The city later made a follow-up about the matter, but it was not until Sept. 9, 2024 that DA personnel visited Toledo to inspect the agricultural land that is subject for application for reclassification. In its complaint, Il Grande stated: “As of this date, complainant and their staff kept on going back to the Office of the City Mayor, Office of the City Vice Mayor, and the respective offices of the Sangguniang Panlungsod to seek assistance and clarification on the matter, as to why their request for the issuance of a zoning certificate and variance report was never granted…the complainant is simply passed around…without valid reason for their non-action.
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