The relocation of the Pandacan oil depot was initiated by Atienza with the approval of City Ordinance No. 8027. As early as Dec. 28, 2001, Atienza had issued an order directing the oil companies to cease and desist operations at the depot. However, upon the insistence of the national government, including the Department of Energy and the Metro Manila Development Authority, the City of Manila entered into a memorandum of understanding allowing for the gradual relocation/“phaseout” of the oil depot over a 6-year period. The national government made it very clear: Relocate the oil depot but consider the impact a sudden dislocation would make on the national interest. By 2008, the depot would have been totally relocated. But the new administration under Mayor Alfredo Lim and Vice Mayor Isko Moreno overturned the planned relocation by repealing the law which mandated it. As if adding insult to injury, they even invited more dangerous and hazardous industries into the area. City Ordinance No. 8283, passed by the city council led by Vice Mayor Moreno, foiled the intentions of City Ordinance No. 8027 of Atienza. This is the reason the big three oil companies continue to stay in that depot, posing a continuing danger to the lives and property of Manilans because of the tragic decision of the Lim-Moreno administration. Read more: opinion.inquirer.net/75219/as-mayor-then-atienza-sought-to-relocate-depot#ixzz33YTcgyEx Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 06:37:35 +0000
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