On Rizal Day, Pia reiterates call to ‘tear down’ Torre de Manila MANILA – Senator Pia Cayetano on Tuesday reiterated her call to stop the construction of the Torre De Manila condominium tower in order to restore the sanctity of Rizal Monument in Luneta Park, as she hoped for a favorable decision from the Supreme Court on a petition for halting the project. Torre de Manila must go if we are to restore the sanctity of the Rizal Shrine. At the very least, the number of floors of the structure should be reduced to what the developer was originally entitled to. Under Manilas local zoning ordinances, the tower should have been allowed to build up to only seven floors, Cayetano said in a statement. Based on the latest construction update posted on the DMCI website, the tower is already 32 stories high and we can see how it obscures the monument now. We could only imagine how it would dwarf the shrine even more when all 49 floors are completed, Cayetano said. It has always been my position that the Rizal Shrine, as a national monument, is entitled to full protection under the Constitution and our national heritage law, whose objective is to preserve and protect important cultural properties and national cultural treasures and to safeguard their intrinsic value within their historical setting. And that includes their vistas and visual corridors, Cayetano said. The senator said she is hopeful that the Supreme Court will decide in favor of the petition filed by Knights of Rizal against the continued construction of Torre De Manila. The Rizal Monument deserves our utmost respect, and must be preserved for the generations of Filipinos to come, she added. The writings, ideals and sacrifices of Dr. Jose Rizal for our nationhood have never been as true and relevant today, said Cayetano, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture who initiated a Senate probe on the construction of the 49-story condominium project. I enjoin our national cultural agencies to make full use of their authority and fulfill their constitutional mandate to preserve and protect our remaining historical and cultural heritage, she said. interaksyon/article/102086/on-rizal-day-pia-reiterates-call-to-tear-down-torre-de-manila
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 14:57:54 +0000
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