Council makes OBO a department

Sunday, May 13, 2012

THE Office of the Building Official (OBO) faced major challenges recently with the collapse of a retaining wall in a condominium building last month and the collapse of a subdivision riprap last Tuesday.

With the number of problems OBO is addressing, the lack of engineers or manpower continues to haunt the office, but maybe not for long.

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It was only recently that OBO officer-in-charge Josefa Ylanan learned that the Cebu City Council passed an ordinance that would make the office a separate department.

Currently, it is a division under the Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW). This is why Ylanan was never conferred the position of a department head.

This, as some residents affected by the collapse of the wall of Horizon 101 are reported to have returned to their homes without OBOs permission.

They were told by the City Government to evacuate after the wall collapsed last month.

But when Sun.Star Superbalita visited the area yesterday, it saw some of the residents back in their homes.

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Council makes OBO a department