Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista has directed the QC Disaster Risk Management Council to send notice immediately to 42 families living near the West Valley Fault in General Del Pilar St. in Barangay Silangan to voluntarily vacate the area and allow the city hall to relocate them. The area is considered vulnerable to ground rupture and landslides during earthquakes. Bautista's order was based on the recommendation of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) during an inspection of the traces of the fault in Barangays Bagong Silangan and Payatas. The fault also traverses the city's eastern boundary which passes through the area in Libis. The city government is keen on declaring the 7-kilometer stretch of the Quezon City areas along the fault system as a danger zone. Should the residents decline to leave the area, the city government will prepare waivers so they will not be held liable in case disaster strikes. At present, the city has already identified at least 900 property owners residing within the 5 meter wide buffer zone recommended by Phivolcs.
Which is more important, your property or your life? I hope the affected residents know better...
It's not our fault,
Jon
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