Filosofo Tasio Lives
Yesterday, we were amazed that all of a sudden, a road connecting to the main thoroughfare was asphalted. There was the automated asphalt paver, two compactors (vibratory) and plenty of workers. The stretch was about two hundred meters and was about 2 inches thick paving. It was over in less than a day. Thanks to DPWH, provincial and municipal engineers who made this possible (and other public officials)
It took over a decade to have this repair; it took over nearly a quarter of century before the local government took responsibility for the subdivision road because of certain legal niceties: the corporation owning the subdivision road was defunct and hence could not make the deed of donation; and 2 the titles to the road was foreclosed by a govt bank. But we argued that since the property is now with the government, having been foreclosed, there is no need for the TCT nor the deed of donation. Maybe now they saw the light and made the repairs.
However, the nice roads nice appearance will be shortlived, I predict because of the following reasons: 1.cargo trucks carrying heavy load of steel bars will destroy the thin crust of asphalt in no time at all and 2. there is no drainage. The water logged asphalt will disintegrate very soon.
As for l, the owner of the warehouse which is located in the subdivision doesnt care about how the subdivision roads look like. May they not increase in number. We could advise him to relocate his warehouse. But then again he will invoke his property rights under the constitution.
It is difficult really to enforce public policy, or integrative policy. So much compromise to be made
