CLARK FREEPORT – There has never been any forced eviction, nor will there ever be at the contested Kalangitan waste facility in Capas, Tarlac.
Thus, declared Clark Development Corp. president and CEO Atty. Agnes Devanadera in the wake of the 60-day temporary restraining order the Court of Appeals issued in favor of CDC and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority that temporarily suspended the writ of preliminary injunction issued by Oct. 29, 2024 by Branch 66 of the Capas Regional Trial Court against the CDC efforts to recover the 100-hectare Kalangitan facility.
“There has never been any forced eviction. And that’s what we said to the Court of Appeals. There was never any forced eviction. So, what are we stopping? Right? In fact, what we’re asking is that we have a seamless turnover. Seamless turnover. Dahil baka may tao sila sa loob, ayaw namin yon. Ayaw namin maperwisyo,” Devanadera emphasized at the sidelines of the CDC signing a memorandum of agreement with the Central Luzon Media Association and the Capampangan in Media Inc. for the establishment of the Clark Media Center on Dec. 20.
Devanadera noted that the contesting party Metro Clark Waste Management Corp. had no more authority to operate the Kalangitan waste facility.
In a Notice of Resolution issued on Dec. 16, 2024 by the Division Clerk of Court of the Court of Appeals in relation to case number CA-GR SP No. 186856, the 10th Division of the Court granted CDC and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority’s prayer for a temporary restraining order (TRO) “ordering the suspension of the implementation of the WPI” issued last October 29 by Judge Ronald Leo T. Haban of the RTC, Branch 66, Capas Tarlac.
The Court also prohibits said judge or any other court “from further proceeding with the injunction case until the Court of Appeals shall have resolved all the issues raised” in CDC and BCDA’s petition. The TRO shall be effective for 60 days.
BCDA welcomes CA decision
“With this development, the BCDA hopes to get a step closer towards resolving legal issues that hinder the government from pursuing sustainable, future-proof, and high-impact projects in New Clark City for the benefit of more Filipinos,” the BCDA said in a statement welcoming the CA decision.
“The BCDA estimates about 30,000 jobs to be generated from the industrial redevelopment of the 100-hectare landfill area,” it added. Punto News Team
