A COMMERCIAL district is what the Capitol has planned for Camp Lapu-Lapu, a Province-owned property occupied by the military, an official said yesterday.
The development will start in the first quarter of 2011, after the guidelines recommended by the Technical Working Group are signed by Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and the Department of National Defense, said lawyer Rory Jon Sepulveda, consultant on information and revenue generation of the Provincial Government.
The military has agreed to return 80.3 hectares in Barangays Banilad, Lahug and Apas, all in Cebu City, to the Province.
Of the total area, 30 to 40 hectares are occupied by the Central Command (Centcom), National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, Civil Relations Group, Philippine Army’s engineering battalion, Camp Lapu-Lapu Hospital, Army Reserve Force and the parade grounds, among others.
The rest are occupied by trees and settlers.
The Technical Working Group, composed of both Capitol and military representatives, is for the Armed Forces to abandon Camp Lapu-Lapu after their facilities are relocated.
Sepulveda said that the governor wants big developers to submit project proposals, so whoever will be awarded the contract will be the one to spend for the military’s relocation.
One of the site’s attractions is its nearness to the Asiatown IT Park and large hotels.
Interested parties may submit unsolicited proposals.
Sepulveda clarified the development will cover only the areas occupied by the Armed Forces and will not affect the lots occupied by settlers.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on December 31, 2010.
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