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Libingan ng mga Bayani invaded by squatters; Our heroes losing land to human pests
Topic Started: Oct 17 2012, 04:24 AM (400 Views)
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now, how can we "reclaim" Libingan from pests called squatters?

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Heroes losing land to squatters at Libingan
By Christian V. Esguerra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
10:49 pm | Saturday, October 13th, 2012


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GRAVE THREATS. Clusters of shanties competing for space within the Libingan ng mga Bayani property could be clearly seen along its perimeter walls in Taguig City. ARNOLD ALMACEN


A senior lawmaker on Saturday sounded the alarm over the proliferation of informal settlers at Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery), the final resting place of former presidents, war veterans, ranking military officers, notable government officials and national artists.

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The squatters have apparently ignored warnings from the government and continue to occupy portions of the cemetery, “a situation which may later on affect its function as a final resting place for deserving Filipinos,” Biazon said in a statement.

“The Libingan ng mga Bayani may no longer be the resting place for deserving Filipinos and soldiers who died in the line of duty because a big portion of it is currently being occupied by informal settlers,” he said of the 117-hectare military cemetery in Fort Bonifacio.

Noting that the cemetery is a “national shrine,” the congressman called for an inventory of the number of plots still available and asked the House committee to determine “what to do with (the) informal settlers.”

Biazon cited an earlier court ruling that found Erlinda Belaya, an informal settler, guilty of violating provisions of the Urban Development and Housing Act after she “occupied the land which is classified as a national shrine without the approval of the Department of National Defense and Philippine Army Task Group Bantay.”

The congressman said the task group “repeatedly and consistently conducted dialogues with the informal settlers to translate (in) layman’s terms the factual information in order to convince them to vacate the (cemetery) peacefully.”


A 2007 Inquirer report said only about 16 hectares of burial space were left at Libingan, which was established in 1947.

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