The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) and Cebu Capitol are in a dispute over whether the CPA, as an independent port created by special law, is exempt from obtaining building permits from the Cebu City Government. The National Building Code law requires building permits for all government agencies, but the CPA argues that it is outside the jurisdiction of the city government. The issue highlights the need for a clear understanding of the extent and limits of authority for different agencies.
The public works chief, under the National Building Code law, is 'the building official,' the original chief enforcer before local OBOs were created. Appeals from adverse rulings of local OBOs on
in the ongoing dispute between the Cebu City Government and Cebu Port Authority is the issue of whether the local government can compel CPA to secure building permits for its multiple structures in the port area, brought to a head by a 'raid' on the Aduana.Despite several warnings from City Hall's Office of the Building Official , the constructions allegedly continued.
and DPWH rules and regulations. The city's OBO has the duty, 'upon complaint or motu propio and after due notice and hearing, to initiate ... issuance of stoppage order or an order of discontinuance, or use of the occupancy of the building/structure or portion thereof.' The building official shall also 'undertake such other duties and tasks as may be assigned by the Mayor or the Sanggunian from time to time.
Building Permits Cebu Port Authority Cebu City Government National Building Code Jurisdiction Dispute
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