LC eyes cemetery expansion

By Dominic B. dela Cruz

Staff Reporter

AS THE SPACE for new graves dwindles, the Laoag City government has set plans to expand the public cemetery at Brgy. 1.

City assessor Engr. Ruben Domingo confirmed the expansion plan as he said Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas has instructed him to look into the purchase of the lot beside the cemetery.

Domingo added that the two-hectare cemetery is now already congested as he also disclosed that the alleys are now being used as graves.

The assessor further related that they already found 5,000 sq. m lot beside the cemetery but the owners have migrated abroad and this is delaying the process to purchase the lot.

Should the lot be acquired, Domingo said they plan to put up an “apartment-type” of tombs which would be more orderly and would accommodate more.

He also mentioned that an environment-compliance certificate would no longer be needed for the plan as the lot is located just beside the cemetery. But to be sure, he said he would contact the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for proper notice and information,

Meanwhile, city treasurer Ma. Elena Asuncion has long requested the expansion of the public cemetery but this has not been pursued due to the unavailability of land.

With this development, she expressed hopes that Domingo would be able to contact the owners of the proposed lot as she added that a budget has already been allocated for this.

Ms. Fariñas, for her part, ordered Domingo to fast track the negotiations for the acquisition of the lot.

The mayor said the project is needed and funding for this has been incorporated in the 2014 annual budget.

Relative to this, Ms. Fariñas also announced that the city government has granted the request for a Muslim cemetery in the city. An additional request for a higher fence for the cemetery, however is still being processed.

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