CARAMOAN AIRPORT
Three more expropriation cases have been filed by the provincial government of Camarines Sur against the remaining owners of the 103–hectare proposed airport site in Caramoan, Camarines Sur alongside the town proper bringing to at least 107 families the number of defendants in the civil cases.
This developed even as Undersecretary for Religious Affairs Fatima Valdes disclosed that DOTC Secretary Leandro Mendoza has decided to recall the P45-million allocation for the project.
The first expropriation case involving 18 families under special case no. T-1064 is already being heard in the sala of Judge Noel de Guzman Paulite at RTC Branch 30 in San Jose, Camarines Sur.
The provincial government has offered to buy the properties at only P6.80 per square meter or P68, 000.00 per hectare. Part of the proposed airport site includes residential areas including the present Partido State University Caramoan Campus while the rest are within the coverage area of the Hanopol Dam irrigation System.
At least two of the next three cases will be heard in the sala of Judge Ma. Angela Acompañado Arroyo at RTC Branch 25 also in San Jose, Camarines Sur.
Named respondents under special civil case No. T-1076 were Amparo Cecilia represented by Francisco Borja, Agripino Alarcon represented by Gimeno Lopez; Verginia Berja, Tomasa Alarcon, Josefi na Berja, Alfredo Ruiz represented by Meden Ruiz and Porferio Ruiz represented by Ferdinand Ferran.
Respondents in Special Civil case no. T-1068 are Salvador Ulpina, Felipe Sapian, Leo Alcantara, Maria Ruiz, Wulfrano Ricafort, Agapito Violata, Soledad Bermil, heirs of Pedro Arcilla represented by Tito Arcilla, Florencio Azaña, Crispin Beltran, heirs of Melanio Recto represented by Juan Alarte, Julio Ables, Melanio Recto, Job Palaya, Angeles Lopez, heirs of Delfin Beriso represented by Josefina Refugia, Orville Ruiz, Trinidad Señar, Monina San Pablo, Corazon Lavidao and heirs of Zacarias Obias represented by Malen Naa.
Under Special Civil case No. T-1066 the defendants include: Eden Palaya, spouses Edwin and Rosalina Señar, Jose Belleza represented by Juanita Belleza, Eutiquiano Aquino represented by Servanda Valencia, Eulogio Alcantara, Epifanio Valer, Felipe Sapian represented by Carmen Sapian, Cayetano Gorobat, Maria Padua, Consuelo Ables represented by Lucena Gonzaga, Pedro Cordis represented by Teodora Cordis, Jaime Berja, RCBNC represented by Danny Reyes, Vicente Amaro represented by Minda Lopez;
Bartolome Velasco represented by Edmundo Velasco, Edmundo Ruiz, Primo Ruiz represented by Neri Hufancia, Gregoria Cañeza represented by Lea Totanes, Antonio Cepeda represented by Lydia Cordis, Soledad Torregrosa represented by Evelyn Alarcon, Julio Versoza, Orvile Ruiz, Juana Ruiz represented by Ursolino Ruiz, Jose Cama represented by Gracia Cama, heirs of Delfina Alvarez represented by Frank Alvarez, Buenvenuto Moraño represented by Romulo Moraño, spouses Alfredo and Merly Boncodin, Ludovico Huit, Bienvenido Huit, Santos Huit represented by Romulo Moraño, Felomena Ruiz represented by Rene Torregosa; Eladio Ruiz, Felizardo Bañas, Paz Sarmiento, Angeles Basiño, Eusebio Basiño, Zosima Ruiz, Domingo Ruiz, Vicente Huit represented by Emma Huit, Juana Ruiz represented by Ursolino Enciso, heirs of Josefina Aguirre represented by Rosario Clores, Crispin Berja represented by Vicente Berja, heirs of Alberto Arcilla represented by Milo Arcilla, Honario Alarkon, Florentino Ortua represented by Richard Ortua, heirs of Juan Obias represented by Malen Naa, Augustia Buenafe represented by Fred Velasco, Felisa Beltran represented by Melita Luzande, Godofredo Cepeda, Buenvenido Violata, Luz Avila represented by Emilio Avila, Francisco Borja, Meden Jallores represented by Eugene Sapian, Mateo Sarmiento, Honorio Corporal represented by Lucia Corporal, Rodrigo Cepeda;
Eulalia Alcantara represented by Teresita Lopez, Matilde Alcantara, Policarpio Alcantara represented by Teresita Lopez, Luis Rivera represented by Mary Grace Ruiz, Domingo Clores, Eladio Sarmiento represented by Benjamin Fernandez, Soledad Berja, Corazon Lavindao, Esteban Azaña represented by Miller Padua, Gaudioso Azaña represented by Lelia Aldama.
The first expropriation case now being heard in the sala of Judge Paulite involved the following defendants: Purifi cacion Altez, Maximino Azaña, Manuel Azaña, Gavino Azaña, heirs of Marcial Alarkon represented by Corazon de los Santos, Patricia Arcilla, Gregorio Alvarez, Policarpio Beltran, Asuncion Berja, Nenita Borja, Jose Cama, Magno Clores, Luis Ellen, Vicente Fernando, heirs of Catalino Palaya represented by Virginia Palaya, Felizardo Ruiz, Domingo Ruiz and heirs of Marcela Virtuz represented by Edmundo Ruiz.
The proposed airport is opposed by the municipal government of Caramoan and the barangay councils of barangays affected by the airport site namely, Binanuahan, Lubas, Terogo, Tawog and Cadong. The Caramoan District Teachers and Employees Association (CADISTEA) and the Caramoan Parish Pastoral Council also sent separate petitions signed by more than 500 members to President Arroyo signifying their opposition to the planned airport saying it is too close to the residential area and within the coverage area of Hanopol Dam Irrigation System which will serve only 250 hectares. The government already spent about P110 million for the irrigation project which had been sought by Caramoan farmers for a long, long time as there is no existing irrigation system in the remote coastal town which habitually experiences shortage of rice supply.
Residents said if the airport site is transferred to another site possibly near barangay Paniman close to the tourism zone they would have no objection at all.
Defendants in the expropriation case are represented by Bishop Manolo A. de los Santos, D.D. through their counsel Atty. Amador L. Simando. The defendants had executed a special power of attorney designating Bishop de los Santos, who is actually one of the heirs of the properties involved in the expropriation case, as their representative.
