{"id":24554,"date":"2014-09-02T14:57:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T06:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=24554"},"modified":"2014-09-02T21:59:54","modified_gmt":"2014-09-02T13:59:54","slug":"makati-building-not-world-class-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/09\/02\/makati-building-not-world-class-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Makati building not \u2018world-class\u2019 \u2013 experts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV. Photo courtesy of Trillanes’ Facebook page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 Experts tapped by the Senate blue ribbon committee said the 11-story Makati City Hall Parking Building \u2013which has gypsum boards covered with rolling vinyl- on its internal walls and office floors, is not world-class.<\/p>\n

Architects, engineers and a quantity surveyor were asked by the committee to help them determine whether a big amount of fund was spent for the building\u2019s construction.<\/p>\n

In an inspection conducted on Monday by Senators Aquilino Pimentel III and Antonio Trillanes IV with the experts, the lawmakers said the building was a \u201caverage, standard office building,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d say it\u2019s a modern building of average standard, but I wouldn\u2019t consider it to be world-class standard,\u201d quantity surveyor Greg Jackson, said.<\/p>\n

Though, the experts are yet to conduct a categorical statement on the building\u2019s construction cost, all of them noted that there was nothing unusual in the finishes, materials and design details of the building.<\/p>\n

The building which was constructed from 2007 to 2012 with five floors of office and storage space has a roof deack with a garden and six parking levels.<\/p>\n

There was no centralized air conditioning for the 11th<\/sup> and 10th<\/sup> floors of the building, which consisted mainly of storage spaces.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, after personally seeing the building and hearing the opinions of the experts, Trillanes commented that the building was indeed, \u2018grossly overpriced.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the ocular inspection, there is no doubt in my mind that it is grossly overpriced,\u201d the senator said.<\/p>\n

Cavite Gov. Juanito Victor \u201cJonvic\u201d Remulla, Binay\u2019s spokesman, however, dismissed the allegations of Trillanes saying the statement of the senator were biased and subjective.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is important is that the materials used are the same ones reflected in the bill of materials, bidding was conducted and that the Commission on Audit audited the entire process and rendered a finding that there was no overpricing,\u201d the governor said in a statement quoted from the Philippine Daily Inquirer.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOutside these issues, they are subjective, biased statements,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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