Sunog sa Central Post Office, pinatatalupan ng mga solon

Manila, Philippines – Pinaiimbestigahan ng may 42 kongresista ang sanhi ng sunog na tumupok sa bahagi ng gusali ng Central Post Office.

Pinangunahan ni Pangasinan Rep. Christopher de Venecia, Chairman ng House Committee on Creative Industry & Performing Arts ang may 42 kongresista sa sanhi ng nasabing sunog na sumira sa bahagi ng neoclassical Manila Central Post Office building na maituturing na “historic structure, architectural elements and invaluable cultural artifacts.”

Iginiit ng 42 mambabatas na kabilang sa Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Bloc (ACCIB) ng 19th Congress na kailangang masiyasat ang pinagmulan ng sunog “considering its significance as a heritage site, with the end view of addressing the government’s intervention and mandates, as well as maximizing the government’s effort in protecting, preserving, and safeguarding our heritage sites.”

Giit ni de Venecia na nakaaalarma ang ilang report na kulang sa pamatay-sunog ang gusali gayong ito ay maituturing na bahagi ng kasaysayan ng bansa.

“There have been news reports that the historic MCPO building did not have any kind of fire suppression system or even water sprinklers.”

Nararapat lamang aniya na mabatid din kung bakit inabot ng 30 oras bago naapula ang apoy.

“It took about 30 hours to declare fire out. Apparently, this may have been a disaster waiting to happen. We will certainly take a close look to ascertain the real timeline of events during the fire and the building maintenance and security logs.”

Nais ding matukoy ng mga kongresista kung ano-anong gusali na pag-aari ng gobyerno ang walang nakalatag na sistema sa pag-apula ng apoy o pamatay sunog.

“Later on, we also want to know from the Bureau of Fire Protection and the GSIS, which insures government property, to identify the old buildings of the government have no fire suppression systems, especially the historic ones, including the National Museum, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the National Library, and the University of the Philippines,” dagdag pa ni De Venecia. Meliza Maluntag