Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista on Wednesday ordered the resolution of the city’s boundary disputes not only between or among barangays, but also with other local government units.
Discrepancies in boundaries shared by Quezon City with the cities of Marikina, Valenzuela, Manila and Caloocan are the among the priority areas that have to be resolved, he said.
Bautista has instructed the city planning and development department to study how the local government will be able to facilitate a peaceful and amicable settlement of the disputes.
With Marikina City, discrepancies were noted in the vicinity of Ayala Heights and Capitol Park Homes from the Arroyo Creek toward Loyola Grand Villas in Barangay Matandang Balara and in the vicinity of La Vista Subdivision toward Ateneo de Manila University campus in Barangays Pansol and Loyola.
Between Quezon City and Valenzuela, the discrepancy was noted particularly in Barangays San Bartolome and Bagbag along Tullahan River.
As far as the boundary with Manila is concerned, the discrepancy was noted along the corner of A. Bonifacio Avenue and North Cemetery while with Caloocan City, the boundary line at Barangay Baesa has yet to be resolved.
Quezon City’s boundary map was based on the coordinates of the city boundary monuments obtained from the Land Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
There are at least 28 barangays having territorial disputes, such as Commonwealth, Payatas, Libis, Bagumbayan, Sto. Cristo, Ramon Magsaysay, Kaunlaran and San Martin de Porres.