Owner ordered to demolish gutted Pasay mall
Citing that the remaining structures at the gutted Galleria Baclaran Mall in
City Engineer Edwin Javaluyas said they already sent Transnational Construction Corp. a letter directing the firm to demolish the building, which was destroyed in a fire last Jan. 3.
“In the letter, we indicated for the operator not to allow tenants to come back and occupy the building. It is unsafe to do that,” Javaluyas said.
He added that Racquel Cruz, mall manager, also submitted a letter requesting the city government to condemn the building.
Pasay City Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad said a team from the City Engineer’s Office will have to check on the demolition activity once it is undertaken by a team that would be sent by the building owner.
A report submitted by Javaluyas to
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