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Filipinos worldwide were dismayed to learn about the massive fire that gutted the Manila Central Post Office building, a 97-year-old structure considered to be an architectural treasure and declared as an “Important Cultural Property” by the National Museum of the Philippines in November 2018. It was similarly heartbreaking to watch videos of the burning building which took 80 firetrucks and 30 hours before the firemen declared a “fire out” – with damage initially estimated at P300 million.
Because of Manila’s zoning ordinance and the post office’s designation as an ‘important cultural property,’ no other building can be constructed on the site except for the post office
At least 42 members of the House of Representatives have filed a resolution seeking an in-depth inquiry into what caused the fire that razed the Manila Central Post Office early this week.