Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) official reported a portion of the Forbes Park perimeter wall in Makati City collapsed.
MMDA advised the motorists, bikers, and pedestrians passing by EDSA to stay clear of the said area.
EDSA Traffic chief Bong Nebrija said part of the wall suddenly collapsed, leaving some of its debris on Saturday morning.
Fortunately, no one got injured after the potion of the Forbes Park wall collapsed.
“Other parts of the wall are also at the brink of collapse as well, this is an accident waiting to happen [e]specially now that the soil is saturated because of the rain,” he stressed in his Facebook post.
” Anyway, pedestrians, bikers, and motorists frequenting this location must watch out and stay clear of this wall,” he added.
Nebrija said the MMDA already called the attention of the homeowners association of Forbes Park regarding the condition of the perimeter wall years ago. However, he said nothing had been done to address the issue.
“Hindi nagkulang MMDA sa paalala sa kanila. Sinabihan na sila year ago,” he said in an interview.
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Portion of Forbes Park perimeter wall collapsed – MMDA
“I hope an immediate action could be done by the homeowners in the exclusive subdivision to address this matter,” he expressed.
“In case something happens, it is their responsibility. It is not a government fence,” he warned.
Forbes Park is a private subdivision, gated community, and barangay in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. Established in 1949, Forbes Park was named after William Cameron Forbes, the fifth American Governor-General of the Philippines during the American Insular Government.
It is divided into Forbes Park North and Forbes Park South by McKinley Road. It is bounded roughly by EDSA to the northwest, Taguig (Fort Bonifacio, which includes Bonifacio Global City) to the east, the Maricaban Creek to the south and southeast, and Acacia Avenue/Dasmariñas Village to the west.
Park is home to the Manila Golf and Country Club and the Manila Polo Club. It has been called the “Beverly Hills of Manila” and many of the country’s wealthiest families, as well as foreign diplomats, live there.