TACLOBAN CITY – The Tacloban City Sub-District Engineering Office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) here said Friday they are continuously intensifying their drive against violators of the Road-Right-Of-Way (RROW) along the various national highways of the city to make the national roads safe for travel.

District Engineer Arnaldo "Butch" R. Bonifacio said they are intensifying their drive against RROW violators to clear the national road of obstructions to make the travel along the national roads in the city safe.

Bonifacio said they are implementing the drive without fear or favor as their office is doing their job within the bounds of the law.

He said RROW Special Task Force chief Johnny Soliva has already sent notices to RROW violators and informed barangay officials about the violations in their respective jurisdiction.

Bonifacio expressed his thanks to the local media and the general public for their support and cooperation in the drive to make the national roads safe and comfortable for travel.

Some prominent businessmen, professionals and government officials here have been charged with violation of the Philippine Highway Act for their encroachment on national roads. Some of the accused have voluntarily demolished their illegal structures while the rest have been issued arrest warrants after criminal charges were filed against them before the Tacloban City Prosecutor's Office.

Close to 300 individuals have been charged by their office for the violation of the RROW program, Soliva said.

The DPWH Tacloban City Sub-District Engineering Office is appealing to the public to report to them violators of the RROW or individuals who are using the national highways or roads for their personal use or illegally encroaching on the national highways so that they can immediately remove the obstructions, Bonifacio said.