Duterte puts reclamation applications on hold

Ador Vincent Mayol, Nestle Semilla 04/02/2022

CEBU CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a stop to the processing of applications for reclamation projects in the country due to reports of corruption. Speaking to top government officials from Central Visayas on Thursday night,…

Reclamation projects: Boom or bust?

Ador Vincent Mayol, Connie Fernandez-Brojan 02/20/2022

(Last of two parts) CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines —For many local governments around the country, reclamation projects can be their ticket to economic progress. According to lawyer Janilo Rubiato, Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) general manager and chief executive officer,…

Reshaping Cebu: Reclamation projects

Ador Vincent Mayol, Connie Fernandez-Brojan 02/13/2022

(First of two parts) CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — In a few years, Cebu may no longer be that long and narrow island province on Central Visayas’ map. It may just take a new shape as four…

Experts: Cebu town reclamation to cause ‘irreversible’ damage to ecology

Ador Vincent Mayol 11/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Environmental experts here have warned of the dangers of its 235.8-hectare reclamation project in Consolacion town, Cebu, being pushed by the local officials in partnership with a private consortium. “Should the reclamation…

Congressman sits in private firm tapped to reclaim 235 hectares in Cebu town

Ador Vincent Mayol 10/13/2021

CEBU CITY––An environmental lawyer and a former commissioner of the Presidential Commission on the Urban Poor are questioning the legality and capacity of a consortium to undertake a 235.8-hectare reclamation project in northern Cebu town. Lawyer Rose-Liza…

Faith grows on Kinatarcan Island in Cebu

Ador Vincent Mayol 05/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — The people of Kinatarcan Island off the western coast of Cebu province felt something was missing even if they were living in paradise. “We craved for something more, the one that physical…

Lapulapu: Hero behind the myth

Ador Vincent Mayol 04/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — He is widely celebrated as the first Filipino hero. But apart from successfully warding off Spanish invaders 500 years ago, very little is reliably known about Lapulapu. “Nobody knows what happened to…

Resort slapped with P10K fine, warning for discrimination

Ador Vincent Mayol 01/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) has issued a warning and slapped a P10,000 fine on a posh resort on Mactan Island for its “poor handling” of a guest and a…

Central Visayas loses P35.5B in tourism revenue

Ador Vincent Mayol 12/07/2020

CEBU CITY—Central Visayas has lost $713 million, or about P35.5 billion, in tourism revenue from foreign arrivals due to quarantine restrictions and border closures brought about by the coronavirus disease pandemic. Efren Carreon, regional director of the…

Cebu BRT project to affect 150 structures

Ador Vincent Mayol 11/28/2020

CEBU CITY—At least 150 residential and commercial structures in this city are set to be demolished to give way to the road-widening project for the 39.88-kilometer Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, which will be implemented starting…

Cebu solon plans to file bill making it lawful for gov’t to take over telcos

Ador Vincent Mayol, Carla Gomez - @inquirerdotnet 08/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A member of the House of Representatives from Cebu City said he planned to file a bill to make it legal for the government to take over the construction and operation of telecommunications facilities like…

Dominguez promises enough funds to buy vaccines

Ador Vincent Mayol 08/06/2020

CEBU CITY –– Amid the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III assures Filipinos of adequate funds to purchase vaccines once these are available. In an economic forum on Thursday, August 6,…

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