Mario causes heavy downpour, flooding in Metro Cebu

Anie M. Paujana, Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/18/2014

Classes are suspended in all towns and cities in Cebu while thousands of passengers heading to work were stranded when rains brought by tropical depression Mario caused metro-wide flooding. The state weather bureau Pagasa warned of heavy…

PR man’s contract hits snag

Doris C. Bongcac 09/18/2014

The Cebu City Council yesterday renewed the six-month contracts for 18 consultants but paused on rehiring public relations practitioner Cerwin Eviota under the office of the mayor. “There may be a conflict of interest on his part,”…

Robinsons to finish road concreting before Sinulog

Doris C. Bongcac 09/17/2014

DUSTY and bumpy roads surrounding the mixed use development of Robinsons Land Corp. at the North Reclamation Area (NRA) will be replaced with concrete roads before next year’s Sinulog in January 2015. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama…

Rama: City will deal with wall dispute

Doris C. Bongcac 09/17/2014

The perimeter wall on Geonzon Street in barangay Apas, Cebu IT Park in Cebu City will have to go, if Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama had his way. He said the Provincial Board (PB) resolution asking Cebu…

LBC has 3 days to comply with notice to hire guards

Doris C. Bongcac 09/17/2014

After sending out notices to LBC branches in Cebu city to hire blue guards or face closure, Mayor Michal Rama said he will go after other business establishments engaged in handling money. He directed City Legal Officer…

Rama to sign closure order for LBC outlets today

Doris C. Bongcac 09/16/2014

LBC branches in Cebu City will be served notices today or tomorrow reminding them to have blue guards secure their establishments or risk having their business permits revoked. City Legal Officer Jerone Castillo showed reporters a copy…

Why mall owner won’t demolish creek structures

Doris C. Bongcac 09/16/2014

The Oriente theater complex, where Colonnade Mall and Supermarket is located, already existed even before a law was passed delineating the three meter easement from water bodies, company lawyer Mark Avila said. Avila said the Cebu City…

Some have to wait: City mayor reduces budget request by P174M

Doris C. Bongcac 09/16/2014

These projects will have to wait a little longer for funding: allowances of Cebu city fiscals, a lot purchase for the new Sapangdaku Elementary School, construction of a new Lorega Public Market, and the city’s street lighting…

‘Keep kids safe’

Doris C. Bongcac 09/14/2014

Make sure your children are in a safe place when rains fall. This reminder from   the head of operations of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council to parents and guardians of children came ahead…

Brass statues of Serging O, Don Vicente arrive in Cebu

Doris C. Bongcac 09/12/2014

MONUMENTS honoring two Cebuano greats will soon rise in front of Cebu City’s legislative building. Brass statues of former senator Sergio “Serging” Osmena Jr. and Don Vicente Rama made by sculptor Eduardo Castrillo are now in the…

Only 60 families allowed to rebuild

Doris C. Bongcac 09/11/2014

More than a month after being displaced by a fire, only half of the more than 100 families of barangay San Roque in Cebu City will be allowed to rebuild at the fire site. Colin Rosell, Department…

Campo 5 in Talisay is ‘no habitation zone’

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/07/2014

Mayor JVR appeals to residents to move out of harm’s way The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has declared the landslide-prone area of Campo 5 in barangay Manipis…

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