Council rejects appeal to stay cell site tower demolition

Marc Eric Cosep 09/17/2015

THE Cebu City Council rejected a motion for reconsideration filed by Digitel Mobile Philippines Inc. (DMPI), operator of Sun Cellular, to reconsider the demolition of their cell sites in barangay Apas. In rejecting the motion, the council…

Calvary residents want cell cites demolished ASAP

07/23/2015

RESIDENTS of  Calvary Hills in barangay Apas are asking Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama to order the demolition of   two cellsite towers  in the area. The mayor’s action is needed to implement a May 27 decision of…

Cebu City Council revokes special permits for Globe, Sun towers

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/28/2015

WILL TOWERS GO? Tears of joy were shed by 44-year-old Cristina Baldomar, who has been battling breast cancer. The Cebu City Council yesterday  approved a resolution to revoke special permits issued by the city to Globe Telecom…

Treasure hunters eyed in barangay Apas’ 100-feet deep pit

Apple Ta-as 04/30/2015

An estimated 100-foot-deep open hole was found yesterday morning by barangay officials in sitio Back GMA, barangay Apas, Cebu City. Apas barangay captain Ramil Ayuman said they learned about the hole after receiving a call from a…

Ayala told to address Geonzon wall issue

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/24/2014

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama again chided the lawyer of Cebu Property Ventures and Development Corp. (CPVDC) for going on the offensive by threatening to sue the city government for declaring its wall along W. Geonzon St.…

‘Cell site towers not harmful to Apas folk’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/04/2014

THE Cebu City Council cited the need for health authorities to dispel public belief that radio frequency waves from cell site towers cause cancer. In yesterday’s session, the council raised the complaint of residents of sitio Calvary…

Mines bureau orders halt to Apas ‘treasure hunting’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/27/2014

A couple was ordered to stop their excavation in a steep slope behind their house in barangay Apas, Cebu City to avoid the risk of a landslide. Neighbors openly speculated about the tunnel as a treasure hunting…

Calvary Hills folk push again for removal of cell site towers

Doris C. Bongcac 07/25/2014

Residents of sitio Calvary Hills in barangay Apas who want to evict two cellsite towers as health hazards asked anew the Cebu City Council to push for the revocation of permits issued to Globe Telecom and Sun…

Tug-of-war rages over IT Park road

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/14/2014

Two private companies are fighting over a road in barangay Apas in  Cebu City. Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI), which is constructing a P5-billion business process outsourcing complex on a lot owned by the provincial government, sought the…

Cell site towers don’t cause cancer, health official says

Doris C. Bongcac 06/18/2014

The radio frequency waves received and transmitted by cell site towers don’t cause cancer, a health official said today. During the public hearing held by the Cebu City Council, Dr. Agnet Peralta of the Department of Health…

Waterfront seeks lease of lot 917

Doris C. Bongcac 03/30/2014

The management of Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Lahug proposed a “long-term” lease of the Cebu City government-owned lot 917 located beside their Salinas Drive gate. Vicente Lazaro, the hotel group’s chief engineer, said they needed a…

Judge junks TRO bid, scolds settlers’ lawyers for not telling them the real score

03/20/2014

Dura lex sed lex. The law is harsh, but it is the law. With this legal maxim, Judge Estela Alma Singco of the Cebu City Regional Trial Court Branch 12 yesterday denied the petition of 20 settlers…

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