Cebu City OBO chief to permit applicants: Transact and pay online

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Cebuanos no longer have to physically visit the Office of the Building Official (OBO) at the Cebu City to apply for permits and make the corresponding payments. Architect Florante Catalan, the OBO head, said…

Cebu City OBO chief commits to 1-hour processing of building permits

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It will only take an hour to process building permits in Cebu City. This was the commitment of the Cebu City OBO head Architect Florante Catalan to city residents during a media forum…

Cebu City’s OBO identifies old structures for demolition, renovation

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 07/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Building Official (OBO) in Cebu City has identified several abandoned structures for demolition or retrofitting after inspections revealed its unsafe and poor condition. Among the structures identified for demolition…

OBO to construction safety officers: Do your job

Dyrecka Letigio 09/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Office of the Building Official (OBO) is reminding construction safety officers to ensure safety of workers.  Building Official, Architect Florante Catalan, said that safety officers have a huge role in the success…

8 suspensions, 330 notices of violation issued by OBO this year for safety concerns

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Office of the Building Official (OBO) has issued suspension orders to 8 construction projects and issued notices of violation to 330 other sites in the city this year for lack…

Application for building permit in Cebu City now online starting Oct. 1

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The application for a building permit in Cebu City can already be done online starting October 1, 2020.  Architect Florante Catalan, the head of the Office of the Building Official (OBO), revealed in…

OBO orders mitigation measures in Kamputhaw condotel construction

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Cebu City Office of the Building Official (OBO) said that the contractors of an ongoing construction of a condominium-hotel (condotel) in Barangay Kamputhaw in Cebu City promised to put up mitigation measures in…

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