Boljoon town to decide: Sandy shore or reclamation?

Marian Z. Codilla 12/15/2014

Boljoon  town council set to support  DPWH coastal project and excavation of Ili Rock for ‘public safety’; Seascape to have 20-meter-wide pavement   The Boljoon municipal council will decide today whether  to proceed with a reclamation project…

DPWH gets Capitol support to resume Boljoon projects

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/11/2014

The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) supported the resumption of excavation of Ili Rock in Boljoon town  and a reclamation by  the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) that were put on hold in the past two…

Boljoon reclamation has no permit

Marian Z. Codilla 12/06/2014

  DENR 7: Remove excavated rocks atop Ili Rock before the typhoon comes Piles of excavated limestone on top of Ili Rock in Boljoon town, south Cebu must be removed immediately before typhoon Ruby reaches the Visayas…

Kawasan opens, but guides required; Boljoon cleans up

Marian Z. Codilla, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/01/2014

  Kawasan Falls, which sustained damage from tropical depression Queenie, opened to the public yesterday, but authorities will require tourists to have tour guides. In Boljoon town, residents started cleaning up a flooded school to the resumption…

Killer ‘Queenie’

Ares P. Gutierrez, Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Peter L. Romanillos 11/28/2014

Seven-year-old Jason Baldado was soundly asleep with his mother, Alona,  inside their shanty in barangay Sto. Niño in Malabuyoc town,  southern Cebu when heavy rains brought by tropical  depression Queenie fell before dawn Thursday. Queenie, the 20th…

Language of development

11/26/2014

  Because the landscape has been destroyed. I say it is a result of ignorance.  One is talking one language and the other one in another language and they haven’t come together. They are misinformed. If you…

The department of progress without heritage, DPWH

Jobers R. Bersales 11/26/2014

The social media sites Facebook and YouTube have become the venue for heritage advocates and enthusiasts who are seething mad over the alleged pronouncement of Engr. Marlon Marollano, chief planning officer and project engineer of the Department…

DPWH exec ‘not aware’ of sale of limestone

Marian Z. Codilla 11/26/2014

The Cebu 4th  Engineering District of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will not investigate  the alleged selling of limestone  excavated from  Ili Rock in Boljoon town, southern Cebu. District Engr. James Dellosa said he…

Desecrate not Boljoon’s treasures

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 11/24/2014

Cebu Daily News’ continuing page one news on the shameless destruction of Boljoon’s cultural heritage, the Ili Rock, its pristine white sand and the lush seagrass by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) opened the…

Long-term damage seen on Boljoon coastline

Marian Z. Codilla 11/24/2014

The damage wrought by siltation on the coast of Boljoon town that was caused by the reclamation project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in sitio Talisay, barangay Poblacion won’t be seen immediately. “We…

Boljoon residents’ outcry heard

Marian Z. Codilla 11/22/2014

TOWN’S OUTCRY HEARD DPWH to suspend coastal  reclamation but Ili Rock excavation will go on Fishermen in Boljoon town were relieved yesterday to hear an engineer of the Dept. of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announce that…

Scarred mountain

Marian Z. Codilla 11/21/2014

DPWH sets public hearing today for P89M Boljoon project A public consultation is set at 2 p.m. today by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Boljoon town to explain the damage in Ili Rock.…

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