Floating bridge to link Cebu, Negros eyed

Dominic D. Yasay 01/27/2017

A FLOATING bridge to connect Cebu and Negros Island is being pushed by Rep. Herminio “Harry” Roque as his way of thanking the Cebuanos and the Negrenses who helped vote him to office. Roque said this bridge…

MAO BA?

Editorial 01/25/2017

IN AID OF LEGISLATION THERE are newly elected officials who are unaware about the extent of their authority. A councilor who called for a press conference mentioned that he wanted the media to call the attention of…

Provincial Capitol: Of fresh mandates and new chapters

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/02/2017

(Part 1) In true Cebuano fashion, the year 2016 kicked off with the Sinulog festivities; but for the Cebu provincial government, last year’s events had a different twist in light of Cebu’s hosting of the 51st International…

Veco brings back color to Cansaga playground

PR 12/15/2016

VISAYAN Electric Company (Veco) employees and volunteers rehabilitated last Nov. 19 a playground under the New Cansaga Bay Bridge in Consolacion town, northern Cebu that the power distribution utility built for the community in 2012. Around 30…

Cebu bizmen: Cebu-Bohol bridge will spur tourism, economic growth

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/07/2016

CEBUANO business leaders are looking forward to the planned Cebu-Bohol Friendship Bridge, a project which they said will help spur the economies of the two neighboring island-provinces. Gordon Alan Joseph, president of the Cebu Business Club (CBC),…

Bridges to link Cebu to Bohol, Leyte, Negros Or. pushed

Inquirer, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Leo Udtohan, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/06/2016

17.5-km Cebu-Bohol Friendship Bridge project gets Neda Board’s nod If plans don’t miscarry, travel to Cebu from Bohol or even as far as Leyte and Negros Oriental on the western side of Cebu will just be one…

Dingdong Dantes: The man behind the hood

Apple Ta-as, Maria Niza Mariñas 11/19/2016

EVEN when he’s wearing a plain T-shirt and jeans, actor Dingdong Dantes drew stares when he walked into the room— proof that there’s something about the man that’s hard to ignore. As one of the nation’s biggest…

Suba Bridge damaged, temporarily closed to motor vehicles

Lesley Cara Delos Santos 11/17/2016

The Suba Bridge in Barangay Catarman, Liloan, Cebu, a town 20.7 km north of Cebu City, is temporarily closed after one of its support beam broke Wednesday night. Citizens reported hearing a loud cracking sound coming from…

Construction of culvert bridge to Inayawan landfill to continue

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/04/2016

Cebu City Hall will push through with the ongoing construction of a bridge of culverts connecting the South Road Properties (SRP) to the Inayawan landfill despite pleas from nearby fishermen. Mayor Tomas Osmeña said there are far…

Fisherfolk protest culvert bridge built across SRP

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/03/2016

Culvert bridge meant for garbage trucks bars motorboats from crossing channel Fisherman Samuel Taraya recalled passing through the channel near the Inayawan landfill where he would join his father to catch fish. Even when the South Road…

Two-way traffic in old bridge to resume on Monday

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/05/2016

Starting Monday, the old Mandaue-Mactan Bridge will already be open to two-way vehicular traffic for 24 hours. This after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced that they have already finished repair works on the…

Band-aid solution

Editorial 06/24/2016

If the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) keeps its word that it will finish the repairs on the Mandaue-Mactan bridge by August this year, then the commuters and motorists coming from or heading to Lapu-Lapu…

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