Railway for PH

Editorial 06/02/2016

Amid his pronouncements over his Cabinet appointments and his controversial statements on his campaign against crime and the killings of journalists, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte pledged to pursue a railway project that would crisscross the country’s major urban…

Rama suspicious over reshuffling of cop chiefs

Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan 04/27/2016

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama voiced suspicion over the reshuffling of police precinct chiefs in the city barely two weeks ahead of the May 9 elections, saying it could be part of a plan to favor his…

Commuters as cattle

Stephen D. Capillas 04/21/2016

An item in the “Mao Ba” section of this paper reaffirmed in two paragraphs or so why I hate having to ride in jeepneys and to a lesser extent, other forms of mass public transport. The item…

BRT may be awarded before P-Noy exits

Carmel Loise Matus 03/31/2016

THE awarding of the winning bidder of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project may be done before President Benigno Aquino III leaves office, Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya said yesterday. In yesterday’s press conference,…

Bus firm offers to service new Robinsons mall

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/14/2016

A CEBU City-based bus firm offered to service routes heading to and from the recently opened Robinsons Galleria Cebu (RGC). In a letter addressed to Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival Sr., KMK Transport Corp. sought the Cebu…

The Cebu and Central Visayas economy under P-Noy

Fernando Fajardo 01/28/2016

With 5,000 sq. km. in land area, Cebu is 4.8 times bigger than Hong Kong and 7.4 times bigger than Singapore. Like the two city states, Cebu is also strategically located. It has a good seaport and…

City Hall to seek ban exemption for BRT

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/22/2016

Cebu City Hall expects to see detailed engineering plans for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system finalized at the end of this month in order to start procurement of materials and services for the project before this…

Cebu Daily News Rewind 2015 (Part 3)

Stephen D. Capillas 01/07/2016

TWO turnovers — a spacious pavilion to be used for the 2016 International Eucharistic Congress  and a fleet of European-made  buses to be operated by retail giant SM with a Manila-based partner to bring customers to and…

Southbound travel blues

Editorial 12/01/2015

The decision by the Cebu Provincial Bus Operators Association to acquire their own fleet of buses to service routes covered by the SM MyBus units is not only practical but a welcome development. Their decision may not…

LTFRB approves MyBus application for Talisay-Mambaling route

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/26/2015

THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) approved the franchise for three SM MyBus units last Tuesday, Nov. 24. The order was signed by regional LTFRB director Reynaldo Elnar. The approved franchise application covers the route…

‘My Bus’ redux

Jobers R. Bersales 11/12/2015

I signed an online petition a few days ago requesting government officials to approve the franchise and operation of the High Quality Public Transport System (HQPTS) My Bus in Metro Cebu.  The petition is one of many…

Airy, sunny stations eyed for Cebu BRT

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/04/2015

Well-ventilated stations with curved roofs patterned after flower petals and yellow grills will be built along the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route in Cebu City in the next two years. Average waiting time for passengers will…

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