A second look at the BRT

Editorial 08/29/2014

Proponents of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Cebu City cheered when President Benigno Aquino III finally gave it the green light in his State of the Nation Address (SONA). An idea that saw first light…

P9.48 billion released for Cebu BRT project

Inquirer 08/29/2014

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced that it released P9.48 billion to fund Cebu’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system last Wednesday. “Once completed, the project will give Cebu’s commuters a fast, comfortable and cost-effective mode…

Cebu City to earthball 2,024 trees affected by BRT routes

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/23/2014

As much as possible, trees along the routes of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Cebu City will not be cut down. They will be carefully replanted somewhere else. This was the assurance of Cebu City…

MOU signing rolls out BRT project

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/17/2014

CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, setting in motion the next crucial steps for the project’s implementation. “This signing sets on paper the…

Bidding for BRT engineering study set in September

Doris C. Bongcac 07/05/2014

THE Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) will schedule the bidding for the detailed project engineering study of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) for September this year. By the fourth quarter, the winning bidder can then start…

Councilors to scrutinize Mayor Rama’s wish list

Doris C. Bongcac 07/04/2014

Councilors allied with the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK)  said they will continue to fiscalize every proposed measure as well as scrutinize projects and transaction entered into by the Rama administration. Councilor Margot Osmeña, wife of former mayor…

Undisciplined PUJ drivers

06/30/2014

The utter unpreparedness of drivers of public utility vehicles to deliver quality service when the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system sees the light of day is a blind spot that the Cebu city government leaders can’t ignore.…

Rama wants a hand in BRT management

Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/11/2014

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama wants the Cebu City government to be actively involved in the operations of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in the city. Rama flew to Manila to meet with representatives from World Bank…

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