Rama: I stand for what is right

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –They may both belong to the Partido Barug-PDP Laban coalition, but Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama said that he does not necessarily have to support all the decisions of Mayor Edgardo Labella. Rama…

Rama on BRT: City Council will have to intervene

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama said he is concerned with the committment fees the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project have incurred five years after loans were taken to fund it.  According…

Cebu City gov’t backs monorail project; Labella assures CCDC endorsement to Neda

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella expressed his full support to the monorail project, which the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has planned to be the backbone of the Integrated Intermodal Transportation System (IITS) in…

DOTr: Cebu’s BRT, cable cars, monorail system up and running in 2021 

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — By 2021, the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), cable cars and monorail that make up the Integrated Intermodal Transport System (IITS) for Metro Cebu will be up and running. That is how the Department…

DOTr begins plans for monorail project in Cebu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has begun the plans for an Integrated Intermodal Transport System (IITS) in Metro Cebu with the monorail as its backbone. DOTr Undersecretary Mark Richmond De Leon came to…

Osmeña: Capitol’s 20-storey building fit for BRT

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The P1.3-billion resource center project of the Capitol complements the P17-billion Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. This was the reason cited by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña as he expressed his support to…

Gwen backs LRT, waste-to-energy solutions

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones and Doris Mae C. Mondragon 04/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Metro Cebu has to keep up with the volume of traffic. This was according to Gubernatorial Candidate and incumbent Cebu Third District Representative Gwendolyn Garcia, in a forum discussing key issues in Metro…

Villarete: BRT developments to go full speed in May, but project’s full operation pushed to 2022

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The pieces that can move the Cebu City Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system project are falling into place, and the project may start its developments this year. However,  its implementation will most likely be moved…

DOTr: World Bank to help in development of integrated transport system for Metro Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced that the World Bank (WB) will now be helping the Philippine government for the implementation of the Metro Cebu Integrated Intermodal Transport System (MCIITS). “World Bank will…

Pushing ‘cable cars’ for Cebu City

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/14/2018

How does traveling across Cebu City using a “cable car-like” system sound like? Fortunato Sanchez Jr., president of a construction line company and former private sector representative of the Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board (MCDCB), presented…

DOTr insists BRT will be completed by 2020

Morexette Marie B. Erram and Jose Santino Bunachita 12/10/2018

TRANSPORTATION officials assured Cebuanos that the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) component of the Metro Cebu Integrated and Intermodal Transportation System (MCIITS) will be completed by 2020. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Communications Director Goddess Hope Libiran said Transportation…

BRT, LRT can’t be done by 2020, says Villarete

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/09/2018

For Cebu City Administrator Nigel Paul Villarete, projecting the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) to be operational by 2020 is “not realistic.” “There’s no way commercial operations can start on 2020. If they…

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