New contractor to build additional cells for provincial jail

USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/31/2017

  THE contractor that built the catwalk for the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) will take over the construction of 19 additional cells for the inmates. Construction of the new cells were suspended after the…

Cebu bizmen to government: Build reserve power supply

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/12/2017

While facing a power crisis is not new to Cebu, local business leaders believe the present situation calls for additional investments in the energy sector in the Visayas to mitigate the effects of similar events in the…

Build, build, build thrust and Cebu’s real estate

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/23/2017

Real estate is poised to become the “next big thing” in the Philippines as the government undertakes a massive infrastructure program until 2022, which is foreseen to create thousands of jobs and spur economic activity. Anthony Gerard…

Making open spaces work

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/16/2017

Oakridge developer to build on 40% of 4-hectare property to ensure feeling of openness As real estate prices in Metropolitan Cebu continue to shoot up, most developers would choose to make the most out of their land…

Gov’t exec’s plea: Help us build

Cheche Lara, Dennis Singson 06/08/2017

PHILCONSTRUCT VISAYAS OPENS Help us build, build, build. This is the appeal of Undersecretary Cathy Cabral of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to stakeholders in the construction industry as she outlined the government’s ambitious…

Councilor: Build shelter for homeless, mentally ill people

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/14/2017

With many mentally ill people on the streets and few facilities to cater to them, the Cebu City Council wants the city government to establish its own mental health institution. In an approved resolution, the City Council…

Dennis Uy bags license to build $300M gaming hub in Cebu

Inquirer 05/04/2017

Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy has obtained a provisional license from the state-controlled Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) to develop a $300-million integrated gaming resort in Cebu. Uy’s holding firm Udenna Corp. signed with Pagcor a provisional…

Is Capitol’s revenue from Cyberzone enough?

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/10/2015

THE Commission on Audit (COA) questioned the revenue terms of an agreement between the Cebu provincial government  with a   real estate developer for the Cebu Cyberzone project. State auditors said the Capitol may not be able to…

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