Cebu BRT dry run eyed for December 2025 — Archival

Airam Limatog 12/01/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After several postponements, the Cebu City government now plans to proceed with the dry run of the first package of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in December 2025. Mayor Nestor Archival shared…

Cebu BRT package 1 now 99% complete

Mark John Cabante 09/09/2025

Mayor Nestor Archival confirmed on Tuesday, September 9, that buses will start picking up passengers along the partially completed route, though he emphasized that this will not yet be the official launch of the long-delayed project. “This…

CBRT launch on track despite DOTr leadership shakeup

Pia Piquero 09/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Leadership may have changed in the Department of Transportation (DOTr), but Cebu’s long-delayed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project is still running on schedule. Mayor Nestor Archival assured the public that the changes in…

Street dwellers: Archival wants them cleared before CBRT dry run

Pia Piquero 09/02/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Nestor Archival wants street dwellers and mendicants cleared from bus stations and corridors before the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) system begins its long-awaited dry run this month. In a press conference…

Osmeña hits ‘messy’ CBRT: Poor planning, PPP plan won’t work

Pia Piquero 07/04/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “No one lives in SM or Ayala.” With that statement, Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña took direct aim at what he calls the botched reconfiguration of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project, saying…

World Bank warns PH officials over slow progress of Cebu BRT

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/03/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Financial institution World Bank has warned Philippine officials over the slow progress in constructing the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). “The pace of project implementation has slowed down considerably, notably the major civil works…

Archival wants CBRT buses on the road by July

Pia Piquero 06/07/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Will the long-delayed Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project finally see buses on the road next month? Mayor-elect Nestor Archival Sr. said he is pushing for a dry run of buses along Package…

Accidents blamed on barriers: CBRT exec, councilor clash over safety

Pia Piquero 03/13/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) management and the Cebu City Council found themselves at odds over the safety of the bus lane separators along Osmeña Boulevard following a series of road accidents.…

Barriers for CBRT project to be removed in 48 hours — Garcia

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 02/12/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has ordered the removal of the separators/barriers for the bus lane of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project in the next 48 hours, starting Wednesday. Garcia…

CBRT’s progress: Feasibility study to be updated

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 02/05/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the first phase of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) is targeted for completion this March, the need to update its feasibility study has been pushed. This was according to Cebu City…

PUVs to be banned in downtown Cebu City? No formal proposal yet

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/25/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – There is a huge possibility that public utility vehicles (PUVs) may no longer be allowed to traverse in downtown Cebu City. But as of Tuesday, June 25, as construction for the Bus Rapid…

Councilors demand clear plans, transparency in CBRT

Pia Piquero 06/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Council members have called for greater transparency and detailed planning in the implementation of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project. In an executive session on June 14, councilors, including Joy…

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