Archival: Shared CBRT lanes help decongest traffic

Airam Limatog 03/23/2026

Traditional and modern public utility jeepneys (PUJs) may continue using the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) lane after city officials observed that this has lightened traffic on affected roads, Mayor Nestor Archival said Monday.…

Cebu to seek new funders for BRT after World Bank drops funding 

Pia Piquero 10/28/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The city government will now seek new funding partners to complete the remaining phases of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project. This is after the World Bank indicated it may no longer…

Cebu BRT: World Bank may not pursue next phases due to delays

Pia Piquero 10/25/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Financial institution World Bank has indicated that it “may no longer” proceed with Packages 2 and 3 of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) Project. This is unless the government resolves long-standing delays…

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…

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…

Cebu City Mayor Garcia welcomes Yogi Ruiz’s CBRT hazard lawsuit

Pia Piquero 10/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said he welcomed the lawsuit filed by former Customs Commissioner and mayoral aspirant Yogi Filemon Ruiz, who raised safety concerns about the debris left along Osmeña Boulevard…

Imee on CBRT issue: Should have been settled before project was started

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senator Imee Marcos believes that while local officials in Cebu “know much better” in handling the issues hounding the ongoing construction of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT), she said issues should have…

Double-decker buses like Singapore to traverse CBRT route

Pia Piquero 02/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Double-decker buses, the ones that are used in Singapore, are planned to be utilized to traverse the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) route, as per a resolution filed by a local legislator. Despite…

Cebu Bus Rapid Transit may require at least 9 hectares of land

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project could require a total of 9.3 hectares of land to be completed. According to the final report on the resettlement plan for the CBRT published by the…

President Marcos to DOTr chief: Ensure just compensation will be given to affected lot owners

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has reminded the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to ensure that just compensation will be given to the property owners who will be affected by the Cebu Bus Rapid…

Cebu BRT groundbreaking finally set in January 2023

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Proponents and the contractor of the long-awaited Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) plan to break grounds for the project in January next year. Engr. Gerry Flores of the Hunan Road and Bridge (HNRB)…

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