Residents in Cebu City barangay say no to third telco’s cell site

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The residents of Lower Calvary in Barangay Apas, Cebu City refused the proposition of a cell site to be built in their area by the country’s third telecommunication company (telco) during a public…

New cell site in Liloan promises better signal ahead for upland areas

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The mountain barangays of Liloan have made a step closer towards access to opportunities and development as mobile connectivity will soon reach them. This is following the groundbreaking of a cellular site in…

Davide backs cell site shutdown, liquor ban on Sinulog

Benjie B. Talisic, Morexette B. Erram 01/11/2018

CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III supports Cebu City Hall’s decision for a cell phone signal shutdown and a liquor ban on the Sinulog Grand Parade and procession. “I have not received any information about it yet. I…

No signal, no problem for Sinulog visitors

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/15/2017

FIRST time visitors to Cebu City’s Sinulog chose to enjoy yesterday’s grand parade and dance presentation rather than dwell on the inconvenience caused by the tight security and the temporary cell site shutdown. Max Cañada, a 21-year…

Globe to shut down mobile services during Sinulog

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/12/2017

Globe Telecom on Thursday announced that it comply with the directive of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to temporarily shut down its mobile services in some areas in Cebu City during the celebration of the Sinulog Festival…

Globe tower still operating in Apas

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/18/2016

ROSALINDA Almonte waited three hours to see if the cell site tower near her home in Sitio Calvary Hill, Barangay Apas will finally be shut down. But the 51-year-old Almonte, who blamed her stage 2B cancer on…

City fails to shut down Globe cell site

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/18/2016

Cebu City Hall failed to deactivate the cell site of Globe Telecommunications in Barangay Apas this morning. Technical experts from Globe Telecom, who were expected to lead the scheduled deactivation, were a no show at the company’s…

Globe to move cell site out of Apas

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/13/2016

GLOBE Telecom is scouting for a property on which to build a cell site after Cebu City Hall ordered the closure of its facility in barangay Apas. In a press statement, lawyer Manuel Gordon, Globe director for…

Council rejects appeal to stay cell site tower demolition

Marc Eric Cosep 09/17/2015

THE Cebu City Council rejected a motion for reconsideration filed by Digitel Mobile Philippines Inc. (DMPI), operator of Sun Cellular, to reconsider the demolition of their cell sites in barangay Apas. In rejecting the motion, the council…

‘Cell site towers not harmful to Apas folk’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/04/2014

THE Cebu City Council cited the need for health authorities to dispel public belief that radio frequency waves from cell site towers cause cancer. In yesterday’s session, the council raised the complaint of residents of sitio Calvary…

Calvary Hills folk push again for removal of cell site towers

Doris C. Bongcac 07/25/2014

Residents of sitio Calvary Hills in barangay Apas who want to evict two cellsite towers as health hazards asked anew the Cebu City Council to push for the revocation of permits issued to Globe Telecom and Sun…

Are towers to blame for cancer?

Doris C. Bongcac 06/19/2014

Amelia underwent two major surgeries in the last four years to remove cancer cells from her body. Celocia, who had her right breast removed, blamed a Globe Telecom cell site built two meters away from her house…

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