Rama revives plan to ban container yard operations in Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is again considering the possibility of imposing a ban on container yard operations here as a means to address traffic congestion especially in roads that are located close…

Mandaue cop to utility firms: Address dangling wires to avoid accidents

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Utility companies should monitor their line wires and address the problem of dangling wires to avoid accidents. Policemen from the Mandaue Traffic Police Office made this appeal to utility companies after an accident…

Container van hits power lines in Bohol causing power outage

Inquirer.net 09/29/2018

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — A container van ran into electric lines along Benigno Aquino Avenue in Barangay Booy in this city before noon yesterday causing power interruption in the area. The truck, owned by Lite Shipping Company,…

Finding a better use for container vans: Business spaces

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/03/2018

Entrepreneurs are turning container vans into office, retail, food, dormitory spaces The need for brick-and-mortar spaces is a concern that often leaves micro and small businessmen resorting to just online presence. Aside from the huge investment needed…

Temporary holding facilities for children in conflict with the law

Morexette Erram 01/12/2018

Eight refurbished container vans will be distributed to the local government units in Cebu province by the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) to serve as temporary holding facilities for Children in Conflict with the Law.…

160 container vans yield smuggled SUVs, agri products

Nestle L. Semilla 11/24/2017

TWENTY high-end SUVs — Toyota Land Cruisers — inside 10 container vans worth P80 million were among the smuggled items in 160 container vans confiscated by the Bureau of Customs-Cebu yesterday. Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapena estimated the…

Looc residents, school oppose container yard operation

Norman V. Mendoza 07/31/2017

ABOUT 50 residents of Sitio Superior in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City voiced their opposition against the operation of another container yard in last Sunday afternooon’s public hearing. Officials of the Mandaue City Comprehensive National High School and…

US Navy destroyer collides with PH ship

06/17/2017

Seven crew members were reported missing while two others were injured TOKYO — Seven crew on a US destroyer were missing and their commander injured Saturday after their Navy destroyer collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship off…

Container depot in Mandaue City ordered closed for lack of permit

Norman V. Mendoza 05/04/2017

A CONTAINER depot along JM Ceniza Street in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City has been ordered closed by the Office of the City Mayor after being established that they were operating without a business permit since 2012. The…

Devotee city to rise soon

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/30/2016

STARTING next week, the Cebu City government will begin preparations for Devotee City, a row of container vans strategically located near the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, to provide free housing for out-of-town Santo Niño devotees with…

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