Removal of spaghetti, dangling wires in Mandaue continues

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 01/24/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City is currently prioritizing the removal of spaghetti-like and dangling wires along national roads, following the completion of clearing operations in the city core. Architect Florentino Nimor, the assistant city administrator, said…

Lumapas pushes ‘single pole’ policy for all utility firms in Mandaue City

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 09/21/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City Government gathered stakeholders on Thursday, September 21, to discuss a proposal to allow utility firms to only use a single pole. After the consultation, Councilor Jimmy Lumapas, the chairman of…

Chan issues ultimatum to telcos, MECO to clear dangling wires; non-compliance means non-renewal of biz permits

Futch Anthony Inso 11/30/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has asked the city council to give the city the power to cut dangling wires and spaghetti wires without asking for any consent from telecommunication companies (telcos)…

Telcos, MECO given until Dec. 16 to address dangling wires issue or permits will be revoked

Futch Anthony Inso 11/21/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan warned telecommunication companies or telcos and the Mactan Electric Company (MECO) that he would revoke their business permits if they would fail to address the problems of…

Guardo on clearing all spaghetti wires by December 2022: ‘doable’

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor and Committee on Infrastructure chair Jerry Guardo said Mayor Michael Rama’s challenge to get rid of all spaghetti wires in the city by December 2022, is “doable.” Rama, during a…

Mayor Cortes wants city’s spaghetti wires cleared through underground cabling

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/07/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes met with representatives of telecommunication companies, police, and traffic officials on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, to discuss how to get rid of the city’s dangling or spaghetti wires.…

Mayor Cortes wants spaghetti wires fixed

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/26/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines– The Mandaue City government is having enough of unsightly dangling wires on its streets. According to lawyer John Eddu Ibañez, executive secretary of Mayor Jonas Cortes, the Mayor has ordered the utility, cable, and…

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…

Cuenco: Dangling wires, leaning utility posts needs immediate solution

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City Councilor Antonio Cuenco is concerned over  dangling wires that cause utility posts on the streets to lean sideways and be a hazard to the public.  Cuenco, who is the chairperson of the committee…

Dangling wires cause mayor to close new Mandaue skywalk

Nestle L. Semilla 05/13/2016

OUTGOING Mayor Jonas Cortes yesterday ordered the closure of the skywalk along DM Cortes Street in Mandaue City after he received reports of dangling wires of utility companies hanging dangerously close to pedestrians. According to the reports,…

Impossible deadline

Editorial 11/06/2015

  At least one of the representatives of the public utility companies that  failed to meet the Oct. 27 birthday deadline of Mayor Michael Rama to remove all dangling wires and redundant poles  was candid to admit…

Rama says utility firms must meet deadline on wires

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/06/2015

  UTILITY firms have to  fulfill their promise to remove all dangling wires and hazardous posts in Cebu City by May next year, Mayor Michael Rama said yesterday. He didn’t say what would happen if the second…

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