Rama asked to stop demolition of houses at Pepang cemetery anew

Nestle L. Semilla 08/12/2015

Thout the demolition of houses at  Doña Pepang cemetery was well underway, the Cebu City Council still passed  a resolution asking Mayor Michael Rama to suspend it until a  relocation site for the settlers is found. In…

Housing board eyed as clearing house for demolitions

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/10/2015

Any demolition of homes in Cebu City should be cleared first with the city’s housing board before it is enforced, Cebu City Councilor Alvin Dizon said. The councilor drafted an ordinance requiring national government and City Hall…

Doña Pepang settlers hold protest at City Hall

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/06/2015

Several settlers in the Doña Pepang Cemetery protested in front of City Hall yesterday saying their relocation site remains a question. “Why were our homes demolished when there is still no relocation site for us? When we…

Court ruling clears path for cemetery development

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/22/2015

The clearing of houses of around 40 families in front of the Doña Pepang Cemetery will push through, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said. The Regional Trial Court has struck down the petition of former mayor Tomas…

160 families hope to stop demolition of their houses

Nestle L. Semilla 06/23/2015

Capitol Site occupants fear eviction, await  court decision At least 160 families in Don Gil Street corner Escario Street, barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City are worried that their houses will be demolished today. They hope the  court…

Families in Capitol site lot seek stay in demolition

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/22/2015

The houses of 160 families along Don Gil Garcia St. in barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City are scheduled for demolition by the sheriff of the Regional Trial Court tomorrow. The group of residents filed a motion to…

100 families in F. Ramos Extension lose their homes to demolition

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/23/2015

Tension rose as houses encroaching on  F. Ramos Ext. were  torn down  by the Cebu city government yesterday. The demolition went ahead despite pleas from  residents of Maria Cristina Panaghiusa Organization,   barangay officials and Councilor Alvin Dizon.…

Landfill settlers ask: ‘Where do we go?’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/20/2015

City Hall tears down houses; displaced families asked to leave Inayawan school The Cebu city government yesterday demolished houses and other structures near the piles of trash at the closed Inayawan landfill. A day before, families who…

Demolition threatens families in F. Ramos Ext.

Apple Ta-as, Nestle L. Semilla 05/15/2015

For 60-year-old widow Celia Abendan, knowing that she will soon  lose the place she calls home is heartbreaking. Abendan ’s shanty was among the 30 structures along F. Ramos Ext. in barangay Capitol Site scheduled for demolition…

3 hurt in tension-filled demolition

Norman V. Mendoza 11/14/2014

Clashes broke out as demolition of structures encroaching the Mahiga Creek in sitio Mahayag, barangay Subangdaku in Mandaue City resumed yesterday. At least three were hurt  after residents resisted the entry of the demolition team. Carlo Ybañez,…

58 houses demolished

Carine M. Asutilla 09/25/2014

Jovy Florentino carried her one-month-old baby out of their home in sitio Galaxy, barangay Maguikay, Mandaue City as demolition teams asked them to get out and take their belongings. Florentino was among  the 58 families who are…

No Carreta demolition yet

Doris C. Bongcac 08/08/2014

URBAN poor families in lower and upper Carreta, Cebu City may now have a good night’s sleep after the National Housing Authority (NHA)-7 agreed to defer their demolition pending negotiations with the city government. NHA owns the…

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