Cebu City engineer’s ‘arrogance’ over CCMC transparency slammed

Pia Piquero 11/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A heated exchange erupted in the Cebu City Council on Thursday as members confronted Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) head, Engineer Lowell Corminal, over delays and transparency issues surrounding the Cebu…

Cebu City: DEPW completes 7 projects worth P26.5M, 27 more to follow

Kim Ablaña 02/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) in Cebu City has already completed the implementation of seven projects amounting to P26.5 million, while 27 more are already in the pipeline. Engineer Niva…

Council asks DEPW, DPWH to repair Busay school building with cracks

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 01/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has requested the Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to prepare a Program of Works and Estimates (POWE) for…

CCTO: Contractor to finish Digital Traffic System project by end of 2022

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/28/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The private contractor of the “Digital Traffic System project at various intersection streets of the city” targets to finally turn over its completed phase one and finish its works for phase 2 by…

City councilor to MCWD: Cover excavated roads done with pipe-laying

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Mary Ann De Los Santos has proposed a resolution on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, directing the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) to ensure that portions of excavated  roads, particularly in…

City government to settle issue with contractor over alleged abandonment of road-concreting project

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is now in talks with its Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) to address the issue of a contractor who allegedly abandoned a road concreting project in Barangay…

Bulldozing, reblocking starts in fire-struck sitios of Barangay Punta

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/18/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The bulldozing and reblocking have begun in the five sitios affected by a disastrous fire in Barangay Punta Princessa, Cebu City. Mayor Michael Rama already said in previous statements that there will be…

Guardo to DEPW: Check integrity of bridges

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo, chairperson of the committee on infrastructure in the City Council, said there was a necessity to check the integrity of the bridges.  Guardo said that the collapse of…

Rehabilitation of Agaton-struck barangays in Cebu City begins

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rehabilitation of TD Agaton-struck barangays is expected to start soon after the Cebu City Council granted Mayor Michael Rama’s request to declare a state of calamity. However, the City Council only declared 35…

Cebu City allots P50 million for infrastructure rehabilitation

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has allotted P50 million for infrastructure rehabilitation of destroyed or damaged roads and bridges, barangay halls, public buildings located mostly in the mountain barangays caused by typhoon Odette which…

34 riverside structures in Mambaling to be cleared — Guardo

Dyrecka Letigio 10/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The rains in the past week has caused an increase in the number of high-risk areas around riversides and mountainsides in Cebu City. Councilor Jerry Guardo, the chairperson of the committee on infrastructure…

Rama’s order: Fast track CCMC’s occupancy permit

Dyrecka Letigio 09/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Acting Mayor Michael Rama has ordered the fast-tracking of the Cebu City Medical Center’s (CCMC) occupancy permit. The hospital’s new building has been operating for six months for the first floor…

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