No design changes in new Capitol building

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 06/06/2018

THERE will be no changes in the design of the proposed 20-storey building of the Capitol. Oscar Pineda Jr., Capitol’s focal person on the resource building, said this on Wednesday after the National Historical Commission of the…

Capitol urged: Rethink design of proposed 20-storey building

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 06/05/2018

THE National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has asked the Cebu Provincial Government to forgo the construction of the proposed 20-storey building inside the Capitol compound. In a letter addressed to the Provincial Administrator Mark Tolentino…

Spartan Race Cebu partners with Cebu Design Week

Glendale G. Rosal 05/31/2018

EXPECT a lot of Cebuano flavor in the Cebu leg of the Spartan Race Philippines. This after organizers of the obstacle race that will be held on June 16 at the Foressa Trails in Barangay Cansomoroy in…

PGSO: “Good planning and design before construction”

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 04/29/2018

It all starts with good planning and design before the construction. Jone Sepe, the chief of the Provincial General Services Office (PGSO), ensures that the Capitol’s construction projects underwent several examinations to attain safety once the project…

Passion to design drives CIT-U graduate to excel

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 02/02/2018

ARCHITECT BOARD EXAM TOPNOTCHER Ian Dave Cordova, 23, is color blind. Because of this condition, he can hardly distinguish the colors red and green. But Cordova, a graduate of Architecture in Cebu Institute of Technology University (CIT-U),…

Design and devotion

Clint Holton Potestas 01/16/2018

FOR the last seven days, he has not slept for over five hours. With three wedding dresses to accomplish, Izhar Pepito also has to grace the nightly practices of two contingents. One is for Barangay Guadalupe as…

SWU: P200M for ‘transformation’ period

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/30/2017

SOUTHWESTERN University (SWU) Phinma plans to invest at least P200 million on new facilities and manpower in the next four years as it rolls out programs beyond the medical and allied health courses the school has long…

Flower prices at Freedom Park surge

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/31/2017

THE increase in demand of flowers for the All Souls’ and Saints’ Days and the decrease in supply from local farms sent prices of some flowers at the Freedom Park in Cebu City soaring to as high…

Cebu-based architect James Jao reveals how to get one’s architecture and design projects published

Gavin Bagares 08/24/2017

A QUICK search on the Internet for Philippine eco-architecture yields top-of-the-page results on architect and interior designer James Galias Jao, a Bicolano educated in Manila (University of Santo Tomas) and living—and practising—in Cebu for some 30 years.…

Espina firm expresses dismay as city won’t pay for CCMC design

Inna Gian Mejia 08/16/2017

A private engineering and architectural firm that designed and supervised the construction of Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) has expressed dismay over the opinion of the City Legal Office that the city government has no basis in…

City execs question fees for design, supervision

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/14/2017

ccmc construction Cebu City officials are insisting that the city government does not have to pay a private architectural firm for their professional fees for the design and supervision of the ongoing construction of Cebu City Medical…

Napoles acquitted in Luy serious illegal detention case

Inquirer.net 05/08/2017

The Court of Appeals has acquitted alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles for the crime of serious illegal detention filed by whistleblower Benhur Luy. In a 35-page decision, the Appeals Court’s 12th division said the government…

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