Bid to make first solar-powered bridge in country pushed

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/05/2016

THE Mactan Electric Company Inc. (Meco) is proposing to make the old Mandaue-Mactan bridge the first solar energy-powered bridge in the country. During yesterday’s Mactan-Cebu Bridge Management Board (MCBMB) meeting, Meco officials presented their P30-million solar project…

Manipis landslide injures two

Carmel Loise Matus 08/02/2016

AFTER Friday’s landslide that left commuters stranded for hours in Manipis Road in southern Cebu, loose soil and rocks again crashed onto the perilous road link Monday evening, leaving two people, including a 16-year-old boy, who were…

P1.8B roads to tourism sites in Central Visayas to open this year

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/02/2016

Tourists can expect better access to tourism sites in Central Visayas with several improvements on roads leading to these areas that are lined up or due for completion within the year. The projects, totaling P1.8 billion, were…

Malacañang sa Sugbo seen to reopen by October

Carmel Loise Matus 07/20/2016

SIX years after it was used as the president’s official residence in Cebu, Malacañang sa Sugbo was reopened for inspection yesterday. Jonji Gonzales, chief of staff of Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (PAV) Michael Dino, said there…

Talisay council pledges aid to vendors, drivers

Carmel Loise Matus 07/19/2016

THE Talisay City Council is considering to create a committee that will resolve the traffic congestion affecting the national highway specifically on the portion near the Tabunok Public Market. In yesterday’s session, Valrico Tomol of the Department…

Clogging the waterways

07/11/2016

The July 1 downpour erased any lingering doubts that the El Niño dry spell is gone for now in a big way as darkened skies gave way to rain that, while welcomed as cooling relief by Metro…

6th world’s best island destination Capitol vows to work harder, aims to improve ranking

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/11/2016

The Capitol should have a more holistic tourism development effort to sustain if not better its 6th best island destination of the world ranking this year given by readers of an international travel magazine. Cebu Vice Gov.…

DPWH deploys excavator to dredge Mahiga Creek

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/08/2016

A brand-new amphibious excavator has been deployed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DWPH) 7 to dredge a portion of the Mahiga Creek. The deployment came a few days after Public Works and Highways Secretary…

‘Swift, Relentless’ action against flooding, traffic

Carmel Loise Matus, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/06/2016

Newly-appointed Public Works Secretary Mark Villar vowed to address Cebu’s flooding and traffic problems “swiftly and relentlessly.” He said the 55-millimeter rainfall in Cebu that caused massive flooding and traffic gridlocks in many parts of Metro Cebu…

Villar vows to address Metro Cebu’s flooding, traffic problems

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/06/2016

PUBLIC Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said he will address Cebu’s flooding and traffic problems “swiftly and relentlessly.” He said the 85 mm rainfall in Cebu that caused massive flooding and traffic gridlock in some parts…

Villar to meet with mayors on flooding woes

Carmel Loise Matus, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/05/2016

PUBLIC works and highways Secretary Mark Villar will meet with Metro Cebu mayors and Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III to discuss ways to resolve the flooding in their respective areas today. Michael Dino, presidential assistant for the…

DPWH-7 reviews flood control measures

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/03/2016

THE massive flooding of several areas across Metro Cebu over the weekend has prompted the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 7 to include Saturday’s inundation in a review of a 1995 feasibility study on drainage…

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