Cabrera wants DPWH, firm to earthball remaining trees

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/10/2015

Part 2 After blowing the whistle on the disappearance of trees that were uprooted  overnight a year ago along S. Osmeña road, Cebu City Councilor Nida Cabrera now wants the remaining trees to be earth-balled. The councilor,…

Are remaining trees along S. Osmeña Road left for dead?

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/09/2015

Part 1 It has been almost a year since 79 trees along the S. Osmeña Road have perished and it looks like those that are still standing will soon follow, if nothing is done. With roadworks going…

MOTORBIKE LANE FOR SRP

Nestle Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/20/2015

Safety, not speed, comes first. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama dropped his earlier idea of banning motorcycles in the South Road Properties (SRP) and asked traffic officials to put up a motorcycle lane instead. “When you close…

Alternate drainage plan sought for Colon area

Nestle Semilla 02/17/2015

The Cebu City government and the regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-7) are drafting  an “alternate drainage plan” for the city’s downtown area, specifically in Colon. Cebu City Legal Officer Jerone Castillo…

‘Golpe de gulat’ road closures

02/03/2015

When Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama described the city’s traffic situation as a “crisis” and his handling of it as “crisis mode”, he showed what he meant with unannounced, strangely timed road blocks on Sergio Osmeña Road…

DPWH contractor resumes breaking up S. Osmeña Road to replace asphalt with concrete layer

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/03/2015

‘TREES WON’T  BE TOUCHED’ Private contractor WT Construction started scraping off the asphalt in part of  S. Osmeña Road near SM City yesterday. Plans to rehabilitate the road and remove concrete center islands will “leave planted trees…

No double parking at Fuente, Rama says

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/21/2015

Motorists passing through Fuente Osmeña Circle will have to adjust to a new parking layout made by Cebu City Hall that takes effect today. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama met with officials of the Cebu City Traffic…

Sibonga bridge rushed ahead of Sinulog parade

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/09/2015

Despite the delays in the shipment of additional steel components, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it will make good on their promise to make the damaged Dumlog bridge in Sibonga town passable before…

Rehab of Transcentral Highway may take time

Peter L. Romanillos 01/07/2015

Rehabilitation of a portion of the Transcentral Highway that collapsed at the height of typhoon Seniang’s wrath will start within the week, a top official of the Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7)…

Temporary bridge in Sibonga town targeted for completion before Jan. 19

Peter L. Romanillos, Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/07/2015

The Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) will start building a temporary steel bridge in barangay Dumlog, Sibonga town tomorrow. “We are trying our best to finish this quickly. Again, we will have…

Acacia trees live another day

01/06/2015

Four old trees along the national highway in the City of Naga, southern Cebu were chopped down in 2014. Eighty-four were spared, but for how long? In the name of public safety, four century-old Acacia trees in…

20-ton vehicles can pass in south’s alternate route

01/05/2015

Buses and cargo trucks weighing up to 20 tons may now use the Lindogon, Simala road as an alternative route to and from southern Cebu in the light of the damage to the bridge at the national…

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