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…

Limestone, rocks hauled to Boljoon coast despite DENR stop order

Marian Z. Codilla 01/04/2015

DUMPING RESUMES Rep. Caminero pushes for reclamation   Before Christmas Day last month,  Boljoon town’s coastal residents noticed the sea had turned muddy brown. Residents could no longer swim in what used to be crystal  clear water…

DPWH: Steel bridge for Sibonga up in one week

Doris C. Bongcac, Melissa Q. Cabahug 12/31/2014

With the concrete Dumlog bridge cut off, people traveling through Sibonga town in south Cebu have to take a detour. Bus passengers  get down and transfer to a habal-habal or motorcycle-for-hire that takes riders through a barangay…

Loss of 15 lives ‘most painful’

Peter L. Romanillos 12/31/2014

Damage brought about by typhoon “Seniang” in Cebu may reach P1 billion, most of it in agriculture, housing and public infrastructure. The collapsed bridge approach in Dumlog, Sibonga town will be replaced with a temporary steel frame…

Revitalizing Colon

12/27/2014

The revitalization of Colon Street was part of the priority  list of projects of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama when he sought re-election last year.  His nostalgia was evident in his days before that as vice mayor…

City Hall told: You can’t close Colon

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/18/2014

Several stakeholders opposed Cebu City Hall’s plan to revitalize  Colon St. which includes making the street a “walking zone.” In a public hearing yesterday, the City Council questioned the legality of Executive Order 14-7 issued by Cebu…

Boljoon council green-lights DPWH Ili Rock projects

Marian Z. Codilla 12/16/2014

The Boljoon municipal council yesterday passed  two resolutions supporting projects of  the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the town’s  Ili Rock cliff and reclamation of its seashore. The legislation gives the DPWH the green…

Initial works for SMART underpass set next year

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/15/2014

Initial works for the SMART (Stormwater Management and Rapid Traffic) underpass project in Cebu City may start next year since half of the P700 million cost is already included in next year’s national budget. “About P376 million…

DPWH gets Capitol support to resume Boljoon projects

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/11/2014

The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) supported the resumption of excavation of Ili Rock in Boljoon town  and a reclamation by  the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) that were put on hold in the past two…

Boljoon reclamation has no permit

Marian Z. Codilla 12/06/2014

  DENR 7: Remove excavated rocks atop Ili Rock before the typhoon comes Piles of excavated limestone on top of Ili Rock in Boljoon town, south Cebu must be removed immediately before typhoon Ruby reaches the Visayas…

‘My father shouldn’t be treated like the others’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/30/2014

Britta Borromeo-Navarro said she doesn’t want her father to be “one of the others.” Her father Raul Borromeo is among those interred into the Doña Pepang cemetery. They have their own family mausoleum and they want it…

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