BuCor officials discover ‘tunnel’ but unsure what it is for

Dexter Cabalza 11/13/2022

Authorities at New Bilibid Prison (NBP) have discovered a hole in the ground, but they couldn’t say whether it was an escape tunnel or was made when former prison officials were allegedly digging for gold. Bureau of…

Medellin eyes tourist site for excavated WWII tank

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Medellin may soon have another local tourist attraction. The town’s local government plans to put up a site to give visitors and enthusiasts of history the chance to see personally the WWII tank…

Capitol resource center project site now backfilled; WTCI still not off the hook — Gwen

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The proposed site of the scrapped 20-storey Cebu Provincial Resource Center have been fully backfilled as of today, October 30, 2019. But the Cebu provincial government said that this does not make project…

OBO issues work suspension order vs two projects near Juanita Bldg

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Office of the Building Official (OBO) has issued separate suspension orders against the construction works of two high-rise projects beside the Juanita Bldg that is located at the corner of Escario Street and Gorordo…

91 missing in China’s mountain excavation landslide

12/22/2015

SHENZHEN, China — Rescuers were searching Monday for at least 91 missing people a day after a mountain of excavated soil and construction waste buried dozens of buildings when it swept through an industrial park in the…

Ili Rock limestones P300 per truck

Marian Z. Codilla 11/25/2014

Claimant of Boljoon landmark shows sales receipts to prove alleged quarry transaction A retired colonel who claimed his family owns a vast swath of property in sitio Talisay, Poblacion including the famous Ili Rock in Boljoon town…

Mines bureau orders halt to Apas ‘treasure hunting’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/27/2014

A couple was ordered to stop their excavation in a steep slope behind their house in barangay Apas, Cebu City to avoid the risk of a landslide. Neighbors openly speculated about the tunnel as a treasure hunting…

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