Sacrificing Boljoon

01/03/2015

Just when it thought that it could proceed trouble-free with the Boljoon reclamation project, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ran into a  wall when the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a…

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…

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…

DPWH exec ‘not aware’ of sale of limestone

Marian Z. Codilla 11/26/2014

The Cebu 4th  Engineering District of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will not investigate  the alleged selling of limestone  excavated from  Ili Rock in Boljoon town, southern Cebu. District Engr. James Dellosa said he…

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…

Boljoon residents’ outcry heard

Marian Z. Codilla 11/22/2014

TOWN’S OUTCRY HEARD DPWH to suspend coastal  reclamation but Ili Rock excavation will go on Fishermen in Boljoon town were relieved yesterday to hear an engineer of the Dept. of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announce that…

Scarred mountain

Marian Z. Codilla 11/21/2014

DPWH sets public hearing today for P89M Boljoon project A public consultation is set at 2 p.m. today by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Boljoon town to explain the damage in Ili Rock.…

Potential Unesco honor for Boljoon

Marian Z. Codilla 11/21/2014

The defaced limestone mountain called Ili Rock in Boljoon town is not just a  loss of heritage value. Ongoing excavations may  reduce the town’s chances of being named a world heritage site by the UNESCO. “This project…

Davide, solon back excavations on Ili Rock

Peter L. Romanillos 11/20/2014

Two Cebu province officails  said they have nothing against the ongoing excavation work on Boljoon town’s  “Ili Rock” mountain if only to ensure the safety of residents and commuters from future landslides. Rep. Wilfredo Caminero of Cebu’s…

Reclamation work on Boljoon seashore ‘not authorized’

Marian Z. Codilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/20/2014

Why is a “reclamation” project going on in the seashore of Boljoon town, and who authorized it? Why dumped into the seashore, boulders and limestone debris from Ili Rock, the mountain where a P42 million excavation is…

Boljoon’s ‘Ili Rock’ Vanishing

Marian Z. Codilla 11/18/2014

Town council asks DPWH to stop excavating;  P43M project supposed to reduce landslides Driving south to the heritage town of Boljoon, Cebu, visitors and residents are greeted by the scenic white limestone cliff called Ili Rock. The…

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