Ferro extends length of stay of settlers on PC Hills

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) director, has given settlers, who occupied lots owned by the government in PC Hills, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City, some extension…

Illegal settlers

Editorial 11/16/2016

Much as it won’t sit well with urban poor rights groups, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s decision to dismantle the houses and to bar settlers from occupying the Osmeña Shrine has some valid points. First, and it…

Settlers of Osmeña shrine stage silent protest

Lesley Cara Delos Santos 10/17/2016

FIFTY illegal settlers of the Osmeña Shrine staged a silent protest in front of Cebu City Hall Monday morning. Most of the settlers originally came from Barangays Lahug, Kamputhaw, Kalunasan and Mabolo but transferred to an area…

Mayor Tom: City owns Osmeña Shrine

Nestle L. Semilla 10/14/2016

REACTING to the criticism from Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña clarified that the city government remains to be the sole owner of Osmeña Shrine in Barangay Kalunasan. Osmeña admitted that there was a…

City demolishes illegal structures on Osmeña Shrine

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/11/2016

Some settlers in the Osmeña Shrine in Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City lost their houses on Tuesday morning. The members of City Hall’s Prevention Restoration Order Beautification Enhancement (PROBE) team implemented the order issued by Mayor Tomas Osmeña…

Capitol executive eyes standard guidelines for province-owned lots

Mary Antonette M. Garciano 07/08/2016

Provincial Legal Officer Atty. Orvi G. Ortega said he will be coming up with standard guidelines that the province could use in dealing with informal settlers in the province-owned lots. He said he will draft the guidelines…

Settlers at Osmeña Shrine yield to demolition team

Nestle L. Semilla 06/14/2016

Regret was written all over Belen Abrigana’s face as she saw personnel of Cebu City Hall’s Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification and Enhancement (Probe) team arrive at their house near the Osmeña Shrine yesterday. “Sakit kaayo sa buot…

Osmeña Shrine settlers to court: No demolition

Nestle L. Semilla 06/10/2016

SETTLERS who built structures at the Osmeña Shrine in Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City, have asked the court to stop the Cebu city government’s scheduled demolition of their shanties in the area. The 15 settlers filed last Thursday…

Margot: Settlers have only today to move out

06/09/2016

The 400 settlers who moved into the 4.2-hectare Osmeña Shrine in Barangay Kalunasan have until today to clear out lest their houses be dismantled by City Hall’s Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification and Enhancement (Probe) team. “They have…

Mayor’s VETO keeps out moratorium on demolitions

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/26/2015

The Cebu City Council  yesterday failed to override the veto of Mayor Michael Rama who refused to approve an ordinance for  one-year moratorium on demolitions in the city. The outcome disappointed  urban poor groups hoping for relief…

Settlers resist, yield to demolition

Melissa Q. Cabahug 09/18/2015

THEY tried to resist at first, even forming a human barricade to block a City Hall demolition team accompanied by police and a Special Weapons Tactics (SWAT) team. But 44 families of sitio Mahusay, barangay Subangdaku in…

One-month break for PROBE head

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/11/2015

THE head of City Hall’s demolition forces  is taking a one month “sabbatical” to  visit family  abroad,  said Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama amid a threat from political critics to file a case against her for the…

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