Cebu City grants building permit to Gokongwei’s UHRI; P25-B ‘Isla dela Victoria’ now a go

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Building Official (OBO) has released the building permit of the Gokongwei-led Universal Hotels and Resorts Inc. (UHRI), allowing the developer to push through with the Isla dela Victoria project…

Cebu City Legal Office to start investigation on Sugbo building demolition

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Legal Office wanted to know if Commission on Audit (COA) guidelines were followed in the demolition of the Sugbu Building by the Universal Hotel and Resorts Inc. (UHRI), the developer…

Young councilor candidates of Cebu City to seek win-win negotiations on Kawit Island project dispute

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The youngest candidates for the Cebu City Council sought to provide a win-win negotiation for the most disputed P18 billion Isla Dela Victoria project at the South Road Properties (SRP). In the CDN…

Isla dela Victoria project a hot topic in Cebu City’s campaign scene

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the election campaign for the local candidates began on Friday, March 29, rival parties in Cebu City rehashed their debate on the controversial Isla dela Victoria, an P18- billion project at the…

Tom O appeals to supporters at proclamation rally: Vote straight for BO-PK

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Carry the entire BO-PK (Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan) slate.” Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña made this call to the estimated 18,000 supporters who showed up at the BO-PK proclamation rally on Saturday, March 30,…

ISLA DELA VICTORIA GETS OFF THE GROUND

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/22/2018

P18-BILLION PROJECT Civil works for the P18-billion integrated resort Isla dela Victoria on Kawit Island at the South Road Properties (SRP) are expected to start in January next year. Francisco “Bimbo” Fernandez, executive assistant of Cebu City…

Isla dela Victoria deal inked

Rosalie O. Abatayo and Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/17/2018

WILL the casino, amphitheater, convention centers, hotels and the promised 5,000 jobs materialize on Kawit Island soon? Yes, as far as Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and the Gokongwei-led Universal Hotel and Resorts Inc. (UHRI) are concerned.…

Tom O: P18B Isla dela Victoria project not a pipe dream

03/04/2018

AN P18-billion development will soon rise on the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City. In a Facebook post last night, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the unsolicited proposal of the John Gokongwei-led JG Summit Holdings…

‘World-class’ Isla dela Victoria to rise soon in SRP

Christian Orellano 03/04/2018

Isla dela Victoria, a world-class integrated resort with an estimated worth of P18 billion, will soon rise in Cebu South Road Properties (SRP). This was confirmed by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña in his Facebook page on Sunday…

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