BRT project phases for bidding within third quarter of the year

Carmel Loise Matus, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/31/2016

WHILE plans for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Cebu City are already underway, an Arizona-based educator said he thinks the transport scheme isn’t viable here. Dr. Douglas Webster, a professor of East Asian Urbanization in…

Labella should not represent Cebu City in Mega Cebu: Tom

07/18/2016

There will be no representation of Cebu City in meetings involving Mega Cebu, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said yesterday. The mayor reiterated this after former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama asked the Metro Cebu Development and…

Tom: Cebu City out of Mega Cebu

Nestle Semilla 07/15/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the city will leave the Mega Cebu program since it is just “cheese for the imagination” and thus doesn’t exist. In yesterday’s press conference, Osmeña said Cebu City doesn’t have anything…

Watering machine to be installed in Inayawan landfill

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/09/2015

A WATERING machine that will help separate water and septic tank sludge will be installed in the Inayawan landfill next year. Ryo Hiraga, senior technical adviser for EX Research Institute Ltd., said the machine was donated by…

Japanese project benefits 2 more Cebu universities

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/29/2015

TWO Cebu-based schools offering engineering courses will be able to participate in a training seminar sponsored by, among others, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Saitama Prefecture. The Cebu provincial government signed a memorandum of understanding…

BSP okays Cebu City Hall loan payment scheme

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/27/2015

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) approved Cebu City Hall’s plan to prepay its outstanding loan for the South Road Properties (SRP). City Hall only needs the approval of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the…

Land Bank backs City Hall bid to end SRP loan

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/11/2015

THE Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) supported the Cebu City government’s plan to preterminate its loan for the South Road Properties (SRP). In a letter dated November 9, LBP president Gilda Pico told Bangko Sentral ng…

LBP asked to waive P43M loan penalty

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/07/2015

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is requesting the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to waive a P43 million penalty for the pre-termination of the city’s loan for the South Road Properties (SRP). In a letter to…

Rama seeks Japan’s nod to preterminate SRP loan

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/23/2015

CEBU CITY Mayor Michael Rama has  asked the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for its concurrence in the city’s plan to preterminate its loan for the South Road Properties (SRP). Rama wrote  to the chief representative of…

Officials vow to work harder

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/18/2015

THE provincial government is working to address several concerns to further improve Cebu’s competitiveness ranking, Provincial Board Member Miguel Antonio Magpale. He said they are working on traffic, infrastructure, peace and order, health, education, and transportation. The…

Defer water rate increase, MCWD urged

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/18/2014

The Cebu City Council has asked the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) to consider the possibility of suspending the implementation of the 12 percent water rate increase that it plans to roll out next month. If it…

Council forms committee to review SRP bids

Doris C. Bongcac 08/21/2014

The Cebu City Council yesterday formed a three-person adhoc committee that would review all proposals relating to the South Road Properties (SRP) to ensure transparency in the transactions. Councilors Mary Ann delos Santos, Nendell Abella and Eugenio…

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