Danao City opens its doors to more investments

Doris C. Bongcac 07/09/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Danao City in northern Cebu is opening its doors to more investments in order to achieve its dream of becoming a model of sustainable development in the Province of Cebu and the rest…

MCWD gets more than P800 million grant from Japan for new septage management project

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/19/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has obtained a grant agreement worth 2 billion yen or more than P800 million for a new septage management project. The grant was from the Japanese government…

P1 billion septage treatment plant to rise at NRA

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Metropolitan Water District (MCWD) is set to build a new septage water treatment plant (STP) at the North Reclamation Area (NRA). It is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)…

Osmeña: Paying SRP loan is not justification for squandering city funds

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña took a jab at the plans of incumbent Mayor Michael Rama on paying in full the remaining balance of the South Road Properties (SRP) loan. The city…

JICA offers P1B grant to MCWD for waste water treatment facility

Dyrecka Letigio 10/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is offering a P1 billion grant to the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) for the putting up of a modern wastewater treatment facility in Cebu City. MCWD…

Jica to inspect proposed locations of 4th bridge

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/16/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Experts from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) will be inspecting the proposed locations of the 4th Cebu-Mactan bridge. This developed after several members of Mactan’s business sector reiterated their opposition to connect…

4th Cebu-Mactan bridge groundbreaking before Duterte’s term ends – Secretary Villar

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/16/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said the target for the groundbreaking of the 4th Cebu-Mactan bridge would be before the end of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term. Villar was…

Cebu City will soon be debt-free, SRP proceeds almost used up

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/05/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will finally be free from over a 25-year debt should the P4.4 billion supplemental budget that Mayor Edgardo Labella is asking will be passed by the City Council. Councilor Raymond…

4th Cebu-Mactan Bridge’s Target Completion in 2028

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Proponents of the 4th bridge that will link the islands of mainland Cebu and Mactan is targeting for it to be completed by 2028. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the lead agency…

PH getting $2.35B in soft loans from Jica in 2020

Ben O. de Vera - Philippine Daily Inquirer 06/17/2020

Even as it also struggled amid the COVID-19 crisis, Japan through its aid arm, Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica), is extending to the Philippines this year some $2.35 billion (about P117 billion) in loans at low interest…

JICA eyes feasibility study for 1st Cebu-Mactan bridge reconstruction

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) is planning to conduct a feasibility study for the reconstruction of the 1st bridge that connects mainland Cebu and Mactan Island. Engineer Nonato Paylado, chief of the…

Cebu City determined to pay off SRP loan before 2022

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is determined to pay off before the end of Mayor Edgardo Labella’s term the balance left of its P4.65 billion loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) for…

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