Easement clearing ops: Cebu City eyes buying container vans as shelter for displaced residents

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Government is planning to buy container vans that will be transformed into temporary shelters for the hundreds of individuals affected by the ongoing clearing operations on the city’s easement zones.…

Affected residents’ appeal: Cash aid first before demolition

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/11/2022

CEBU CITY — Some affected residents of the ongoing clearing operations in Kinalumsan River in Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City, appealed to the city government to ensure that they would be provided with the promised cash assistance first…

Majority of structure owners encroaching Kinalumsan River agree to settle: Guardo

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The majority of the owners of structures encroaching the three-meter easement of Kinalumsan River in Cebu City have agreed to settle and accept the P35,000 financial assistance, Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo said.…

Affected families hope Cebu City sticks to relocation promise as easement clearing ops begin

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Olga Galo stood at one end of Kinalumsan Bridge along N. Bacalso Avenue on Monday, August 8, watching authorities dismantle the house where she and her family once lived. The 29-year-old housewife was…

‘I was in isolation’ – Rama on criticisms over city officials’ absence in recent floodings

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has responded to criticisms and complaints hurled against him, and several City Hall officials, as to why they were not ‘physically present’ when the city suffered its ‘worst…

Rama to issue EO to strictly impose 3-meter easement in rivers in Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/06/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is set to issue an executive order for the serious implementation of the three-meter easement in the city’s waterways. In a statement from the Cebu City Public Information…

Cebu City Disaster Council pushes for temporary evacuation site for displaced residents

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Disaster Council is proposing a temporary evacuation site for displaced riverside residents at the South Road Properties (SRP). Disaster Risk Reduction chairperson, Lawyer Gerry Carillo, told CDN Digital they would…

DENR, Cebu City to ‘revive’ Kinalumsan River, Mambaling coastal area

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Household wastes comprised most of the trash hauled from the heavily silted and highly contaminated Kinalumsan River in Cebu City during a massive cleanup drive held on the river and the coast of Barangay…

MGB-7 TO CEBU CITY: Evacuate slopes of Kinalumsan River

Nestle L. Semilla 10/21/2018

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB-7) calls for the immediate evacuation of dozens of residents living right below the slopes and on the riverbank of Kinalumsan River in Barangay Buhisan, Cebu City. According to…

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