River summit begins in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will hold its first ever River Summit from June 2 to 3, 2022. Holding the summit is fulfilling Cebu City Michael Rama’s 21 gun salute programs, which are programs…

Massive coastal cleanup set for Sept. 19: 8 Cebu City waterways to be cleared

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Eight sites mostly mouths of rivers or major rivers and waterways in Cebu City will undergo a massive cleanup or will be simultaneously cleaned tomorrow, September 19, 2020. This activity is in line…

Tipolo, Butuanon, and Mahiga Rivers off-limits to public

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three major rivers in Mandaue City, Cebu, and its tributaries, will be off limits to the public. Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes said this after the Department of Health (DOH) announced that samples…

Mahiga Creek Park: A park made of recyclable materials unveiled

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/22/2018

AS THE 4th International River Summit was held at the Radisson Blu Cebu, the Cebu City government also unveiled on Thursday (Nov. 22), the Mahiga Creek Park at Block 22 at the North Reclamation Area in Cebu…

Houses near Mahiga Creek demolished; area cleared

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/14/2017

  At least fourteen structures built within the easement of a tributary to the Mahiga Creek in Cebu City were demolished and cleared by City Hall. According to Raquel Arce, head of the Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification,…

Mahiga Creek settlers lose homes to demolition

Miguel Ernest Ermac 10/03/2017

About 28 houses located within the three-meter easement of Mahiga Creek at Sitio Mahayag, Barangay Subangdaku in Mandaue City were demolished yesterday morning, leaving settlers with few options at relocation. The demolition carried out by Mandaue City…

Lanes to open after Mahiga bridge closure

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/11/2017

VEHICULAR traffic congestion occurred near the Mahiga Bridge in Mandaue City yesterday morning due to ongoing road repairs in the area. Glenn Antigua, chief of operations of the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (Team), said they had…

City Hall tears down anti-Rama banners

Nestle L. Semilla 12/29/2015

A team from City Hall took down anti-Rama streamers mounted in barangay Capitol Site, Mahiga in barangay Mabolo and the Doña Pepang Cemetery in barangay Tejero. The removal is part of Acting Mayor Edgardo Labella’s Dec. 23…

Mahayag demolition turns violent; lawyer arrested

Anie M. Paujana, Carine M. Asutilla 11/26/2014

Violence broke out between the settlers of the “Tent City” near Mandaue City’s side of the Mahiga Creek and the Mandaue City police and demolition team yesterday. Sanlakas chairman Aaron Pedrosa was arrested by police after the…

Mandaue to clear Mahiga ‘tent city’ today

Anie M. Paujana 10/29/2014

The Mandaue City government will clear all the tents that displaced settlers of the Mahiga Creek put up in the site. Albert Lapesique, head of the demolition team, said they were ordered to clear the area today.…

No injunction for Mahiga folks

Anie M. Paujana 10/11/2014

The demolition of shanties on Mandaue City’s side of the Mahiga Creek can now resume after the court  denied the residents’ petition for an injunction. Lawyer Aquilino Felicitas was unable to convince the court to halt the…

Rocks fly as sitio Mahayahay folk try to resist Mandaue gov’t demolition

Anie M. Paujana, Norman V. Mendoza 10/08/2014

A government demolition crew yesterday entered sitio Mahayayay in barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue city and started tearing down the first of 153 shanties near the Mahiga Creek. At first residents resisted. Women locked arms together in a human…

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