Rama denies blaming Mandaue for flooding

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/15/2014

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama yesterday said he was surprised over Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes’s adverse reaction to his previous statement calling for the demolition of all footbridges at the Mahiga Creek. “I clarify that this…

Mayor Cortes tells Cebu City mayor to check his own ‘violations’ in Mahiga Creek

Anie M. Paujana 10/14/2014

Street flooding is a headache for both Mandaue City and Cebu City during heavy rains. In a tit for tat, Mandaue Mayor Jonas Cortes yesterday said his city would continue the tough job of removing illegal settlers…

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…

Mandaue City wants more time to demolish footbridges

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/03/2014

Mandaue city officials favor the removal of footbridges at the Mahiga Creek but asked for time to inform settlers on their side of the creek about it. Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes met yesterday with Cebu city…

Cebu City Hall wants dialog on footbridges

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/02/2014

Cebu City officials want a dialogue with the Mandaue City government before demolishing illegal  footbridges over the Mahiga Creek that connect the two cities. A total of 22 foot bridges have been identified, mostly owned by private…

Mahiga Creek study to be bidded out next month

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/22/2014

A P3 MILLION project to survey and create a master plan for the Mahiga River will be bidded out next month. Jose Daluz III, who heads the Cebu City Rivers Management Council (CCRMC), said the project will…

Why mall owner won’t demolish creek structures

Doris C. Bongcac 09/16/2014

The Oriente theater complex, where Colonnade Mall and Supermarket is located, already existed even before a law was passed delineating the three meter easement from water bodies, company lawyer Mark Avila said. Avila said the Cebu City…

Mandaue clears structures along Mahiga Creek

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/13/2014

To speed up the dredging of the mouth of the Mahiga River, Cebu City is offering to have the excavated silt delivered to Block 27 of the North Reclamation Area (NRA). The plan is to have the…

Mahiga Creek settlers in Mandaue City side told to relocate

Anie M. Paujana 09/08/2014

SETTLERS occupying the Mandaue City side of Mahiga Creek in sitio Mahayag, barangay Subangdaku were warned yesterday to leave the area or be evicted. “They should vacate the area because they are in a danger zone especially…

Work on Mahiga river easement starts

08/15/2014

CIVIL works started yesterday on a P6 million embankment project along parts of Mahiga Creek in Cebu City. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama led the groundbreaking of the 160-meter project at Block 27 in the North Reclamation…

Mandaue clears structures along Mahiga Creek

Norman V. Mendoza 06/27/2014

The demolition of illegal structures at the Mandaue City side of the Mahiga Creek was started four days ago by the local government, but the city’s legal office gave in to the residents’ request for extension. “This…

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