Cebu City reps push for Mega Cebu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Cebu City District Representatives Eduardo Rama, Jr. for the South District and Rachel “Cutie” Del Mar for the North District will be pushing for the Mega Cebu Development Authority (MCDA) in Congress. Congressman-elect…

If elected, Barug’s Yap to push for law requiring motorcycle training among riders

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines  — If he gets elected, Richard Yap, Cebu City North District congressional candidate, will push for a law requiring the mandatory training of motorcycle riders. Speaking before students during the Mega Cebu Candidates Forum…

POST PRANDIUM: What is cooking with Mega Cebu?

Fernando Fajardo 02/24/2019

To coordinate and direct the development of Metro Cebu, the Central Visayas Regional Development Council (RDC VII) created in the 1990s the Metro Cebu Development Council (MCDC). Misunderstanding about the role of the council, led to its…

Less cars, more buses

Editorial 10/12/2016

With the traffic congestion in Metro Cebu still far from resolution, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s suggestion to use buses to transport commuters to and from the Mandaue–Mactan bridge could prove useful if the city governments of…

Cleaner water for a healthier Cebu

PR 09/24/2016

FACILITIES that will treat household septage and help minimize pollution of water bodies will be put in Metro Cebu soon with a P1-billion grant-in-aid from the government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica). The…

Arrogating power

Ricky Poca 07/25/2016

In a democratic setting, our elected officials govern with the consent of the people. That’s why we hold an election where candidates offer themselves to the public who evaluate if they are worthy of their trust and…

Tomas, Mega Cebu and accountability

Stephen D. Capillas 07/21/2016

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s decision to get the city out of the Mega Cebu project may be viewed as parochial by his critics, but to those who know him well enough, it wasn’t unexpected as he…

Tom O. says no to offer to be MCDCB chief

Nestle L. Semilla 07/20/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña declined the offer of Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III to chair the Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board (MCDCB). Last Tuesday, Davide, who chairs the MCDCB, offered the position to Osmeña just…

Tom O. told : Reconsider, be chairman instead

Nestle L. Semilla 07/19/2016

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III wants Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña to reconsider his decision to stop the city government’s participation on Mega Cebu and to consider being the chairman of the group instead. “But of course,…

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…

Clogging the waterways

07/11/2016

The July 1 downpour erased any lingering doubts that the El Niño dry spell is gone for now in a big way as darkened skies gave way to rain that, while welcomed as cooling relief by Metro…

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