THE Office of the City Building Official said a number of school buildings in Cebu City don’t have a building permit, and they will submit a list of those who failed to secure one by next week.…
What Cebu Gov. Hilario David III says about P26 million consultancy for DRRM training and planning, and P57 million consultancy for construction of a 12-story DRR Resource Command Center? Our critics have made misleading and malicious statements…
AT least 10 buildings in Cebu City are considered in danger of collapsing especially during a powerful earthquake. Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CCDRRMO) executive director Simeon Romarate said the buildings are either abandoned, dilapidated,…
A restaurant along Don Jose Avila Street in barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City was shut down yesterday for failing to comply with zoning and building requirements. Camia Street Cafe and Resto, a two-story building owned by siblings…
The rainy season has started, but another dry spell is expected in September. Now is a good time for the Cebu city government to get serious about putting up cisterns and water impounding facilities, especially in the…
AYALA mall management yesterday submitted its proposed rehabilitation plan for Cinema 5 to Cebu City building officials. The Office of the Building Official, however, did not act on the plan, which proposed to convert the use of…
A new eco-friendly public market that will be built on a 15,000-square meter lot at barangay Centrio will be funded with a P400-million budget under the city’s Annual Investment Plan (AIP). Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes announced…
BUILDING owners in Cebu City will be required to have their structures examined by third party auditors or else their permits won’t be renewed by City Hall. The Cebu City Council passed a resolution calling on the…
THE Cebu City Council called on the Office of the Building Official (OBO) to support preparations for the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) to be hosted by Cebu City on January 24-31 next year. OBO was requested…
The Office of the Building Official (OBO) recommended a series of tests, including a hydrostatic test, to be done on Ayala Center Cebu’s Cinema 5. Ayala Center Cebu was given seven days to submit a full report…
The Cebu City Council asked the management of Ayala Center Cebu to review their process of selecting contractors after Monday evening’s accident where the ceiling boards of the mall’s newest cinema collapsed during a special screening of…
