Construction worker crushed to death as wall collapses on him

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/01/2016

A 22-year-old worker died after a concrete wall and steel piles fell on him while working at a construction site along Salvador Extension in Barangay Labangon, Cebu City Wednesday morning. John Eric Llera was welding a large…

Worker dead as wall collapses on him

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/31/2016

CEBU CITY–A 20-year-old worker was killed after a concrete wall and steel piles fell on him while working at a construction site along Salvador Extension in Barangay Labangon, Cebu City, Wednesday morning. John Eric Llera was welding…

CCMC construction work stopped

Nestle L. Semilla 06/18/2016

Cebu City Acting Mayor Margarita Osmeña has ordered the suspension of construction work on the new Cebu City Medical Center starting Monday after it was found out that the building project has no building and business permits.…

Will mayor, OBO stop CCMC building work?

Nestle L. Semilla 06/16/2016

Lot encroachment problem of new Cebu City Medical Center building construction will be tackled in today’s meeting Will the city government stop the construction of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) after the acting chief of the…

Some Cebu City school buildings have no permits

06/16/2016

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.…

DPWH presses Cebu city to restore resto’s permits

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/09/2015

Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson ordered the Office of the Building Official (OBO) of Cebu City to reinstate the building permit and fencing permit of a restaurant it shut down five months ago. In a resolution, the…

DPWH: New mall encroaches on coastal road right-of-way

Vanessa Claire Lucero 11/11/2015

The new SM mall at the South Road Properties has encroached on the Cebu South Coastal Road right-of-way and may have violated the National Building Code, public works officials said yesterday. Failure to comply with the building…

City disaster management office identifies 10 unsafe structures

Nestle L. Semilla 07/14/2015

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,…

‘Time to catch rain’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/09/2015

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…

Eco-friendly market in Mandaue City

Norman V. Mendoza 06/30/2015

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…

Third party inspections required

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/25/2015

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…

OBO to support Religious Congress

Nestle L. Semilla 06/21/2015

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…

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