Council seeks inquiry on clearing of vendors

Juli Ann M. Sibi 08/27/2015

The Cebu City Council called for an  investigation into alleged cases of abuse committed by the Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification and Enhancement (PROBE) team against street vendors. “I understand the need for beautification, especially now in the…

Tensions flare as Probe tries to demolish structures

Nestle L. Semilla 08/14/2015

Cebu City’s demolition team failed to demolish two structures in  Doña Pepang cemetery in barangay Tejero yesterday after former Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña and his lawyer, Benjamin Militar, intervened. Osmeña, who is also a former Cebu…

Wall torn down to start dredging of Parian estero

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/11/2015

PART of the wall of 138 Mall in Colon Street was demolished yesterday to prepare for the dredging and de-silting of the Estero de Parian starting Monday. Dredging of the waterway, which is clogged with trash and…

Resto along Capitol site closed for lack of permits

Nestle L. Semilla 07/10/2015

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…

Billboard ‘too sexy’ for City Hall

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/07/2015

Cebu City Administrator Lucelle Mercado  has ordered the removal of billboards promoting the Cebu concert of  TV celebrity Vice Ganda for being “sexually suggestive”. She said that as chairman of the Cebu City Anti-Indecency Board, she was…

PROBE clears Mahiga creek of foot bridges

Edison Delos Angeles 07/03/2015

CEBU City’s  Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification and Enhancement (PROBE) team dismantled the  remaining foot bridges on the Mahiga Creek as part of the preparation for the rainy season. At least 10 of the 18  foot bridges were…

Demolition starts with 10 foot bridges

Edison Delos Angeles 06/24/2015

  WITH the onset of the rainy season and risk of flashfloods , at least 10 of 18  foot bridges on Mahiga Creek were dismantled  last June 22, Tuesday. The demolition which started at 9 a.m. was…

Stallholders to be moved out of Colon

Joana Belsonda 06/17/2015

At least  19 out of 50 stallholders will be moved out of the Tabo sa Banay area in Colon Street, Cebu City before a cleanup of the  drainage system is done. “We will start one step at…

One-month break for PROBE head

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/11/2015

THE head of City Hall’s demolition forces  is taking a one month “sabbatical” to  visit family  abroad,  said Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama amid a threat from political critics to file a case against her for the…

Sta. Fe govt wants probe on vessels

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/30/2015

The Sta. Fe municipal government called on the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to investigate the absence of septic tanks in sea vessels plying the route from the mainland to Bantayan Island. Sta. Fe Mayor Jose Esgana said…

Landfill settlers ask: ‘Where do we go?’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/20/2015

City Hall tears down houses; displaced families asked to leave Inayawan school The Cebu city government yesterday demolished houses and other structures near the piles of trash at the closed Inayawan landfill. A day before, families who…

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