Alcoy ecotourism project gets P2M boost

Leo Udtohan 06/29/2018

RDC-7 BOHOL MEET TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol- The nature park of Alcoy town in Cebu province will be developed and rehabilitated after the Regional Development Council in Central Visayas (RDC-7) approved on Friday the proposal for the development…

More Issues on the Capitol Building Project

Jobers R. Bersales 06/27/2018

I was emailed a four-page letter late last week in the name of a certain Archt. John Ray M. Jimenez to Gov. Hilario Davide III dated June 12, 2018. I’m not sure if the governor did indeed…

Congestion, port project and $172M fund

PR 06/22/2018

CONGESTION in the existing port in Cebu City will soon be addressed when the new Cebu International Container Port (CICP) project in Consolacion town will be completed. Director Efren Carreon, National Economic Development Authority in Central Visayas…

Fisherfolk oppose SRP-Cordova bridge project

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/21/2018

Fisherfolk from Cordova town are opposed to the construction of the third bridge connecting the town to mainland Cebu. Eleazar Pogoy, spokesperson of Panaghugpong sa mga Mananagat sa Timog Amihan-Cordova (Pamatia-Co), said it would be difficult for…

Villarete tells DOTr: Implement BRT project now

Morexette Erram 06/15/2018

The solution to Cebu City’s transport concerns is not cheap. Neither should this be considered as a business venture with huge financial returns. City Administrator Nigel Paul Villarete said that for a mass transport system to work,…

Osmena, Dino and the P17B BRT project

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 06/14/2018

I expected the negative comments of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmena, the Bus Rapid Transit’s (BRT) main proponent on the proposal of Marikina 1st District Rep. Bayani Fernando to transfer the budget for Cebu BRT project to…

World Bank downgrades Cebu BRT’s Project Development Objectives

Morexette B. Erram 06/13/2018

Due to multiple delays it incurred over the past years, can the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) fully achieve its objectives in addressing traffic congestion in Cebu City? Findings from the World Bank’s (WB) Implementation Status and…

Fate of BRT project in Tugade’s hands

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 06/07/2018

Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said they will be meeting with representatives of World Bank in Cebu today, June 8, for a “last ditch effort” to resolve the fate of the P27-billion Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project.…

San Fernando Mayor issues CDO against port project in Sangat

Futch Anthony Inso 05/28/2018

San Fernando Mayor Lakambini “Neneth” Reluya has issued on Monday (May 29) a cease and desist order against the construction of an international port in Barangay Sangat of San Fernando, a southern Cebu town. Despite this, Ruben…

Three Cebu mayors: Project should not harm env’t

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/28/2018

SOME Cebu mayors of the northern towns and cities, whose waters are covered by the proposed offshore drilling for oil and gas project, are calling for a discussion about the project and that the project should not…

Philtram to submit proposal of monorail project to DOTR

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/25/2018

The proponents who expressed their plans to put up a monorail in Metro Cebu, Philtram, is expected to submit their completed proposal by July to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña made this…

Mandaue sets up project for river, slope protection

Norman Mendoza 05/21/2018

Mandaue city government has set projects to mitigate flooding in low-lying areas including the Paknaan relocation site. Mayor Luigi Quisumbing said that about P100 Million has been provided by the city government for the slope protection of…

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