US think tank: Vietnam speeds up island-building in SCS

06/09/2024

WASHINGTON — Vietnam has significantly increased its dredging and land reclamation in the South China Sea (SCS), nearly matching the amount of new land created in the past two years combined, setting up for a record year in…

Bongbong Marcos: China reclamations ‘have come closer and closer to PH’

Jean Mangaluz 11/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines — China’s reclamation activities “have come closer and closer to the Philippine coastline,” President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said. According to Marcos, the nearest location where China is interested in doing an alleged construction is…

Ahead of Earth Day celebration, local environmental advocates reiterate call vs reclamation projects in Cebu

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An environmental conservation organization in Cebu, the Save Cebu Movement,  reiterated its call to halt reclamation projects in Cebu and revoke the clearances and permissions for those projects, which are expected to cover…

Mandaue City reclaims 17 hectares of disputed property

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/25/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City reclaimed about 17 hectares of land in Barangay Paknaan on Thursday, August 25, which is alleged to be illegally claimed. Personnel from the City Assessor’s Office, and Housing Urban and Development…

Reclamation and scarcity of land

Frank E. Lobrigo - @inquirerdotnet 06/20/2022

The rapid urbanization now engulfing the metropolis and other developing cities and municipalities has given rise to a scheme addressing the scarcity of land for urban development or expansion. Some cities and municipalities have resorted to land…

Consolacion officials bent on realizing reclamation project

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/14/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A public hearing on the reclamation project in Barangay Tayud that was proposed by the local government of Consolacion was conducted at the amphitheater of the town’s municipal hall on Tuesday, June 14.…

Armed man nabbed for carrying unlicensed firearm in Mandaue City

Norman V. Mendoza 02/12/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – An armed man was nabbed for carrying a firearm that had no license and permit to carry past 11:00 p.m. Tuesday February 11, 2019 in Barangay Paknaan here. The suspect was identified as…

Security measure for malls: DPS to light up North Reclamation Area

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 10/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) has purchased P8 million worth of LED bulbs to light up the streets in the city, especially in the North Reclamation Area (NRA) where malls…

NAPC to build P3M farmers’ trading post in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) will be investing P3 million to build an Agriculture Trading Post and Enterprise Development for farmers in Cebu City. The NAPC and the Cebu City government signed a…

Three fires destroy house, tires in Mandaue, Cebu cities

and Morexette Marie B. Erram, Benjie Talisic, Delta Derycka Letigio, Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 03/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three fires in a span of four to five hours hit the cities of Cebu and Mandaue on Saturday, March 16, destroying a two-storey house and a lot of discarded tires in two…

Mandaue reclamation checkpoints net 20 persons, P20K worth of drugs

Norman V. Mendoza 10/22/2018

Police checkpoints conducted over the weekend in Mandaue City, particularly in the reclamation area which is covered by the Centro Police Station, had led to the arrest of 20 persons and the confiscation of P20,000 worth of…

VW Cebu launches 3 new vehicles

Carl Cabusas 05/21/2018

Volkswagen Cebu launched three new vehicles last Saturday at its dealership at the North Reclamation Area in Cebu City. The three new vehicles are the Lavida sedan, Santana subcompact sedan, and the Tiguan crossover. All these VW…

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