‘Ganghaan sa Paknaan’ families promised permanent dwellings

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/12/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Residents of ‘Ganghaan sa Paknaan’ will soon be transferred to a permanent dwelling. Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes made the announcement as he shared breakfast with the residents on Friday, July 12, to…

Tipolo flood-control project starts, affected residents cry lack of relocation site

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/08/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Government has started the construction of a flood-control project in sitio Uniwide, Barangay Tipolo. The contractor has started dredging a portion of the creek where a box culvert will be…

Temporary transfer of Sto. Niño vendors near Compania Maritima to start before Misa de Gallo

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The temporary transfer of Sto. Niño vendors to a lot beside the Compania Maritima will start in the next few days in preparation for the Misa de Gallo. This was confirmed by Racquel…

Lapu fire victims to receive cash assistance from city

Futch Anthony Inso 11/18/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- Lapu-Lapu City mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan promised fire victims in Sitio Balanghoy, Barangay Gun-ob that the city will provide financial assistance to help them get back on their feet. On Tuesday, November 17, 2020,…

Cebu City to look for relocation sites for informal settlers living along riverbanks

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said that more than 1,000 informal settlers living along the riverbanks need to be relocated. This he revealed after meeting the Office of Building Official (OBO) and the Department…

Mambaling families ask City Hall to give them ‘habitable’ relocation site

Rosalie Abatayo 04/03/2018

CLOSE to 200 families who lost their homes to a March 14 demolition in Sitio Tangke, Barangay Mambling, Cebu City have expressed willingness to already avail of the city’s relocation site offer. But first, they wanted the…

Relocation site in Mandaue razed by fire

Norman Mendoza 08/23/2017

  AT LEAST 86 two-storey houses were razed by fire in a relocation site in Barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City early morning on Wednesday, August 23. About 100 families were left homeless by the fire that broke out…

Relocation sites mulled for Mandaue fire victims

Dominic D. Yasay 01/21/2017

Four parcels of land in northern Cebu were being considered as a relocation site for over 400 families displaced by the fire in Barangays Guizo and Mantuyong, Mandaue City, in March 12 last year. Two of these…

Fire displaces 182 in Lorega

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/26/2016

Lourdes Veloso awoke to the screams of her neighbors and the smell of something burning inside her home in the interior portion of Upper Lomar, Barangay Lorega San Miguel in Cebu City yesterday dawn. She said she…

200 families due for eviction in Calamba seek city govt’s help

Nestle L. Semilla, Sheila Mae Gumapon 06/01/2016

AT LEAST 200 families, who are facing eviction and the demolition of their homes in Sitio Almacen, Barangay Calamba, sought yesterday the Cebu city government’s help in their relocation. The families made the call after the court…

Who will spend for relocation site: City Hall or UP Cebu?

Victor Anthony V. Silva and Juli Ann M. Sibi 01/05/2016

TWO hectares of land in Nivel Hills are available for a relocation site of Lahug fire victims but who will spend to develop it with home lots, roads and other services? City Hall insists the fire site’s…

NGOs question Cebu City relocation sites

Mary Claire U. Catado 12/15/2015

SEVERAL non-government organizations questioned the relocation site for settlers displaced by the demolition of homes in barangay Carreta, Cebu City. “Ang nahitabo man gud nga ang kanang barangay Carreta gi-demolish sila pero ang gibarogan nila karon sa…

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