NO WAY

Nestle L. Semilla 02/27/2016

The families that have settled under the first Mandaue-Mactan Bridge have decided to leave their safety up to fate and will just pray that no accident will happen when the repair of the bridge will go full…

No funds for bridge families -DPWH

Nestle L. Semilla 02/26/2016

The Mandaue City government will have to take care of families living under the old Mandaue-Mactan bridge who will be displaced during the repair of the bridge that connects Mactan Island from mainland Cebu. Engr. Renult Ricardo,…

No power, water in relocation site

Nestle L. Semilla 02/17/2016

The coastal relocation site in Mandaue City being offered to families who will have to vacate their homes under the Mandaue-Mactan Bridge doesn’t have electricity and has inadequate water supply. The 6.5-hectare urban poor resettlement site in…

Relocation site offered for Quiot fire victims

Marc Eric Cosep 01/16/2016

LANDOWNER Japer Development Corp. has offered to sell properties to the Cebu City government for the relocation of the fire victims in barangay Quiot, Cebu City. Collin Rosell, Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP)…

UP Cebu’s land woes

Editorial 01/05/2016

Political undercurrents complicate a solution for the fate of victims of the post-Christmas fire in barangay Lahug. It shouldn’t. In an ideal world, a win-win solution would be the first priority of government leaders working for social…

Emergency needs first before UP Cebu dialog, says Labella

Juli Ann M. Sibi, Nestle L. Semilla 12/31/2015

ACTING Mayor Edgardo Labella yesterday said the Cebu city government will  talk with the landowner of the burned sitio in barangay Lahug “after we attend to the emergency needs” of the fire victims. He said City Hall…

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…

Displaced families in Capitol Site living in tents

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/25/2015

Around 20 families in barangay Capitol Site are now living in tents near the site of their demolished houses. With no proper walls to protect them, they are exposed to the heat of the sun. If it…

Drainage, riprap projects readied

Anie M. Paujana 11/24/2014

Families living in the relocation site in barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City won’t have to worry about floodwaters reaching their doorsteps soon. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) allocated P25 million for a drainage project and…

Cebu towns with identified relocation sites to receive aid first

Marian Z. Codilla 04/29/2014

Towns in northern Cebu that were hard hit by supertyphoon Yolanda should find relocation sites for displaced families. Regional Director Gavino Figuracion of the National Housing Authority said they will allocate funds for land development and housing…

51 urban poor communities in Cebu City to be wiped out

Doris C. Bongcac 03/16/2014

At least 51 urban poor communities in Cebu City face demolition with no available relocation sites for the affected settlers. Collin Rosell, head of the Department for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP), said the Cebu…

Relocation, care for typhoon victims

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/28/2014

Families living along the coastline in northern Cebu have to move out of a 40-meter “no-build” zone from the shoreline and   go inland to avoid the risk of  storm surges caused by typhoons like last year’s Yolanda.…

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