MCIAA to construct emergency runway to ensure undisrupted operations

Rosalie Abatayo 01/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) will put up an “emergency” runway to ensure undisrupted operations when maintenance work will be done at the present runway. MCIAA General Manager Steve Dicdican, in…

SILOY IS WATCHING: Potholes patched; more repairs for Mandaue road promised

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 08/23/2019

Potholes pose a serious problem to motorists and for public utility vehicles  — their drivers and passengers as well. Hitting a pothole can sometimes cause damage to vehicles or it may even cause the driver to lose…

Cebu City Public Library reopens, but it will be closed when it rains

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —As long as there is no downpour, the Cebu City Public Library (CCPL) is now open to cater its clients. CCPL Chief Librarian Rosario Chua said they had reopened the library just Monday afternoon,…

‘No cutting of budget for repairs, upkeep of city police vehicles’

Morexette B. Erram 09/11/2018

An order issued by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmena to cut the budget for repairs and maintenance of city-owned vehicles issued to the city police has not been implemented yet. Ronald Malacora, City Hall’s Department of General…

MCIA GM Dicdican says runway repairs 14% done

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/03/2018

THEY were just over 14 percent done in the airport runway repair project. Steve Dicdican, Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) general manager, said this as he cited the progress of the airport runway repairs after three…

DOT confident on airport terminal 2 repairs

Futch Anthony Inso 08/02/2018

The Department of Tourism (DOT-7) regional office said it is confident that the flooding at the passenger drop-off zone at Terminal 2 (T2) of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport won’t turn away passengers. “I’m not worried. I’ve considered…

Airport operator assures repairs for link bridge

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/01/2018

The private operator of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) said yesterday they will fix the rainwater outflow in the link-bridge of the newly opened Terminal 2. “We apologize to all passengers for the inconvenience caused by…

Tugade wants runway repairs ‘done right away’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/26/2018

TRANSPORTATION Secretary Arthur Tugade has urged officials of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) to repair portions of the airport’s runway. During an inspection yesterday morning, potholes were discovered along the runway due to the recent rains in…

Repairs for quake-hit school buildings start this month

Futch Anthony Inso 07/13/2017

Repairs for the school buildings that were damaged by tremors caused by the July 6 earthquake that hit Jaro town in Leyte province are scheduled this month. Engineer Wendell Tabar, the division engineer of the Department of…

Hybrid train remains on standby after repairs

Nestle L. Semilla 06/12/2017

IT had been repaired but the hybrid electric road train donated by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) remains on standby at block 27 of the North Reclamation Area in Cebu City. Science and Technology Secretary…

MAO BA?

Inquirer 05/17/2017

WARMER WEATHER Politicians and US President Donald Trump may deny it, but the average Pinoy on the street cannot deny sweating profusely due to hotter weather. One city resident said that while he doesn’t care about the…

No place to go for families under Mandaue-Mactan bridge

Nestle L. Semilla 03/30/2016

TWO days before their eviction, families living under the Mandaue-Mactan Bridge have yet to find another place to live in. Evangeline Cañete, a 60-year-old barangay staffer, said she doesn’t want to leave the house where she was…

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