Incessantly inferior infrastructure

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 04/11/2023

When the government’s premier think tank calls out our infrastructure as inadequate and inferior, our leaders need to sit up and listen. The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has done just that on our transport infrastructure,…

Chan eyes opening new roads to complement proposed skyway project

Futch Anthony Inso 06/03/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan plans to open new roads in the city, which will complement the proposed Skyway Project. The skyway project was first deferred by the current members of the…

Cebu City allots P50 million for infrastructure rehabilitation

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has allotted P50 million for infrastructure rehabilitation of destroyed or damaged roads and bridges, barangay halls, public buildings located mostly in the mountain barangays caused by typhoon Odette which…

More roads passable with 24/7 clearing operations in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More roads are now passable in Cebu City with the clearing operations going 24/7. Councilor Jerry Guardo said they had divided the clearing operations team to two shifts, day shift and night shift…

Cebu City deploys 7 teams for road clearing operations

Delta C. Letigio 12/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Starting Saturday afternoon, the Cebu City government will deploy seven teams to clear roads that remain obstructed by fallen trees and other garbage. Councilor Jerry Guardo, chairperson of the City Council’s infrastructure committee,…

DILG moves road clearing deadline to Feb. 15 to give way for LGU vaccine plans

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @CMarquezINQ 01/23/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Saturday said the deadline for road clearing operations was moved to Feb. 15 to allow local government units (LGUs) to prioritize plans for mass…

60 day countdown for LGUs to clear public roads starts Monday — Año

07/29/2019

MANILA, Philippines – The 60-day period given to local chief executives for the removal of street obstructions starts this Monday, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said. Año revealed that this comes with…

Naga City mulls seeking DPWH help to stabilize landslide-prone slopes near main roads

Rosalie Abatayo 07/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The city government of Naga, Cebu mulls asking assistance from the Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) to stabilize slopes along their main roads. This after a portion of…

Gwen seeks supplemental budget for road repairs, barangay workers’ incentives

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol’s Executive Department will be asking the Provincial Board (PB) to pass a supplemental budget to fund for the repair of provincial roads and to increase the year-end incentives of barangay workers.…

Garganera: Use P2B Filinvest JVA earnings on access roads to SRP

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Use the P2 billion earnings from the joint-venture agreement (JVA) with Filinvest Land Incorporated (FLI) to build access roads from Barangay Pardo to the South Road Properties (SRP). This was the suggestion of Cebu City…

Police, city officials told: Go after boys stealing iron bars from coastal road’s seawall

11/25/2018

Netizens, who saw a video posted by a concerned citizen on minors who were trying to destroy a portion of the seawall of the Cebu South Coastal Road (CSCR)to collect iron bars and other scrap metals, are…

Tumulak: Opening of side roads of Mambaling underpass project moved next week

Morexette Marie Erram 11/23/2018

The plan to already open the side roads of the Mambaling underpass was postponed to Monday. Councilor Dave Tumulak said that WT Construction, the contractor of the P638 million underpass project, said that the side roads still…

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