Settlers worried over relocation in wake of CICC deal

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/23/2017

WITH Mandaue City closing a deal with the province to acquire the dilapidated Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), the displaced fire victims who took residence at the building voiced their concern over their relocation. Jose Mepisa, who…

Settlers want Dino to show proof of ownership of property in Cordova

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/03/2017

  Some 500 settlers in Sitio Panagdait, Barangay Ibabaw, Cordova town have accused Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Lloyd Dino of claiming a parcel of land and collecting rental fees from them since 2015. Joel Peñalosa,…

Fire guts thirty homes

Nestle L. Semilla 03/26/2017

  She was about to go to the Tabunok Public Market to sell fish, but she stopped on her tracks as she heard that fire was razing through their place in Sitio Kilawan, Barangay Tangke, Talisay City.…

93-1: Settling the settlers

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/07/2017

(Part 2) In the afternoon of December 7, in front of hundreds of beneficiaries, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for a land swap between the…

Settlers’ plight

Editorial 12/15/2016

We can only hope that both Cebu City Hall and the provincial government resolve the plight of the Apas settlers, a substantial number of whom are blind people with very few opportunities for gainful employment. The fire…

Nine houses demolished but settlers are staying put

06/29/2016

They may have lost their homes but settlers in Sitio Tanke, Barangay Mambaling in Cebu City are staying put in their area until a relocation site is provided for them by the city government. A City Hall…

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