Cebu City demands quick compliance from structure owners encroaching on waterways

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is demanding the structure owners of establishments which encroached on the waterways in the city to remove these structures in the given time period for compliance. Mayor Edgardo Labella…

Ad hoc committee formed to study encroaching structures in Cebu City waterways

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered the formation of an ad hoc committee that would study how to remove the obstructions along waterways here. The mayor released Executive Order No. 101, which…

Labella orders clearing of “fighting cocks” in Barangay Luz

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella ordered the removal of fighting cocks in a province-owned lot in Barangay Luz following the complaints of the Provincial Capitol over their presence in the area. Labella said…

Capitol gives Kawasan Falls tour operators 30 days to clear structures violating easement rule

Rosalie Abatayo 11/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tour operators in Kawasan Falls in Badian have 30 days to tear down their structures that encroach within the 20-meter easement zone. The recent inspection conducted by the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources…

Vendors remove makeshift structures from Panglao’s Virgin Island

Doris C. Bongcac 03/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Tourists can now enjoy their visit at the famous Virgin Island sand bar located off mainland Panglao town in Bohol province. Vendors already removed on Saturday morning, March 2, the makeshift structures which…

DENR orders clearing of illegal structures built on Sta. Fe’s shorelines

Doris C. Bongcac 12/05/2018

Environment officials in Cebu and Central Visayas are now in Sta. Fe town in Bantayan Island to verify the location of its shoreline monuments. They are also set to order the clearing of structures that are built…

Septic tanks for residential structures in M’daue to be strictly enforced

Norman V. Mendoza 11/26/2018

STRICT implementation of the rule requiring residential structures to have their own septic tanks will soon be imposed in Mandaue City. Vice Mayor Carlo Pontico Fortuna said this in a press briefing on Monday as part of…

DENR to finalize assessment of structures in Oslob coastal areas

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/19/2018

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) will finalize its assessment of structures built on the coastal areas in Oslob town to determine if its owners violated the 20-meter easement zone. Oslob Mayor Jose Tumulak Jr.…

Badian structures eyed for demolition

Futch Anthony Inso 07/14/2018

ABOUT 275 structures located within the foreshore and easement zone in the coastal area of Badian town are being sought for demolition by an environmental non-government organization (NGO) yesterday. “Most are residential houses and there were some…

Osmeña postpones demolition of sidewalk structures

Intern 07/10/2018

  Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña granted the request of settlers occupying the sidewalks of Arellano Boulevard in Barangay Tejero to postpone the demolition of the structures while they continue to look for a relocation site. Seven…

DENR-7: Demolish 1K illegal structures in Bantayan Island’s coastal areas

Futch Anthony Inso 06/30/2018

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) has recommended the demolition of over a thousand structures situated along the coastal areas in Bantayan Island. Raul Pasoc, Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer (CENRO)…

Mactan businessmen told: Demolish illegal structures

Futch Anthony Inso 06/28/2018

As the Lapu-Lapu City government begins the demolition of illegal structures along coastal areas in Mactan, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) said that commercial establishments, whose buildings are located within the…

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