Houses encroaching three-meter easement demolished in Mandaue City

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/15/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—At least 12 houses near LTHAI Village in Barangay Tipolo here were demolished by personnel from the Housing Urban and Development Office (HUDO) on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. HUDO Demolition Team head Ceasar Ylanan said…

‘Task Force Gubat sa Baha’ tags 4K families encroaching the three-meter easement zone

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 4,000 families in Cebu City live within the three-meter easement zone of the eight major waterways here. These families will have to be relocated soon to avoid risks to their safety,…

Cebu City gov’t to file Writ of Kalikasan to restore seven major rivers

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/13/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is set to file a Writ of Kalikasan before the Supreme Court next week to penalize violators of the city’s three-meter easement rule, and to enjoin concerned government agencies…

Urban Poor Alliance seeks dialogue with Rama on 3-meter easement rule

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A group of urban poor residents in Cebu City whose houses will soon be demolished as the city continues to implement the three-meter easement rule is set to ask Cebu City Mayor Michael…

Affected residents’ appeal: Cash aid first before demolition

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/11/2022

CEBU CITY — Some affected residents of the ongoing clearing operations in Kinalumsan River in Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City, appealed to the city government to ensure that they would be provided with the promised cash assistance first…

Majority of structure owners encroaching Kinalumsan River agree to settle: Guardo

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The majority of the owners of structures encroaching the three-meter easement of Kinalumsan River in Cebu City have agreed to settle and accept the P35,000 financial assistance, Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo said.…

Affected families hope Cebu City sticks to relocation promise as easement clearing ops begin

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Olga Galo stood at one end of Kinalumsan Bridge along N. Bacalso Avenue on Monday, August 8, watching authorities dismantle the house where she and her family once lived. The 29-year-old housewife was…

OBO appeals to barangays to help implement 3-meter easement policy

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Office of the Building Official (OBO) appealed to the barangays to help police their jurisdictions against encroachment within three-meter easement along their rivers. OBO head Architect Florante Catalan, in a…

Guardo: Relocation a must for some landslide-affected residents in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo said there would be a need to relocate households living along riverside not only because of the river improvement projects but also because of the threat of landslides. …

Cebu City gives encroachers of easement zone time to undo damage

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is urging violators of the easement zone in rivers and other waterways here to undo the damage and violation they have done if they don’t want the government to…

Labella: Households in riversides need to be relocated to solve flooding

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said that the households within the three-meter easement or riverbanks in major waterways in the city would have to be relocated for waterway projects to push through. This…

Cebu City dad pushes for 3-meter easement in river settlements in Bonbon

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo wants Barangay Bonbon to implement the three-meter easement policy for Mananga riverside settlements to avoid damage due to flash floods. Guardo said in a phone interview the reason…

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