Trees fall for athletic field; Running priest calls it morbid

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/05/2014

The sound of screaming chainsaws pervaded the air in barangay Poblacion City of Naga yesterday, as workers start clearing a 3.2-hectare lot for an athletic field project. As of 3 p.m. workers from the City Environment and…

‘Trim, not cut trees’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/13/2014

No budget to maintain century-old trees in Cebu and other parts of the country? No problem, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) which issued an order directing all regional and district engineering offices…

Stringent tree cutting guidelines to delay road projects – DPWH 7

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/10/2014

  The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Central Visayas said it is worried that stringent guidelines on tree-cutting may result in a backlog of road-widening projects in the region. “That’s tedious. We have 16…

Governor still worried about risk of tree fall

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/09/2014

After three rounds of examination by various tree experts, Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III still worries about old Acacia trees falling on the Naga-Carcar road. “My stand is still my previous stand,” he told reporters the other…

Palma reaffirms stand on trees: Cut if needed

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/03/2014

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said he was not misquoted by reporters on his stand concerning century-old trees along the south Cebu highway. The 63-year-old prelate yesterday made it clear that he supports the cutting of “sick and…

Trees, heritage sites to be factored in on Cebu BRT engineering design

Doris C. Bongcac 09/03/2014

The fate of trees growing along the proposed Bus Rapid Transit route and the preservation of heritage sites will be concerns that will be looked into during the preparation of the project’s detailed engineering design, said Michel…

Palma: Cut down ailing, century trees that block highway project

09/02/2014

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma wasn’t misquoted by reporters after all as far as his position on the century-old acacia trees along Cebu’s south is concerned. The 63-year-old prelate made it clear that he supports the cutting of…

Gullas urges Cebu south mayors to push road widening

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/31/2014

Rep. Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas asked Cebu mayors yesterday to draft a resolution asking Public Works and Highways Secretary  Rogelio Singson to continue with the road widening of the highway in southern Cebu. He and his grandfather…

Cebu City to earthball 2,024 trees affected by BRT routes

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/23/2014

As much as possible, trees along the routes of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Cebu City will not be cut down. They will be carefully replanted somewhere else. This was the assurance of Cebu City…

Secretary Paje agrees to ‘rethink and reconsider’ tree-cutting permits issued for road widening projects

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/11/2014

After the DPWH, it’s now the turn of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to blink. Environment Secretary Ramon Paje was reported to have agreed to “rethink and reconsider” the tree-cutting permits they issued for road…

‘Delays in cutting trees to raise road project cost’

08/10/2014

Further delays in dealing with roadside trees in south Cebu will jack up  the cost of long-delayed road widening of the Carcar-Naga road, said former Cebu congressman Eduardo Gullas. He welcomed plans for  an independent third party…

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