Cebu urban poor group opposes Marcos’ high-rise housing project

Emmariel Ares 06/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – “Don’t build unaffordable houses, make inadequate houses livable. Don’t build new homes, upgrade our existing ones.” This was the common sentiment expressed by Cebu urban poor families in response to the government’s plan…

Housing units for CICC occupants almost complete

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/28/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Fire victims, who are currently staying at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) compound, will soon have a decent place to stay. On Thursday, July 28, Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes led the…

Urban poor leader in Lapu-Lapu, Cebu gunned down

Futch Anthony Inso 05/26/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) is investigating the killing of an urban poor leader here on Thursday night, May 25, 2023. Elvis Ambos, 64 years old, was shot dead along Fuentes Road in Sitio…

Urban poor groups in Lapu-Lapu City receive 4 fire extinguishers each — Mayor Chan

Futch Anthony Inso 03/13/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Some 50 urban poor organizations in Lapu-Lapu City have each received four fire extinguishers from the city government on Monday, March 13, 2023. The distribution was led by Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan, as…

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…

PWD groups join REV UP for Leni-Kiko

Doris C. Bongcac 05/05/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Members of the PWD sector have joined the Real Estate Volunteers and Urban Poor (REV UP) to show their support for the Leni-Kiko tandem. About a hundred PWD sector members committed to support…

Metro Cebu urban poor groups to join Leni-Kiko people’s rally in Mandaue City

Doris C. Bongcac 04/21/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Various urban poor groups in Metro Cebu are expected to join the people’s rally for Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan in Mandaue City this Thursday, April 21. In an advisory,…

Real estate players’, urban poor groups’ call: Affordable homes

Doris C. Bongcac 04/18/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A group of real estate professionals formed an alliance with marginalized urban poor groups in Cebu City as part of their concerted effort to selected a leader who is competent to address the…

Photo Gallery: Scenes from the Sitio Ponce 2 fire

Benjie Talisic 05/11/2019

LOOK: Scenes from the dawn fire that burned homes in Sitio Ponce 2, Barangay Carreta, Cebu City earlier today, May 11. The hour-long fire was reported at about 4:15 a.m. and was raised to third alarm after…

Dawn fire burns homes in Sitio Ponce 2, Carreta

Benjie B. Talisic 05/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A dawn fire burned homes in a thickly populated urban poor community in Sitio Ponce 2, Barangay Carreta, Cebu City today, May 11. The fire alarm was reported at around 4:15 a.m. and…

Christmas with “Pundok Kadasig”

Nestor Ramirez 12/27/2016

The old adage that no one is too poor not to be able to give on Christmas became a reality among the shoe repairers and T-shirt printers along Junquera Street who are members of Kalambuan sa Junquera…

Land swap deal

Editorial 12/22/2016

When the Team Rama bloc in the Cebu City Council decided to review the proposed land swap deal between the city and province for settlers occupying province-owned lots under Provincial Ordinance 93-1, a lot of people thought…

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