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Rep. Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo may be a newbie in politics. But the Liberal Party vice presidential candidate has had deep experience in working with the urban poor and other marginalized sectors. “All my life has…
THEY tried to resist at first, even forming a human barricade to block a City Hall demolition team accompanied by police and a Special Weapons Tactics (SWAT) team. But 44 families of sitio Mahusay, barangay Subangdaku in…
It’s easy for Vice President Jejomar Binay to look benevolent on a local issue like the long-running plight of settlers still waiting to gain final ownerhsip of lots under Provincial Ordinance 93-1. Binay gets his input from…
93-1 LOT TALKS THE Cebu provincial government made a counter-offer to the Cebu City government’s P500 million proposal for the purchase of lots under Provincial Ordinance 93-1 but Mayor Michael Rama doesn’t look interested. “I was not…
Vice president says province ‘overthinking’ on lot dispute It’s the Cebu provincial government, not Cebu City Hall, that’s delaying the resolution of the dispute involving Cebu City lots covered by Provincial Ordinance 93-1. Vice President Jejomar Binay…
Several settlers in the Doña Pepang Cemetery protested in front of City Hall yesterday saying their relocation site remains a question. “Why were our homes demolished when there is still no relocation site for us? When we…
After failing thrice to get a favorable ruling, former Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña trained his sights on the judge. Osmeña, through his lawyer Benjamin Militar, asked Judge Alexander Acosta of the Regional Trial Court Branch 9…
The clearing of houses of around 40 families in front of the Doña Pepang Cemetery will push through, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said. The Regional Trial Court has struck down the petition of former mayor Tomas…
More than 1,000 displaced in Mambaling, Tabunok Another fire broke out in Tabunok, Talisay city yesterday afternoon, less than 24 hours after fire struck in barangay Mambaling, Cebu City. A total of 15 houses were destroyed, displacing…
Capitol Site occupants fear eviction, await court decision At least 160 families in Don Gil Street corner Escario Street, barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City are worried that their houses will be demolished today. They hope the court…
The houses of 160 families along Don Gil Garcia St. in barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City are scheduled for demolition by the sheriff of the Regional Trial Court tomorrow. The group of residents filed a motion to…
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama ordered the Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP) to ease the requirements of beneficiaries of the city’s Slum Improvement and Resettlement (SIR) program. “I’ve been telling DWUP to pursue…
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