City to get technical help from Japan
THE Japanese International Cooperation Agency (Jica) and technical experts from the City of Yokohama are in Cebu City to help the City Government address its problems on wastewater, flooding and solid waste management.
Jica’s deputy director general for Asia Pacific Department Yasushi...
2 Cebu rival leaders test village chiefs’ loyalty
CEBU -- Cebu City’s barangay chiefs were divided on Saturday when the two contenders for the mayoral elections in May 2013 summoned them for a meeting at the same time.
During the separate meetings, both Mayor Michael Rama and Representative Tomas Osmeña (Cebu City, south district) made...
Ordinance granting additional privileges to elderly approved
SENIOR citizens and persons with disabilities (PWD) in Cebu City will benefit from a new ordinance approved by the Cebu City council.
The Cebu City Council, in its regular session last week, approved the ordinance granting exemption to all senior citizens and PWDs from paying parking fees...
Court gives Luz fire victims time
CONCERNED about how residents are coping after a fire last May 11, a judge postponed the demolition of 32 families’ houses in Barangay Luz, Cebu City for least 15 days.
Judge Ramon Daomilas also told court sheriff Joseph Olmedo to consult officials of Barangay Luz and the homeowners’...
Lease contract on bus terminal lot requires Cebu City to pay full-term rental
THE Cebu City Government cannot terminate its contract with Mandaue City for the operation of the Cebu North Bus Terminal (CNBT).
Cebu City Administrator Jose Marie Poblete said that if Cebu City insists on ending the contract before its expiration in 2020, it would have to pay the...
Luz residents facing demolition decline offer to buy their lots
HOMEOWNERS’ associations in Sitios Mabuhay, Lubi and Nangka in Barangay Luz, Cebu City have refused to sell to the City Government the lots currently occupied by the 70 families whose houses are set to be demolished.
Atty. Collin Rosell, Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor chief,...
Wall repair to finish ‘ahead of schedule’
THE Taft Property Venture Development Corp., developer of the Horizons 101 condominium project on Gen. Maxilom Ave., is fast-tracking the restoration of the retaining wall that collapsed last month.
In a news conference yesterday, Horizons 101 project manager Engr. Oscar Umali said they...
Binay assures help for Luz fire victims
VICE President Jejomar Binay yesterday announced his intention to help the fire victims of Barrio Luz, Cebu City.
Binay was in Cebu for the signing of the memorandum of agreement with five homeowners associations that will purchase the provincial lots they have been occupying for years...
City Hall to widen road in fire-affected areas
MAYOR Michael Rama said the Cebu City Government will push through with its plan to widen the roads in the sitios in Barangay Luz that were hit by Friday’s fire.
“I am the mayor of Cebu City and as a mayor, it is my responsibility to make sure that the same incident will not happen for...
City to buy lots to save residents
THE Cebu City Government wants to purchase the lots located in three sitios of Barangay Luz that are occupied by 70 families whose houses are scheduled to be demolished today.
Mayor Michael Rama together and the City’s Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP) met Monday morning...
Council questions mayor’s executive order on cash aid for brgys.
THE release of the Cebu City Government’s P175-million aid to the barangays might be delayed after the City Council questioned the Executive Order (EO) of Mayor Michael Rama that sets guidelines for the use of the fund.
During its regular session last week, the council returned Rama’s EO...
2,000 lose homes in Cebu flames
CEBU CITY -- Weeks shy of a new school year and its expenses, at least 565 families or 2,203 persons were displaced by the fire that hit Barangay Luz in this city last Friday.
Barangay officials asked the Cebu City Council to hold a special session to declare a calamity in the area and...
City treasurer says City earned P70M yearly in interest from its time deposits
THE Cebu City Government earns at least P70 million annually in interest from the City’s time deposits, according to the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO).
This, as City Treasurer Ofelia Oliva submitted to the City Council the authorization the legislative body is asking for that allowed her...
Agencies to check collapsed wall
GOVERNMENT agencies will jointly inspect the collapsed riprap wall of Casa del Rio Subdivision in Barangay Talamban in Cebu City next week.
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) 7 Director Alixes Roy Lopez sent a letter to the Environmental Management Bureau 7 and the Mines and...
Mayor orders Poblete to verify lot claim
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama wants to validate the claim of a property owner for a P33.5-million payment from the City Government for using their property as roadway.
Rama has directed City Administrator Atty. Jose Marie Poblete to review the owner’s claim for just compensation for the...
Rama renews relocation call
THE collapse of a riprap wall near a river in Sitio Cadauhan, Barangay Talamban, Cebu City that claimed two lives and injured five others has renewed the Cebu City Government’s effort to clear the danger zones of illegal structures and recover the three-meter easement zone along creeks and...
Property owner asks CH to pay P33M
AFTER the Ralloses, another lot owner is demanding payment from City Hall for using their property as road right-of-way.
A source from City Hall, who requested anonymity, said a property owner wrote Mayor Michael Rama recently and asked for just compensation for the 745-square-meter lot...
City Council wants OBO to be strict with policy
WITH many condominium projects sprouting in Cebu City, the City Council yesterday ordered the Office of the Building Official (OBO) to strictly implement the “no permit, no construction” policy.
The council wants the City Government to strictly implement City Ordinance (CO) 1656,...
Apas gets a break
THERE will be no destruction of about 168 houses in Barangay Apas, Cebu City, at least for the next three days. Judge Soliver Peras ordered two police officials to comment on the court sheriff’s request for police assistance in enforcing a writ of demolition. This also gave the residents a brief...
City planning recommends lifting of order against developer of Monterrazas de Cebu
THE work in an upscale subdivision in Barangay Guadalupe may soon resume after the Cebu City Planning and Development Office (CPD) recommended the lifting of the cease-and-desist order (CDO) that the City Government issued against it last year.
In a letter to Mayor Michael Rama through...
Housing ready for beneficiaries
FORTY families living inside the Old Lorega San-Miguel Cemetery in Barangay Lorega, Cebu City will transfer to their new homes next week.
This, after Gawad Kalinga (GK) finished the P13-million socialized housing project inside the cemetery.
GK took care of the construction of the...
Rama to DWUP: Review case of Luz demolition
CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama yesterday ordered the Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP) and the City Legal Office to investigate the case of the 70 families in Barangay Luz whose houses were ordered demolished.
With a couple of pending demolitions in the city, Rama also...
70 families in Cebu told: 'Leave or face demolition'
WHILE the land case in Barangay Apas is still pending, another set of families, 70 of them, in Barangay Luz, Cebu City stands to lose their homes following a court-ordered demolition.
The families from sitios Mabuhay, Lubi, and Nangka have received a notice to demolish issued on April 2...
Councilors question use of calamity funds
THE Cebu City Council deferred the approval of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council’s (LDRRMC) programs and plans for the use of the City Government’s P157-million calamity fund this year.
This, after councilors questioned the inclusion of some items in the proposed...
Apas residents want SolGen to interfere
RESIDENTS of Sitio San Miguel, Barangay Apas, Cebu City, through their legal counsel, want the Office of the Solicitor General to intervene in the case against the owner of the lots where their houses stand, a Cebu City councilor said.
Lawyer Benjamin Militar, counsel of the Apas families...
