Doña Pepang heritage park project set to break ground

(File Photo)
(File Photo)

A GROUNDBREAKING ceremony for the transformation of the 11,742-square-meter Doa Pepang cemetery in Barangay Tejero into a heritage park will be held by the Cebu City Government.

Former Apas barangay captain and special assistant to the Mayor's Office on Special Projects Ramil Ayuman stated the June 12 groundbreaking date is still tentative.

At least seven nearby businesses, according to Ayuman, have showed interest in supporting the P50-million project, which will be undertaken through a public-private partnership deal.

Ayuman said a follow-up meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, to discuss the matter further.

"Well ang atong gi-project karon is by June 12 but magdepende na sa meeting nato tomorrow (today) with private sectors nga motabang. We are planning nga mag-ground breaking nata diha sulod sa Doña Pepang," Ayuman said.

(Well our projection is by June 12, but it will depend on our meeting tomorrow with the private sectors that will help. We are planning to break ground inside the Doña Pepang).

The Osmeña mausoleum will remain in the vicinity, according to Ayuman, where it will have a public plaza and an event-hosting amphitheater.

Ayuman said the project is targeted to be finished in six months.

The Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification and Enhancement (Probe) team, Cebu City Traffic Office, and Department of Engineering and Public Works had already demolished the illegal structures inside the cemetery last month to pave the way for the development. (PAC, TPT)

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