IT’S up to Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson whether the government will proceed to build flyovers in Cebu City. Asst. Regional Director Juby Cordon of the Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) said there was no definite timeframe for the projects and that the final decision rests with Singson, who issued… [Read more…]
January 27, 2012
ON SATURDAY, the WWII bombs will be loaded on four trucks of Dakay Construction to be transported to Toledo City. Each truck will have at least three inches of sand to secure the position of the bombs during the more than hour-long ride. The bombs will be covered with soil deep in the ground before… [Read more…]
January 27, 2012
MAYOR Michael Rama is in India today to attend the Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA), a program aimed to provide assistance to medium-sized Asian cities in terms of development plans and infrastructure investments. City Administrator Jose Marie Poblete said Rama was invited to attend the CDIA because of the planned Bus Rapid Transport (BRT)… [Read more…]
January 27, 2012
Local officials expressed different opinions on the proposal to postpone the synchronized Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and barangay elections from 2013 to 2014. Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes said that instead of amending the law providing for the holding of the SK and barangay elections in October 2013, lawmakers should look into the three-year term limit… [Read more…]
January 27, 2012
RAMON Patriarca, who is facing rebellion charges, will stay in the isolation cell of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) until Monday. This will give time for the military to find a suitable stockade for him. Capitol consultant on security Cesar Veloso said Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia gave the go signal to temporarily keep… [Read more…]
January 27, 2012
A MAN, whom police tagged as a drug pusher, and two of his companions were acquitted yesterday of drug charges after the police mishandled the physical evidence by failing to make an inventory or taking photos. Regional Trial Court Judge Samuel Malazarte of Branch 15 cleared Roberto Hegremosa, Bimbo Yap and Moses Reyes of the… [Read more…]
January 27, 2012
THE Cebu provincial government will start negotiating with Skyview Park Homeowner’s Association once the pricing of the 93-1 lots will be released. Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale told reporters yesterday that they were waiting for the pricing from the Cebu Provincial Appraisal Committee (CPAC). The Provincial Board (PB) met with Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia yesterday… [Read more…]
January 27, 2012
CEBU City may face a garbage crisis if the Department of Public Services (DPS) does not get additional funds. This is because the city council only approved P199.7 million of the department’s proposed P321.7-million budget for 2012. Engineer Dionisio Gualiza, DPS head, said the slashing of their budget would mean that they could not push… [Read more…]
January 27, 2012
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