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Anti-flyover group hits del Mar on proxy debate
ANTI-flyover advocates in the Movement for a Liveable Cebu (MLC) expressed dismay over the verbal sparring between Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and Rep. Rachel del Mar which sidetracked Friday’s meeting of the Cebu City Development Council. “We were highly astonished and deeply disappointed that one or two persons can derail a process of approving […]
P-Noy approves Mactan airport expansion but defers BRT project
December 2, 2012
President Benigno Simeon Aquino III had good and bad news for Cebu during his visit yesterday. In a meeting with political alies, he announced the approval by the National Economic Development Authority of the proposed second terminal of the Mactan Cebu International Airport in Lapu-Lapu City. But he said approval of the Bus Rapid Transit […]
Del Mar told: Flyovers will not solve jams
November 21, 2012
THERE are cheaper and better ways to solve traffic congestion than building flyovers. Former transportation undersecretary Aristotle Batuhan made this statement as he said that traffic management is not just an engineering concern that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should address on its own. “I am not really opposed to having flyovers, […]
Opinion: Flyover frenzy, Election episode
November 12, 2012
Window by Malou Guanzon-Apalisok The construction of two flyover projects in Cebu City proposed by Cebu north district Rep. Rachel “Cutie” del Mar will push through. The pronouncement of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas must have hit multi- sectoral groups opposed to the plan like a thunderbolt because after it got stuck in […]
More consultations will be done, Raul del Mar assures Kasambagan flyover critics
November 12, 2012
Raul del Mar, who’s gunning for reelection in Congress, is a patient man when it comes to his stalled flyover projects in Cebu City. He said he could “wait” for flyovers to be built after the May 2013 elections. “We are just waiting for DPWH (the Department of Public Works and Highways) to implement it. […]
Kasambagan biz owners, residents protest against flyover
November 11, 2012
More voices have been added to the anti-flyover campaign in Cebu City. At least 100 residents and business owners along F. Cabahug Street in barangay Kasambagan wrote President Benigno Aquino III to protest a plan to build a new flyover on their street. The site is one of two intersections crossing Juan Luna Avenue (formerly […]
Maguikay flyover to close for repair December?
November 9, 2012
EXPECT traffic to build up along MC Briones Avenue or Highway Seno in December if plans push through to close the Maguikay flyover in Mandaue City for repairs. December is the tentative date said public works officials who still have to coordinate with Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes and Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia about the […]
DEL MAR REVIVES FLYOVERS
October 16, 2012
Battle with Cebu City mayor over mega infra flares up anew Sparks flew yesterday when former congressman Raul del Mar yesterday lobbied in the Cebu City Development Council (CCDC) to revive support for two flyover projects worth P430 million that were deleted from its priority list. He didn’t get it – for now. The […]
December 16, 2012
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