The Metro Cebu Development Coordinating Board (MCDCB) sub-committee on infrastructure and utilities appealed to MCDCB to widen major roads in Metro Cebu instead of “destroying” serviceable roads that only result in traffic congestion.
The Gaisanos threatened to sue flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) after a minor member of the family suffered second degree burns during a Bangkok-Manila flight last month.
The relatives of the car crash victims at the South Road Properties (SRP) reached a settlement with truck driver Danilo Cojo, who was released from jail after the charges against him were dropped.
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Here are the top stories for today, March 19, 2015:
“No improvement” in Metro Cebu traffic
During the MCDCB full council meeting at the Talisay City Hall yesterday, Engr. Fortunato Sanchez Jr., chairman of the MCDCB sub-committee on infrastructure and utilities, said there is a need to widen major roads instead of “fixing” those that are not damaged, such as S. Osmeña Blvd. and the national highway in Minglanilla town.
Using Japan International Cooperation Agency’s survey on Metro Manila’s purported loss of P2.4 billion per day because of its congested roads, Sanchez said that Cebu’s traffic problem is 1.4 percent of that in Manila, thereby the province could also be losing P145 million a day due to traffic congestion.
“In Cebu, we destroy good roads. We are not improving traffic.” – Engr. Fortunato Sanchez Jr.
According to DPWH 7 Regional Director Ador Canlas, while some roads appear to be in good condition, they no longer meet DPWH standards and need to be repaired.
Sanchez pointed out that it is not the quality of roads that solve the traffic problem, saying that “poor system and lack of planning” are the two problems that are causing the current traffic situation in Metro Cebu.
Canlas also said that DPWH also has several road-widening and drainage projects in the pipeline, but problems with the road right-of-way acquisition are delaying the implementation.
- Sun.Star Cebu: No quick fix seen
- The Freeman: P145M daily losses
Damage control goes awry
For negligence after a paper cup of hot water accidentally spilled on the leg of their 10-year-old daughter, members of the prominent Gaisano family in Cebu is looking at filing a complaint against PAL.
A demand letter was sent since the girl suffered second-degree burns on the left thigh and leg. She had asked for some warm water to drink.
The child is the granddaughter of Eddie Gaisano of the Cebu-based Gaisano Capital Group which runs a family-owned chain of malls in the Visayas and Mindanao.
PAL President Jaime Bautista allegedly set as condition that he would only see the Gaisanos, especially the child, between 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on March 10, as he had to return to Manila at 11 a.m.
Eddie Gaisano, the child’s grandfather, was not happy about it.
“If they really are sincere in asking for an apology they cannot order the Gaisano family to meet them (PAL) at their own sweet time and convenience.” – Lawyer Baldomero Estenzo
- The Freeman: Gaisanos eye case vs PAL after scion got hurt in flight
- Cebu Daily News: Gaisano mad at PAL
Spared from raps
The families of the victims of the car crash at the South Road Properties (SRP) last Sunday dropped their complaint against the truck driver after both parties reached a settlement.
Truck driver Danilo Cojo was released after the victims’ families withdrew the complaint of reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide.
The families of the crash victims in SRP and SGE Trucking, the company of Cojo, reached a settlement yesterday.
Cojo left for his hometown in Davao del Norte last night to attend the wake of his mother, who died while he was in detention.
- Sun.Star Cebu: Families drop plaint v. driver
- The Freeman: Settlement spares truck driver from raps
Former cop shot to death, graduating student wounded
Two unidentified men shot to death a former police officer and wounded a graduating architecture student on Tres de Abril St. in Barangay Labangon, Cebu City yesterday morning.
The former cop is ex-PO3 Roy Nudalo Tolentino who died from two gunshot wounds in the chest and neck.
A bullet grazed the neck of Kenneth Jone Garcia Homeres, an architecture graduating student, who was rushed to a private hospital and released later.
The police are looking at different angles related to Tolentino’s murder, including the possibility that he was involved in illegal activities.
- Sun.Star Cebu: Killing a cop
- The Freeman: Ex-cop killed, passerby injured
CDU grad lands 9th place in med tech board
Maria Cindy Estoce’s effort of studying six hours a day from Monday to Friday while reviewing for the licensure exam landed her in the ninth place of the Medical Technologist Board Examinations with an overall rating of 88 percent.
Estoce, 21, a native of Barangay Nabuad in Inabanga, Bohol, graduated from the Cebu Doctors’ University (CDU).
Her past experiences—her mother figured in an accident and their house damaged by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in October 2013—motivated her to do her best. She wants to be a doctor.
“I wanted to be a topnotcher because that is the only way I could get a scholarship when I pursue a medical degree. I want to help the poor who are like me.” –Maria Cindy Estoce
CDU is planning to give Estoce a full refund of her tuition. She can also be given priority in the university’s scholarship program.
- Sun.Star Cebu: CDU grad in top 10 of med tech board
Other top Cebu News stories:
Cebu Daily News: Pardo families salvage among ruins as food aid comes through
The Freeman: Teacher may face admin, civil liability for suicides of 2 students
Cebu Daily News: Deles to ASEAN: Stand for our dream for peace
Sun.Star Cebu: For these centenarians, old habits just don’t die
The Freeman: Councilors: Hasten CCMC construction
Cebu Business headlines:
Sun.Star Cebu: Retailers urged to develop e-commerce to reach online Chinese shoppers
Sun.Star Cebu: Microinsurance provider pays up to P695 million in claims in 2014
