EXCAVATION works by another contractor at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) have contributed to the delays in the installation of the rubber in the oval track, 44 days before the Palarong Pambansa.
The organizers of this year's Palarong Pambansa could draw lessons from the officials who handled the 1994 Palaro, the last time the Cebu City hosted the national sporting event.
Majority of the members of the Cebu City Council voted for the suspension of the civil works of the second to fourth packages of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) for six months.
AMID calls to stop the P28.78 billion Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said Friday that the project will still push through and that the first of its packages may even be operational in a couple of months.
The city mayor usually exercises his power of direct veto when the Cebu City Council is dominated by a party that is hostile to the chief executive, which happens when there are more councilors aligned with the rival party than the mayor's own.