CLEARING OPERATIONS. Mayor Michael Rama supervises the clearing operations on Sunday (Jan. 2, 2021) to speed up the collection of debris and garbage left by Typhoon Odette, and pave the way for faster reconnection of power in Cebu City. The two-day city-wide clean-up drive conducted by Cebu City Hall employees and soldiers, among others, collected about 2,000 tons of trash from the south and north districts. (Photo courtesy of Cebu City PIO) CEBU CITY - The city-wide clean-up drive here has collected around 2,000 tons of debris and garbage left by Typhoon Odette, Mayor Michael Rama said on Monday. Rama cited the Cebu City Hall employees who spent their holiday on December 30 (Dr. Jose Rizal Day) and on January 2 which was a Sunday, in cleaning up the rubbish piled up along the roads. From 880 tons collected on December 30, the garbage collected increased to 1,900 tons on Sunday. The cleaning activities were in compliance with the directives of the Department of the Interior and Local G
Cebu City Police Office Director Col. Josefino Ligan. (File photo) CEBU CITY - The Philippine National Police (PNP) will deploy uniformed policemen and establish an advance command post (ACPs) in five major cemeteries here starting on the eve of October 18, the first day of visitation permitted by the authorities in line with the "Kalag-Kalag" (Undas) observance this year. Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) chief Col. Josefino Ligan said on Thursday a total of 224 cops will man different ACPs in the big cemeteries and police assistance desks (PAD) in smaller cemeteries to secure the 18-day observance. Ligan said the city government allows cemeteries to open from October 18 to November 4 to allow Cebuanos to visit their departed loved ones early, rather than jam-pack the graveyards on All Souls' and All Saints' Day on November 1 and 2, respectively. "We have augmentation force from the Philippine Army's Task Group Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor. We are also counting the au