Published May 16, 2021, 12:19 AM
From the twin woes of a health crisis and an extreme economic slowdown, the business and industry sectors are now gearing for a much-awaited economic turnaround that could materialize after the government’s massive immunization against COVID-19 shall have been implemented. Being firmed up in the pipeline are projects on expanded transport and mobility infrastructure, master-planned communities, convention centers, and tourism-oriented businesses.
New-found resolve and energy for economic recovery is evident in Cebu province, specifically Cebu City and adjoining municipalities.
Being built in Cebu is the Cebu Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX), a P30-billion 8.5-kilometer road project of the Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC). The CCLEX includes the third bridge to cross the Mactan Channel that would connect the Cebu metropolis to the outlying towns on Mactan Island. It would enable motorists to steer clear of heavy traffic now being e
Published April 16, 2021, 10:45 PM
CEBU CITY The Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) shone brightly Thursday night following the lighting of the eight crosses on top of the structure’s twin pylons.
SHINING BRIDGE. Fireworks light up the night sky during the blessing and ceremonial lighting of the eight crosses of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) 8.5 km Bridge officiated by Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma on Thursday night. (Photo by Juan Carlo de Vela/MANILA BULLETIN)
Heavy downpour did not stop the ceremonial lighting of the third bridge linking Cebu and Mactan island.
The lighting of the eight crosses were part of the 500 Years of Christianity (500 YOC) celebrations in Cebu.
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January 31, 2021 | 6:48 pm
Cordova Mangrove Center with bird-watching deck launched
THE town of Cordova in Cebu’s Mactan Island now has a mangrove propagation center that also features a view deck for bird watching. The facility was funded by Metro Pacific Investments Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and its subsidiary Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Corporation (CCLEC). “We entrust this Mangrove Propagation and Information Center to the people of Cordova, under Mayor Mary Therese Sitoy-Cho, in the belief that they will use this to advance their environmental and economic agenda,” said MPIC Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan in a statement following the facility’s inauguration last week. CCLEC is the proponent of the P30-billion Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway, an 8.5-kilometer toll bridge that will serve as an additional route between Mactan and Cebu City through the South Road Properties. Th
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