Published April 12, 2021, 3:29 PM
CEBU CITY – Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, some bishops will skip a major event which is part of the 500 Years of Christianity (YOC) Celebrations here.
There will only be about 10 bishops who will attend the April 14 religious activity commemorating the quincentennial anniversary of the first baptism in the country.
Fr. Mhar Balili, secretary general of the 500 YOC Celebrations, said that due to health protocols, only limited invitations were sent and there were some last-minute cancellations.
Among those who cancelled were Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Romulo Valles and CBCP Vice President Pablo David.
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A rendering of the Chanbers Street entrance to the future hotel in Princeton.
After more than 5 and a half hours of testimony and discussion, the Princeton Zoning Board voted unanimously on Monday night to approve plans for a 180-room hotel at the corner of Nassau and Chambers streets.
The project will take 24 to 26 months to complete.
Just after 1 a.m., the board voted to approve Graduate Hotel’s plans for 20 Nassau Street. Neighbors from the historic Bank Street area next to the property objected to the size and scale of the project on Monday night.
Near the end of the meeting, Michael LaPlace, the town’s planner, told the zoning board he thought the positives of the project outweigh the negatives. “This is an overwhelmingly positive project for the municipality,” he said, adding that the developer is willing to work with the neighborhood.