“Radiating positivity, creating connectivity” CEBU BUSINESS Room 310-A, 3rd floor WDC Bldg. Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City You may visit Cebu Business Week WEEK Facebook page. September 28 - October 4, 2020 Volume 2, Series 54 www.cebubusinessweek.com 12 PAGES P15.00 DE-CLOG CANALS, ORDERS LABELLA Mayor prepares for La Niña later this year until February 2021 MAYOR Edgardo C. La- “Over a period of several By: ELIAS O. BAQUERO Quiblat said the Americans In September 2020, Qui- bella said the Department of days, they were able to collect based their findings on one- blat said the normal rainfall Engineering and Public Works hundreds of sacks of garbage This means there is 50 percent month data, while the Philip- is 150 millimeters of water. (DEPW) has conducted mas- that were clogging our drain- chance of the phenomenon to pines based it on three months And we expect a rainfall of the sive de-clogging operations in age system,” Labella said in his come but there is no guaran- data. But there is an indicator same bulk. The near normal is the entire Cebu City to min- Facebook account. tee that it will really arrive. that the seas within the eastern expected until November. But imize if not prevent flooding Labella added that the Second is the La Niña and western pacific are cold. we can feel the above normal especially during heavy rains. massive de-clogging opera- Alert like what PAGASA an- “If the seas will become rainfall beginning December The action of Labella was tions were just part of the Cebu nounced in September that warm and there is much evapo- 2020 up to February 2021once judicious because this month City Government’s measures there is 70 percent chance that ration, there will be heavy rains La Niña will come by October (September 2020), the Philip- on flood control, which he has La Niña will come by October. and typhoons,” Quiblat said. 2020. pine Atmospheric Geophysical identified as one of his admin- There is now a big chance that He said that if we based Quiblat has warned the and Astronomical Administra- istration’s 10-point agenda. it will happen. on the forecast of the western people along riverbanks and tion (PAGASA) has issued a La “Even as we focus efforts Third is La Niña Advisory hemisphere, La Niña may ap- beside bridges to relocate so Niña Alert—which meant, that on overcoming the pandemic which will be issued in Octo- proach the Philippines by Oc- their life will not be endangered 70 percent La Niña will arrive that has severely affected the ber by PAGASA, if not, within tober 2020 and may end in during the La Niña which will by next month (October 2020). local economy, we continue to this year. February 2021. bring rains above normal. Engineer Al Quiblat, chief pursue projects that address Quiblat said the United “So, we will wait for the He cited Typhoon Sen- of PAGASA-Visayas and PA- critical concerns in the city,” States of America has issued a PAGASA on when La Niña will yang in 2015 when more than GASA-Mactan, said that once Labella said. La Niña Advisory last Septem- exactly arrive, what will be its 200 millimeters of rainfalls La Niña comes, his agency will On the other hand, Qui- ber 15, 2020 stating that indi- intensity and when it will end. happened in Ronda, Cebu issue a La Niña Advisory, and blat said there are several cators of La Niña conditions The effect of La Niña is above where five people died and the the phenomenon will prob- kinds of information. are present. The US said it will normal of monthly rainfall water flowing to Ronda town ably end by February 2021, First is the La Niña 1 alert. last until March 2021. forecast,” Quiblat said. plaza was one-storey high. thus affecting the Christmas He added that if more season and Sinulog. than 200 millimeters of rain- In his official Facebook fall will happen in Cebu City’s account, Labella said several mountain barangays, this will DEPW teams were deployed be disastrous considering that to various barangays and the waterway is 30 meters in cleaned the canals, culverts, mountain barangay, 20 meters and sewers. at Escario Bridge, five meters Labella said the areas of at Gen. Maxilom Avenue, and operation include Barangays canal in downtown barangays. Day-as, Pulangbato, Punta Vice Mayor Michael Princesa, Basak-San Nico- “Mike” Rama said in a DYRC las, Cogon Ramos, Sambag 1, radio interview that it is now Pit-os, Inayawan, Sto. Niño, the time the city’s zoning Mambaling, Pardo, Guada- board, together with the Office lupe, and the long stretch of PERSONNEL from the Department of Engineering and Public Works conduct de-clogging operations in of the Building Official (OBO) Osmeña Boulevard. anticipation of La Niña. shall trace the waterways. 2 September 28 - October 4, 2020 Cebu Business Week LOCAL Medellin airport prepares town for economic zone THE Department of 32 hectares. It will be located tive nations. Transportation (DOTr) has in Barangay Caputatan Sur, “Once the economic responded to the request of Medellin, including runway zone, airport and seaport will Rep. Janice Salimbangon to and infrastructures. be in be place, I will ask per- put up an airport in Medel- To also compliment the mission from the President lin, Cebu in preparation for economic zone, Medellin to go to the US and Europe the 500 hectares economic Mayor Joven Mondigo Jr,, to convince these former zone in the town by initially an ally of the Salimbangons, China-based manufacturing appropriating P100 million told Cebu Business Week firms to relocate to Medellin. for the project. that the municipal govern- If I will succeed, Northern In an interview, former ment is coordinating with the Cebu will surely become an congressman Benhur Salim- Cebu Port Authority (CPA) to economic rising star in the bangon, the incumbent so- improve the local port which country,” Benhur said. lon’s husband, the economic was donated by the Tanchan Recently, Mondigo an- zone is already approved in family. nounced that he met with principle by President Ro- Benhur said that the representatives of Mactan THE SITE of the proposed Medellin airport. drigo Duterte and Philippine launch of the airport, im- Cebu International Airport Economic Zone Authority provement of the seaport, Authority (MCIAA) and the school within the airport MCIAA is under General (PEZA) Director General and the final development Technical Working Group for property. Manager Steve Dicdican and Charito Plaza. of the economic zone will the Medellin Airport Project Among those who the chairman of the MCIAA In relation to the coming be a show window to invite to apprise the Local Govern- formed part of the project’s Board is Tugade, represent- economic zone, the Salim- manufacturing firms in the ment Unit (LGU) regarding technical working group ed by one of his undersecre- bangons requested DOTr United States and Europe to zone and building regula- were officers from the Mac- taries. Secretary Arthur Tugade for relocate in Northern Cebu. tions as well as for the final- tan Cebu International Air- Hopefully, the Medel- an appropriation of P20 mil- Benhur said that after ization of the runway. port Authority (MCIAA), lin airport construction will lion to construct an airport Covid-19 spread in Wuhan, It was also disclosed Department of Public Works start next year and will be in- in Medellin. This will be two Cebu, all existing American that another P12 million and Highways (DPWH), and augurated by Duterte before kilometers in length and 60 and European firms in China had been set aside for the the Municipal Engineer and his term ends on June 30, meters in width or a total of were recalled by their respec- establishment.of an aviation Assessor offices. 2022. ELIAS O. BAQUERO 36 divers clean up Cordova coast Invest when the economy A GROUP of about 36 tional Coastal Clean-up ing to support especially is bad: Rey Calooy certified divers successfully which is celebrated world- if it is about preservation conducted the “Scubasure- wide every September of of marine life,” Sitoy-Cho BUSINESSMAN Rey E. of Pope John Paul II in Poland. ro Coastal Clean-up” with- the year. They were joined was quoted as saying by the Calooy said the best time to Calooy said that it was on in the vicinity of the Roll- by the Coastal Conserva- Public Information Office invest is when the economy is Jan. 18, 1997 when he decided to on Roll-off (Roro) port area tion Environment Founda- of the municipality. bad and when you are still very invest and was 27 years old. in Cordova, Cebu last Sep- tion (CCEF). Arturo “Art” Barrit, a young. In 1997, when the Asian tember 26, 2020. Cordova Mayor Therese tri-media personality and Calooy, the president of financial crisis occurred, a lot The 36 divers who vol- “Teche” Sitoy-Cho assured one of the organizers of the the Filipino-Cebuano Business of financial institutions offered unteered for the coastal the divers of her support to event, gave some guidance Club (Filceb), shared his expe- ‘double your money in five years’ clean-up came from the their advocacy in preserv- and recommendations on rience in long-term financial scheme. He seized the offer. On three organizations name- ing marine environment. how to preserve and en- investing starting at the age of Jan. 20, 2017, after 20 years of ly; Ugly Grouper Divers “I hope you continue hance the marine environ- 27, for financial and education savings, he went to Insular Life Club, Knights Stewards of to be vigilant in protecting ment and its habitat.