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53Rd Issue Sept. 21 “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 21 - 27, 2020 Volume 2, Series 53 www.cebubusinessweek.com 12 PAGES P15.00 NEW CEBU PORT TO RISE: ALEGADO Duterte to inaugurate international container port in 2022 CONSTRUCTION of the In 2018, Duterte went in a By: ELIAS O. BAQUERO tide. Thirdly, it has caused Alegado said the DOTr is Cebu International Container state visit to South Korea and heavy traffic since ten-wheel- rushing for the completion of Port (CICP) in Tayud, Conso- signed the P10 billion loan quent approval by the Philip- er trucks are passing through CICP considering that the gov- lacion, Cebu will start in the for the CICP under the Over- pine Government, there is still the streets in Cebu City and ernment has started paying its first quarter of 2021 so the seas Development Assistance the need for a Korean project Mandaue City up to Mactan loan interest to ODA. The more government can phase out (ODA). consultant to supervise and Economic Zone (MEZ).in de- the delay, the more the govern- Cebu International Port (CIP) The project which was monitor the project. livering cargoes. ment will pay interest to ODA as import-export hub. supposed to be implemented “We helped in the release On the other hand, Ale- even without port operation. Consolacion, Cebu Vice in October 2018 was delayed of the consultancy fee and now gado said the future CICP Consolacion, which has Mayor Teresa “Nene” Pepito because of the delay by the the project is about to start. will lessen import and export been controlled by the Pepitos Alegado said President Ro- Philippine Government in re- Had it not for the Covid-19 fees because there will be no and the Alegados for 60 years drigo Duterte will inaugu- leasing its counterpart for the pandemic, the CICP could more demurrage. It can also is expected to widen its eco- rate CICP which is under the South Korean consultant in have been started already,” solve the traffic problem be- nomic power once CICP will “Build, Build, Build” project the amount of P41 million. Alegado said. cause the cargoes can be deliv- be operational. before his term ends in 2022. Alegado said that as an Alegado opined that it is ered to MEZ without passing “I believe that with CICP, The CICP has been recom- official of Consolacion which now time for DOTr to phase the streets of Cebu City and the people who are in the busi- mended by Japan Internation- is the host of CICP, she helped out CIP to solve several prob- Mandaue City. ness of shipping, warehous- al Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the release of the money. lems like delays in accommo- “At present, ocean-going ing, cargo forwarding, import- about 15 years ago but some Now all the processing of the dating ocean-going vessels vessels suffer additional costs ing and exporting will relocate influential people blocked the needed documents is moving because the area is small for in anchorage before unloading to my town, and it would in- project because of hidden eco- smoothly. import and export activities. and loading at CIP. CIP is very crease our economic activities nomic interests. Alegado said that despite Secondly, it has a depth of small and not anymore condu- and will definitely increase our Now, nobody can stop it, the completion of the feasibil- only 12meters, hence, big ves- cive to worldwide cargo trans- LGU’s income,” Alegado said. not even officials of the Cebu ity study by JICA and conse- sels cannot dock during low port,” Alegado said. Alegado said the Depart- Port Authority (CPA) who ment of Public Works and have vested interest. Duterte Highways (DPWH) on order will personally inaugurate the of Malacañang is now con- new container port either by structing three major roads the end of 2021 or in the sec- that will connect to CICP. ond quarter of 2022. One of the roads will con- Former CPA General nect CICP to the highway in Manager Angelo Verdan who Liloan, Cebu near the church died while still holding office and parallel to Tayud National last year, had told Cebu Busi- Road. The other one will con- ness Week that CIP will be nect CICP to United Nations converted into a cruise ship Avenue in Mandaue City. The port and a business district as third one will connect CICP to the Department of Transpor- CIP passing under two Mac- tation (DOTr) is determined tan-Mandaue bridges and Zue- to close it as import-export llig Avenue at North Reclama- cargo hub. PROPOSED Cebu International Container Port (CICP) in Tayud, Consolacion, Cebu tion Area in Mandaue City. 2 September 21 - 27, 2020 Cebu Business Week LOCAL Cebu City ID to enjoy benefits fast: Zafra COUNCILOR Philiip S. an ad hoc committee to for- Data Privacy Act passed by Zafra said securing a Cebu mulate the guidelines and Congress in 2012. City Government identi- submit it to the legislative He said the Cebu City ID fication card (ID) can fast body for concurrence. will not duplicate the Nation- track enjoyment of benefits “We want a smooth im- al ID system because it is only from the city by all residents plementation of the ID sys- to fast track the availment of including senior citizens, tem and safeguard the pri- benefits such as senior citi- Persons with Disabilities vacy of the people’s profile in zens assistance, hospitaliza- (PWDs) and sick people. Cebu City who will secure the tion and medicine assistance Vice Mayor Michael city ID and use it,” Zafra said. program or PWD assistance. “Mike” Rama told Cebu Busi- He said all the captains If a resident applies for ness Week that the Cebu City in 80 barangays must par- an ID, that is the only time Council passed Zafra’s ordi- ticipate directly in the is- he submits the requirements nance for a city ID though it suance of ID because they to the city such as barangay needs approval of Cebu City know the identity of their clearance and voter’s certifi- Mayor Edgardo C. Labella constituents. cate, among others. and finalization of guide- Zafram himself knows “Once a resident will be lines. the people of Barangay Tisa hospitalized, he will present “I thanked the vice may- because he was once its ba- the city ID to the hospital or and my colleagues for rangay captain. where the Cebu City Gov- supporting my ordinance to Zafra assured the public ernment has a memoran- establish an ID system with that the City Government dum of agreement, and he rules and regulation there- will create a data privacy can avail the hospitalization of,” Zafra said. office which will collate the benefits,” Zafra said. ELIAS The City Council created COUNCILOR PHILIIP S. ZAFRA people’s data, mindful of the O. BAQUERO 2 years to revive shipping industry: Roble THE owner of Roble the locality of destination. Shipping Corporation said it He said those senior cit- may take two years to revive izens from 60 years old and the once lucrative shipping above and those 21 years old industry. and below are considered the Jose Emery “Joy” Ro- biggest bulk of ship passen- ble told Cebu Business Week gers before Covid-19. Now, that even at present when the they are being restricted by Maritime Industry Authori- the government from going ty (MARINA) has allowed a out of their residence. vessel to have 50 percent of Roble said that before its capacity, only less than 10 Covid-19, all their ships ca- percent of the capacity are tered to more than 1,000 traveling. passengers daily. With lock- Roble Shipping is con- downs, all their vessels can tinuously plying its passen- hardly get 100 passengers. ger routes from Cebu City to He added that except for Hilongos and Ormoc City and cargo vessels, the shipping the cargo vessels to Baybay they only cater to arriving present is complicated due to want. company has no income for City, Naval in Biliran and Cat- Overseas Filipino Workers several requirements, unlike At present, Roble said a passenger vessels and even balogan in Samar. (OFWs) and Locally Stranded before when passengers just passenger needs to secure a spent more to disinfect the He said that since pas- Individuals (LSIs). bought ship tickets and chose travel pass from the locality vessels in every trip. ELIAS O. senger shipping is abnormal, He said traveling by sea at the accommodation they of origin and acceptance from BAQUERO Food production, small business to survive: PB member Cebu 2nd District Board families to survive. in the rural areas who plant sistance from the Cebu Pro- Member Jose Mari “Tata” He told Cebu Business vegetables and crops can have vincial Board. Salvador said increasing food Week that Cebu Gov. Gwen- abundant harvest in two or The Sanguniang Pan- production in the countryside dolyn Garcia has promot- three months. lalawigan has appropriated and helping people engaged ed the Sugboanong Himsog He said Garcia has also P100 million-- P15 million for in small business is one way (Sugbosog), an agricultural allocated P500,000 to each the vice governor and P5 mil- to survive economically from program where people in the municipality and component lion for each board member Covid-19 pandemic. barangays are given awards city, and P100,000 per ba- to financially help the mar- Salvador said that un- and recognition in producing rangay as awards to deserving ginal people in business.
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