“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. July 12 - 18, 2021 Volume 3, Series 95 www.cebubusinessweek.com 12 PAGES P15.00 RECLAMATION TO PUSH THROUGH Shipyard owners occupying land for free, says Consolacion mayor CONSOLACION, Cebu five people and who occupied By: ELIAS O. BAQUERO ments to the public because They only think of them- Mayor Joaness “Joyjoy” the area for about 50 years or they know they have no rea- selves. They’ve used the area Alegado said that those more. The shipyard is a small (DENR),” Alegado said. son to stay in that area as for 50 years. Now, the people who want to stop the town’s operation to repair vessels. “The people of Consola- their tenurial agreement should be the ones to develop 285-hectare reclamation There is no other economic cion in particular and all the with DENR has expired and and expand it,” Alegado said. project are those who occu- growth or development, em- Cebuanos in general must the people should use and He said he wished that pied the lands free of rental ploying only a few persons know that these few shipyard benefit from it now,” Alegado his dream will come true like for 50 years with little contri- who are not even from Con- owners have no more right added. this reclamation project so bution to the nation. solacion. to operate in Tayud because He said he is fighting more people can benefit from Alegado said that the “This is now high time their tenurial agreement with against the rich and influen- the town’s growth. But these reclamation project was con- that Consolacion and its peo- DENR expired,” Alegado. tial people; at least he is im- few shipyard owners don’t ceptualized during the pre- ple will use that place. The He urged the media to plementing the reclamation like it because they want to vious administration of his five shipyard owners are not refrain from being used by project for the people and get richer at the expense of mother, former Consolacion the owners of the land they these shipyard owners for not for greedy businessmen. the government. Mayor Teresa “Nene” Alega- are occupying for free for propaganda against the Con- “I don’t consider those He cited one of the ship- do, now the incumbent vice five decades. They only had solacion municipal govern- who are against the recla- yard owners who’ve earned mayor. tenurial instrument of the ment especially that the peo- mation project as enemies millions of money when the Alegado added that his foreshore area but only ex- ple’s interest is at stake. but economic partners. The P2.4 billion Cansaga Bridge present administration is im- pired lease agreements with “Pa-media sila left and problem is they don’t un- was constructed, passing on plementing it to expand the the Department of Environ- right for their propaganda derstand the purpose of rec- his tenurial property which economy of Consolacion for ment and Natural Resources mileage, sowing false state- lamation. They are selfish. later expired. the benefit of the majority of Aside from the fact that the people. the people of Consolacion He said Cebu City has the did not benefit from the South Road Properties (SRP) shipyard, the Consolacion while Mandaue City has the Municipal Government does North Reclamation Project, not even know about their both worth billions of pesos. operation or illegal activities “We want a separate rec- there. lamation project in Barangay “If this is shipyard, they Tayud, Consolacion because will only repair ships. But there is a need for more oftentimes, the shipyard has space for decongestion of in- been the unloading point of dustries and accommodation all sorts of smuggled goods. of future investors,” Alegado Have they converted the said. shipyard into a pier? It’s He said the reclamation dangerous. They are not even project will be located on the paying taxes to the govern- shipyards owned by at least PROPOSED SEAFRONT CITY RECLAMATION PROJECT ment,” Alegado said. 2 July 12 - 18, 2021 Cebu Business Week NEWS Kusug party relaunched: Raymond CEBU City Council- that we should choose should or Raymond Alvin Garcia be those who are dedicated said that they had recently public servants,” Garcia said. re-launched Partido Kusug He added that Partido which is still registered with Kusug was maintained in the Commission on Election COMELEC records because (COMELEC) and can put he submitted list of officers up candidates from mayor on a yearly basis. It is like a down to the last councilor. corporation submitting to However, Garcia, who the Securities and Exchange is a lawyer and the majority Commission (SEC) a general floor leader in the Cebu City information sheet updating Council, said that Partido new members, new set of of- Kusug of former Mayor Alvin ficers. Garcia, Partido Panaghiusa “I have been very consis- of Metropolitan Cebu Water tent in submitting records to District (MCWD) Chairman the COMELEC every year,” Joey Daluz and Partido Ba- Garcia said. rug of Vice Mayor Michael Pursuant to the law, Rama will coalesce with each all political parties can or- other and make a strong po- It really sent me back down launch it,” Garcia said. elect a new Philippine presi- ganize down to the sitio litical alliance. memory lane. It was a nos- He said their organiza- dent. level. They can issue a cer- “We invited all our old talgic event because I was a tion has leaders from the “This coming election tificate of appointment to members in Partido Kusug, young child when my father grassroot level, down to the will determine not only the respective nomination and and they showed up during launched Partido Kusug. barangays. They have old welfare of Cebu City but the appointment, and the re- the launching to express And I saw a lot of my fa- leaders who are still reliable entire Philippines. The next spective candidates that the their support.” ther’s supporters there. We especially that the May 2022 President that we should party will endorse. ELIAS O. “I was happy about it. were able to successfully re- election is important as we vote and Cebu City officials BAQUERO Several firms get safety seal from DTI THE Department of The DTI issues the safety The Marketplace-Robinsons ert-Talamban, Robinsons Su- more-Naga, SM Supermar- Trade and Industry (DTI-Ce- seal for supermarkets, grocer- Galleria, Robinsons Super- permarket-Talisay, Robinsons ket-SM Seaside City Cebu, bu) said that there is now a ies, convenience stores, mem- market-Baseline Centre, Rob- Easymart-Mactan Newtown, Super Metro Supermar- list of establishments in Cebu bership shopping clubs, con- insons Supermarket-Banilad, Shopwise-Basak San Nicolas, ket-Carcar, Super Metro Su- with Safety Seal Certification. struction supply and hard- Robinsons Supermarket-Bel- Metro Supermarket-Ayala- permarket-Colon, Super Met- DTI Cebu said the Safety ware stores, logistics service mont One Minglanilla, Rob- Center Cebu, Metro Super- ro Supermarket-Mambaling, Seal Certification is a volun- providers, barbershops and insons Supermarket-Cebu market-Colon, Metro Super- Metro Fresh Easy-Mingla- tary certification scheme that salons, and service and repair Fuente, Robinsons Supermar- market-IT Park, Metro Super- nilla and Allday Supermar- affirms that an establishment shops. ket-Island Central Mactan, market-Pacific Mall Mandaue ket-Talisay. is compliant with the mini- For supermarkets, the and Robinsons Supermarket- and Metro Supermarket-Na- The hardwares are: Citi mum public health standards establishments with safe- Pueblo Verde Mactan, ga. Hardware-Liloan, Wilcon De- set by the government and ty seal are: The Market- Robinsons Supermar- Savemore-Carcar, pot-Mandaue and Wilcon De- uses or integrates its contact place-Ayala Center Cebu, ket-South Town Centre Tabu- Savemore-Elizabeth Mall, pot-Talisay. DTI PR/ELIAS O. tracing with StaySafe.ph. The Marketplace-Oakridge, nok, Robinsons Supermak- Savemore-Maribago, Save- BAQUERO DOLE pays P5.1M to Bohol TUPAD beneficiaries INFORMAL sector work- burquerque, Sikatuna and erence codes,” she said. nicipalities for helping DOLE for the wages of the TUPAD ers in some municipalities Baclayon who did community Reference codes were efficiently distribute the refer- workers in the towns of Al- in Bohol received their wag- clean-up and beautification of used by all TUPAD beneficia- ence codes to all beneficiaries burquerque, Sikatuna and es amounting to 5.1 Million tourist activity spots in their ries to claim their salaries at in a timely manner. Baclayon. Pesos from the Department respective localities for ten the nearest branch of the De- According to DOLE Bohol Beneficiaries were paid of Labor and Employment (10) days. partment’s partner money re- OIC Angelie T. Salgados, in the with the highest prevailing (DOLE) as beneficiaries of A total of 1,281 workers mittance center and the same town of Dauis, DOLE shelled minimum wage rate in the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa from the municipalities in- were distributed to the 41 out Php464,600.00 for the Region – Php404.00 per day Ating Displaced/Disadvan- volved benefited the TUPAD. beneficiaries in Alburquerque wages of first batch of TUPAD and were also provided with taged Workers or TUPAD in “We had to schedule three as well as in Sikatuna where workers, Php1,967,480.00 an orientation on safety and the province of Bohol. batches of payouts in the town there were 39 TUPAD work- and Php2,145,240.00 for the health as well as personal DOLE-7 Regional Di- of Dauis, where it registered ers and in Baclayon for its 68 wages of those falling under protective equipment (PPEs) rector Salome O.