City's poor to get lot contract soon

By Jessica Ann R. Pareja | March 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Some 5,000 urban poor beneficiaries will finally have their contracts with the city government to legalize their availment of the city’s socialized housing programs.

Carreta road restoration suspended

By Jessica Ann R. Pareja | February 12, 2012 - 12:00am

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama suspended the demolition and restoration of a road in barangay Carreta heading to U. Alviola Street in barangay Tejero to give residents a chance to submit their proposal.

At province-owned lot in Carreta Fire victims can rebuild houses

By Jessica Ann R. Pareja | November 23, 2011 - 12:00am

Victims of fire in Barangay Carreta who were occupying the province owned lot do not have to spend Christmas on the street after Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia reportedly agreed to allow them to rebuild their h...

32 families ask City Hall: Help delay demolition

By Jessica Ann R. Pareja | November 9, 2011 - 12:00am

Residents of Barangay Luz who are facing demolition trooped to the City Hall yesterday to ask Mayor Michael Rama’s intervention to delay the execution of the demolition order.

City eyes condo at Citicenter lot

By Jessica Ann R. Pareja | November 1, 2011 - 12:00am

If plans do not miscarry, City Hall employees and several urban poor families in Cebu City will soon get a chance to live at the heart of the city.

Developer helps CH housing project

By Jessica Ann R. Pareja | October 30, 2011 - 12:00am

At least one of the private subdivision developers in Cebu City has started complying with the 20 percent balanced housing requirements of Republic Act 7279 or the Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992.

DWUP eyes city condo for housing program

By Jessica Ann R. Pareja | October 29, 2011 - 12:00am

The Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor is eyeing the city-owned and operated condominium for a comprehensive housing program to be availed by those who will be affected by clearing operations in the danger...

DWUP hiring of job order workers "good as dead"

By Jessica Ann R. Pareja | October 27, 2011 - 12:00am

The Cebu City Council during yesterday’s session has deferred indefinitely the Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor’s request to hire 40 job order employees that will conduct the re-registration,...

DWUP chief explains: No politics in reregistration

By Jessica Ann R. Pareja | October 16, 2011 - 12:00am

Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor Chief Collin Rossell is disappointed with the comments from the City Council implying that the conduct of the reregistration, validation and evaluation of all housing beneficiaries...

CH application for P12M grant rejected by NHA

By Jessica Ann R. Pareja | October 15, 2011 - 12:00am

The National Housing Authority has rejected the city government’s application to avail of a P12-million grant under the Regional Resettlement Program for the supposed site development of the city-owned lot...