The 5th year civil engineering students of the University of San Carlos (USC) and University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) and Mega Cebu have conducted brainstorming sessions to choose project studies that will address the infrastructure problems in local government units from Carcar City to Danao City.
Category Archives: Integrated Development
Mega Cebu – Moving Forward to 2050: Celebrating Three Years of Partnerships
This is a glimpse of Mega Cebu‘s celebration of its third year anniversary last April 15, 2014. Mega Cebu was created on April 1, 2011 when 14 local government units, 13 national government agencies, and seven private sector and civil society organizations signed a Memorandum of Agreement. Since then, Mega Cebu has been making strides in the urban development of Metro Cebu.
The connection between environmental sustainability and urban development
Befitting the local celebration of the International Day of Forests last March 21st, the local Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced that forest cover within Central Visayas has increased by 15 percent.
How child-friendly are the streets in Cebu?
Technically, a child-friendly street and neighborhood is a place where you feel comfortable to let your children walk and play, either by themselves or with others. They also have slower or fewer cars, other walkers and neighbors in regular sight, wide footpaths free of hazards, street lighting, pedestrian crossings, a shelter, and even a colorful flower bed or two.
5 cool playgrounds in Asia (and 5 reasons to invest in playgrounds)
Last week, we posted a news clipping on our Facebook page about the ban of kids on skateboards and rollerblades from the streets of Cebu City. The post drew a lot of comments, many of which highlighted the need for more open spaces in Cebu where our children can do their hobbies without the risk of getting rolled over by cars and trucks that ply our roads.
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