CEBU CITY, Philippines -- An official of the Cebu City Planning and Development Office (CCPDO) has urged the city government to be more "proactive" and implement extra measures for
Children sit in a shopping cart near a collapsed building following an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, February 7, 2023. | REUTERS
During the public hearing for a proposed ordinance on earthquake preparedness and response, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, Espina said these measures may include the coming up of a new route in landslide-prone areas in the city’s mountain barangays and the creation of an official city map. Espina suggested constructing another road in the Mananga Area in the mountain barangays of the city, considering that the area is safer to use than the hazard-prone Malubog formation where road repairs are continuously being done.
Espina is one of the three personnel who appeared before the city council on Wednesday to share their insights on the proposed ordinance of Councilor Pastor Alcover Jr. with a short tile of “Guidelines for Earthquake Preparedness, Response, Recovery, and Rehabilitation of Cebu City.”
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