CEBU, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has called out the local Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) for fencing off the Parian Plaza, asserting that the agency has overstepped its authority.

On October 10, the Cebu City government, through its Task Force Gubat sa Baha, held a ceremonial wall-breaking at Pier 2 to ...

"The earliest known map of Cebu City, dated to 1699, for example, shows the “ciudad” bordered on the west by the Estero de Parian, which is located between present-day Colon and Manalili streets.

“The creative district shall be a major economic driver for Cebu City in the same way that the IT Park who now employs 200,000 employees. We shall do this while preserving history. heritage ...