CEBU City residents should help keep\u00a0 sidewalks clean as their contribution towards beautifying their city.<\/p>\n
In a press conference at her home yesterday, philanthropist-businesswoman Mariquita Salimbangon-Yeung said some commercial establishments neglected to spruce up or\u00a0 maintain their sidewalks.<\/p>\n
She said the Beautiful Cebu Movement Foundation Inc., which she heads, will hold a Masquerade Ball on Feb. 29\u00a0 to raise P10 million to fund the completion of a 2.6-kilometer\u00a0 stretch of sidewalk from Fuente Osme\u00f1a to Sanciangko Street within two months.<\/p>\n
Sidewalks from Fuente Osme\u00f1a to the Capitol were\u00a0 repaved and wrought-iron streetlamps were installed last year in partnership with the Provincial Capitol.<\/p>\n
The ball will be held at theWaterfront Hotel and Casino in\u00a0 Lahug, Cebu City.<\/p>\n
The foundation was tasked by the Cebu city government to help beautify the city’s streets and landmarks.<\/p>\n
Yeung said she saw how parts of the newly renovated\u00a0 sidewalks were littered with trash and left to fester by business owners.\u00a0\u00a0 She and co-chairperson Margie Lhuillier appealed to\u00a0 Cebuanos to help keep the sidewalks clean.<\/p>\n
Capitol consultant\u00a0 Tessie Javier, an architect,\u00a0 said the beautification of the sidewalks\u00a0 of Osme\u00f1a Boulevard benefit all Cebuanos.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re not afraid anymore to walk at night because the trees and sidewalks are lighted,\u201d she pointed out.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes people don’t realize that much work has been done to keep it that way,\u201d she said. Correspondent Carmel Loise Matus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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