Cebu BRT: What happens if the World Bank pulls out funding?

Cebu BRT: What happens if the World Bank pulls out funding?

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A future of worsening gridlock. This was the warning from an urban planner if the World Bank withdraws funding for Packages 2 and 3 of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project. In an interview on Wednesday, October 29, Engineer Paul Villarete, who once oversaw the CBRT project, said the possible pullout would drag the city “back to square one” and leave Cebuanos grappling with “ever-increasing traffic congestion” for ye…