CEBU CITY — The city government has started building a P42.3-million wastewater treatment facility to address the long-standing stench of untreated human waste near the Cebu City Jail in Barangay Kalunasan.

For years, residents endured the foul odor that seeped into their homes, clung to their clothes, and disrupted the daily lives of residents. Even churchgoers in nearby areas complained about the smell reaching their place of worship.

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