Community networks a better defense against terrorist threats

Inna Mejia 04/21/2017

  CEBU City has a better defensive structure against terrorist threats because of the networks established in the community, compared even to other countries, said Mayor Tomas Osmeña. He said the reaction to reports of the presence…

Basura Mo, Sardinas Ko program: Expensive but effective solution to city’s trash problem

Inna Mejia 04/20/2017

The “Basura Mo, Sardinas Ko” program of the Cebu City government is an expensive program, but it will address the city’s drainage problem. Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmena said he sees the program as an effective way…

Rama on poll recount push: I leave everything to God

Inna Mejia 04/20/2017

Former Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is leaving everything to God if the election recount results will show that he really lost. In the event the recount result would reveal Rama really lost even in the precincts…

Mining board orders Binalaw, Pulang Bato quarry stopped

Inna Mejia 04/19/2017

Cebu City’s Mining Board (CCMB) has ordered a cease on three quarry operations in the mountain barangays of Binalaw and Pulang Bato in the absence of city hall issued permits. Nida Cabrera, the city’s environment consultant, said…

Guardo attends ambulance turnover in Sambag I

Inna Mejia 04/05/2017

THOUGH he may be suspended, Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo’s shift to the administration party Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) immediately reaped some dividends for his barangay Sambag I. The councilor attended the city government’s turnover of an…

Nightspots given until Apr. 20 to finish permits

Inna Mejia 04/05/2017

Cebu City’s bars and similar establishments that serve liquor to their clientele were reminded anew to comply with all requirements on or before the April 20 deadline. Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, deputy mayor for police matters,…

Palma confirms Mike asked for help

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inna Mejia 04/04/2017

Former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama approached Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma for help in seeking an audience with President Rodrigo Duterte to clear his name from allegations that he protected drug dealers in the city. Palma confirmed…

Sueno dismissal won’t affect local DILG offices

Inna Mejia, Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/04/2017

THE dismissal of Interior and Local Government secretary Ismael Sueno won’t impact on the operations of the local offices of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). DILG Provincial Director Jerome Gonzales said their programs have…

City dad: Osmeña violates ordinance on V-hire terminals

Inna Mejia 03/28/2017

  CEBU City Councilor Alvin Raymond Garcia said that Mayor Tomas Osmeña blatantly violated an ordinance which he himself signed and approved in the year 2003. Garcia said the mayor disobeyed several provisions of City Ordinance (CO)…

Ombuds asked to probe Tom O on V-hire terminal

Inna Mejia 03/27/2017

  A CEBU City councilor is asking the Visayas Ombudsman to investigate Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and City Treasurer Tessie Camarillo for corrupt practices for the alleged illegal operation of the V-hire terminal in Barangay Kamagayan.…

New building to address overcrowding in city jail

Inna Mejia 03/27/2017

TO address congestion in the Cebu City Jail, a four-storey building will be constructed inside the compound of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). In a news briefing yesterday morning, Councilor Dave Tumulak, who heads…

City eyes to convert Compania Maritima into an aviary park

Inna Mejia 03/23/2017

The Cebu City government is willing to settle a case with the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) concerning the ownership of the six-hectare lot where the old Compania Maritima building is located. A formal proposal is on the…

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