THE Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) camp remains mum on whether or not the group will endorse a nominee to replace recently resigned Cebu City Councilor Nendell Hanz Abella. Majority floor leader, Councilor Margarita Osmeña, would neither confirm nor deny the claims of Barug Team Rama that BO-PK has been lobbying for Rengelle Pelayo, a former […]

A MUNICIPAL councilor was wounded after he was shot by one of the two men on board a motorcycle in Barangay Talamban, Cebu City, past 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Renante dela Cerna, 43, councilor of Tuburan town in northern Cebu who is also a lawyer, suffered two gunshot wounds in the body. He was brought […]

A municipal councilor was wounded after he was shot by one of the two men on board a motorcycle in Barangay Talamban, Cebu City past 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Renante de la Cerna, 43, councilor of Tuburan town in northern Cebu who is also a lawyer, suffered two gunshot wounds in the body. He was […]

  The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered for former Cebu City Councilor Gerardo Carillo to be barred from holding any government position after he was found guilty of ordering his administrative aide to moonlight as cook during office hours at his girlfriend’s business restaurant. The anti-graft office also forfeited his retirement benefits. Sought for comment, […]

He was a victim of communist rebels’ ambush and was wounded in the incident, but Guihulngan City Councilor Edison Dela Rita now has to defend himself. Dela Rita, speaking for the first time after he survived the ambush on Friday morning, stressed he was a victim of the New People’s Army (NPA) attack along a […]

SINCERITY While social media is awash with posts of netizens greeting their mothers a Happy Mother’s Day, others were not so taken by the flood of sentimental greetings. These cynics sarcastically remarked that the Mother’s Day posts appeared so heartwarming that it didn’t sound genuine enough. They question whether those greeters actually spend enough quality […]

With many mentally ill people on the streets and few facilities to cater to them, the Cebu City Council wants the city government to establish its own mental health institution. In an approved resolution, the City Council is requesting the mayor’s office to appropriate an area and to allocate funds for the construction of a […]

A RESOLUTION giving recognition to the late business icon Roberto Eduardo “Bobby” Aboitiz was passed by the Cebu City Council during its regular session yesterday. The council resolution extended their condolences to the Aboitiz family and acknowledged Aboitiz’s dedication and devotion to public service. “I can tell you that Sir Bob was a visionary. He […]

Tumulak sets the record straight: He is no longer  ‘independent’ CEBU City Councilor Dave Tumulak has confirmed that he plans to join the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) party yesterday, months after he left Team Rama to become an independent councilor. He made the announcement as BO-PK’s ranks may soon be bolstered with another councilor joining […]

Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak has officially expressed his intent to join the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswaga (BO-PK) party. In an interview on Monday morning, Tumulak set the record straight and clarified that he no longer wants to be an independent councilor in the Cebu City Council. “I decided to join BO-PK if BO-PK will accept […]