Opposition councilors left out of committees amid calls of ‘united’ Cebu City Council

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/06/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The majority floor of the Cebu City Council barely left a single committee chairmanship or membership to the minority floor in the 16th Sangguniang Panglungsod. Of the six opposition councilors, only ex-officio Councilors…

No committees for Cebu City Council’s minority bloc

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The minority bloc of the Cebu City Council claimed that they were bypassed once again in the election of committee chairpersons and members for the second year of the 15th Sangguniang Panglungsod. Only…

DOH-7: 15K samples from rapid test in Cebu City enough for data analysis

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A day after the minority bloc in the Cebu City Council questioned the methodology of the mass rapid testing being conducted in the tri-cities of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu, the Department of Health in Central…

Cebu City minority bloc offers suggestions for Labella on Covid-19

Delta Letigio 03/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The minority bloc of the Cebu City Council, who are members of the Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK), offered suggestions to Mayor Edgardo Labella amidst the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis in the city.  Councilor Nestor…

Partido Barug takes control of Cebu City Council

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The tables have turned. Partido Barug-PDP Laban took the chairmanship of 20 of the 22 committees of the Cebu City Council in this afternoon’s inaugural session. Only two Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK)…

Senate starts death penalty talks today

Inquirer.net 02/06/2017

At least eight of 24 senators have openly expressed their opposition to the proposed revival of the death penalty in the country even before a joint panel in the Senate starts its deliberations on Tuesday. Six were…

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