Margot O: ‘It’s a matter of time’ before delos Santos joins BO-PK

Doris C. Bongcac 07/01/2015

TODAY’s inaugural session of the Cebu City Council may give a sense of how political lines will be redrawn. Eyes will be on Cebu City Councilor Mary Ann delos Santos and whose team she chooses to serve.…

Rama reprimands, defends secretary over solicitation

Doris C. Bongcac 07/01/2015

Nothing wrong with ‘partnering’ with private sector, mayor says Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he has reprimanded his secretary for sending out solicitation letters for bread and water without his approval. At the same time, the…

Over 100 families displaced after huge Mambaling fire

Doris C. Bongcac 06/26/2015

MORE than 100 families were left homeless after a late afternoon fire broke out in a thickly populated community in barangay Mambaling in Cebu City last Friday, June 26. Some distraught residents fetched canal water and poured…

‘Time heals all wounds’

Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/24/2015

  Could talks between former rivals  lead to ‘M and M’ tandem? Former mayor Tomas Osmeña last June 22, tuesday confirmed  that he sat down with former rival Mary Ann delos Santos last Friday to discuss a…

Rains in Metro Cebu to continue; El Niño too

Doris C. Bongcac, Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/21/2015

RAINSHOWERS  in various parts of Metro Cebu will continue in the next few days because of the Intertropical Convergence Zone. A low pressure area east of Guian, Eastern Samar  may bring more rain. If the rains continue, …

KNEE-DEEP FLOODING

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/18/2015

Less rainfall, longer downpour in Metro Cebu Less than one millimeter of rainfall was recorded in Metro Cebu as of 3 p.m. yesterday, the state weather bureau Pagasa said. But the rains lasted for more than an…

Assess contractors, buildings, owners told

Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/18/2015

The Cebu City Council asked the management of Ayala Center Cebu to review their process of selecting  contractors after Monday evening’s accident where the ceiling boards of the mall’s newest cinema collapsed during a special screening of…

NP allies ‘free’ to decide

Doris C. Bongcac 06/15/2015

THE Nacionalista Party is giving its allies in Cebu the freedom to decide who to support in next year’s presidential election while top party officials continue to discuss possible political alliances, said Las Piñas Representative Mark Villar.…

A piece of paradise in Olango

Doris C. Bongcac 06/07/2015

Social media posts led to the discovery of this paradise located close to the bird and marine sanctuaries in Olango Island. Over a hundred people would visit the Olango Paradise Island Resort in barangay San Vicente on…

JVR’s ‘Island in the Sky’

Doris C. Bongcac 05/31/2015

Pine trees line  the walkway of the Island in the Sky, a 15-hectare mountain resort  owned by Talisay City Mayor Johnny delos Reyes in barangay Gaas, Balamban town in midwestern Cebu. The resort is located a few…

Operation Smile to do Mega Mission in Cebu in June

Doris C. Bongcac 05/27/2015

The World’s biggest reconstructive surgery group is coming back to Cebu in June to bring smiles to the faces of children suffering from facial deformities. Roberto Manzano, Operation Smile country director of development, said their campaign is…

Rama asks MLC to help in river devt plans

Doris C. Bongcac 05/20/2015

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama invited civil society and private firms to help restore and revitalize the Guadalupe and Lahug rivers and other waterways  in the city. He promised to provide the “political will” to see it…

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