Additional P5M budget eyed for Operation Second Chance

Doris C. Bongcac 11/30/2014

The fate of Operation Second Chance, where minor offenders are detained, hangs in the balance. With plans of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology  (BJMP) to pull out their police personnel, the Cebu city government has…

Badian sinkhole doubles in size

Doris C. Bongcac 11/29/2014

The sinkhole in Badian town, south Cebu, continues to grow wider. It was already 12 meters wide yesterday, said Eddie Llamedo, information officer of the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7). The …

Killer ‘Queenie’

Ares P. Gutierrez, Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Peter L. Romanillos 11/28/2014

Seven-year-old Jason Baldado was soundly asleep with his mother, Alona,  inside their shanty in barangay Sto. Niño in Malabuyoc town,  southern Cebu when heavy rains brought by tropical  depression Queenie fell before dawn Thursday. Queenie, the 20th…

Sinkhole in Badian

Doris C. Bongcac 11/28/2014

Heavy rains brought by tropical depression Queenie caused a portion of the road in sitio Curva, barangay Banhigan in Badian town, southwest Cebu to collapse, creating a five meter wide, 10 meter deep sinkhole at past 6…

Tomas wants to set record straight; Rama insists documents don’t lie

Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/26/2014

Tomas Osmena said he haled Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama to court to correct the misimpression that it was he – during his time as the city’s mayor —  who  planned the conversion of the Doña Pepang…

Will the elderly part with their P1,700 for CCMC?

Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/26/2014

The Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) will convene barangay association officials on Friday to discuss a proposal to make the elderly donate a portion  of the cash aid due them to help fund the construction…

Councilors want CCMC supply shortage addressed

Doris C. Bongcac 11/25/2014

While the Cebu City government envisions building a world-class hospital building for the Cebuanos, the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) currently does not have syringes and plasters. But the shortage in supply is not due to the…

Council flags solo parents, ID system budget

Doris C. Bongcac 11/25/2014

The Cebu City Council yesterday questioned two items, worth P70 million in the proposed 2015 budget of the Department of Social Welfare. Councilor Sisinio Andales said the P40-million allocation for the solo parents assistance should not be…

Binay considering Cebuano for UNA senatorial slate

Doris C. Bongcac, Peter L. Romanillos 11/24/2014

Vice President Jejomar Binay said he plans to include a Cebuano in the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) senatorial slate in the 2016 elections. “Mahirap na huwag isipin ang Cebu dahil 2.3 million ang voters dito (It’s hard…

Cemetery settlers to move out before this month

Doris C. Bongcac 11/23/2014

About 37 families living inside the Doña Pepang cemetery in barangay Carreta in Cebu City will be relocated to neighboring barangay Tejero before the end of this month, Cebu City Hall’s Department for the Welfare of Urban…

Delos Santos did a good job – Tomas

Doris C. Bongcac 11/23/2014

Cebu City Councilor Mary Ann delos Santos has found an unexpected ally in her stand for transparency and accountability in the bidding for the first phase of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) project. Former Cebu City…

Abellanosa: Ombud dismissal ‘not final’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris C. Bongcac 11/20/2014

The Ombudsman-Visayas order to dismiss him from public service for conflict of interest isn’t final, Rep.  Rodrigo Abellanosa of Cebu City’s south district said yesterday. Abellanosa said his lawyers Eduardo Felipe and Lucas Carpio Jr. already filed…

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