No Courtesy Calls Please: Cortes to make rounds of different City Hall offices

Doris C. Bongcac 06/30/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes will formally occupy the office of the mayor starting on Monday, July 1. Cortes said that he will start his day by joining the weekly flag raising ceremony…

Mandaue’s garbage woes: Fortuna seeks help of new Consolacion, Cebu City mayors

Doris C. Bongcac 06/29/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines -Left with no other place to dispose the city’s garbage, outgoing Mandaue City Vice Mayor Carlo Fortuna is hopeful that Cebu City and Consolacion town will continue to accommodate the city’s trash. Fortuna said…

Mandaue City JOs told to reapply; pass evaluation prior to reappointment

Doris C. Bongcac 06/28/2019

MANDUE CITY, Philippines – With their appointments already ending on June 30, Mayor Jonas Cortes is asking all Job Order (JO) employees of the Mandaue City Hall to already cease from reporting for work starting on Monday,…

Mandaue City Turnover: Cortes to spend first 100 days looking for additional revenue sources

Doris C. Bongcac 06/28/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Revenue generation tops the list of things that Mandaue City Mayor-elect Jonas Cortes wanted to prioritize during his first 100 days in office. “Una sa tanan ang pag check gyud sa revenue sa…

Mandaue City coffers left with P3.4B – Fortuna

Doris C. Bongcac 06/28/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The administration of outgoing Mandaue City Mayor Gabriel Luis Quisumbing failed to implement programs that would address the city’s concerns on informal settlers. It also failed to fully utilize the city’s share of…

Cortes orders filling, reblocking of Tipolo fire site

Doris C. Bongcac 06/28/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Fire victims in Barangay Tipolo, Mandaue City will have to wait a little longer before they will be allowed to rebuild their burnt homes. Mayor-elect Jonas Cortes said he wanted the low-lying area…

PDEA-7, Navforcen uproot P4.4 M worth of marijuana plants from Toledo City mountain barangay

Doris C. Bongcac 06/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Around P4.4 million worth of marijuana plants were uprooted from the mountains of Toledo City by personnel from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) and the Naval Forces Central of…

CCTO to close roads near Plaza Sugbu for Sunday’s oathtaking ceremony

Doris C. Bongcac 06/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Plan your trips ahead to avoid inconvenience. Roads surrounding the Plaza Sugbu grounds of the Cebu City Hall will be closed to vehicular traffic starting at 7 a.m. on Sunday, June 30, to…

Medellin town residents bid farewell to former mayor Ramirez

Doris C. Bongcac 06/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – It was a sad day for residents of the municipality of Medellin in northern Cebu. Many mourned while they tailed the funeral procession which brought the remains of the late councilor and former…

Danao City beauty is third runner up in Miss Global Universe 2019

Doris C. Bongcac 06/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A Danao City native won third runner up in the Miss Global Universe 2019 competition held in Singapore, Sunday night, June 23. Letelle Sabas Perez, 21, also won the Miss Lumiere International, Miss…

71 sacks of garbage collected during 4th leg of Butuanon River cleanup

Doris C. Bongcac 06/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Volunteers collected a total of 71 sacks of garbage weighing 1, 010 kilos during the 4th leg of the Butuanon River cleanup in Mandaue City. The activity held on Friday was organized by…

Family tells police to refrain from making ‘reckless statements’ as they grieve for Ramirez’s death

Doris C. Bongcac 06/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The family of slain Medellin town Councilor and former mayor Ricardo “Ricky” Ramirez is asking the public to respect their privacy while they grieve for their loss. They are also appealing for the…

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