DUTERTE’S SCATHING ATTACKS ON CHURCH

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/03/2017

Palma: Statement untrue We forgive him. This was the res-ponse of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma to the latest profanity-laced tirades thrown by President Rodrigo Duterte against Catholic bishops and priests. Answering queries from reporters, the 66-year-old prelate…

BFP looking for lots for fire station building

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla, Rene F. Alima 03/01/2017

As part of their long-term solutions to prevent fire incidents, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP-7) is asking the local chief executives in Central Visayas to donate a lot to be used in the construction of a…

House visits, drills mark annual Fire Prevention Month

Dominic D. Yasay, Fe Marie Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla 02/28/2017

METRO Cebu residents can expect house visits from personnel of the regional Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP-7) as part of their campaign to prevent fire outbreaks during Fire Prevention Month this March. Senior Supt. Samuel Tadeo, regional…

JITTERS

Edison Delos Angeles, Fe Marie Dumaboc, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/21/2017

Some businessmen are apprehensive over FLI’s cancellation of its SRP contract with  Cebu City; some projects now on hold Bad business and bad for business. This was how some businesses perceive the cancellation by Filinvest Land, Inc.…

Cebu City mulls release of P4K rental subsidy for fire victims

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie Dumaboc 02/21/2017

Monday’s fire which hit five densely populated sitios (zones) within the boundaries of Barangays Tisa and Labangon has paved the way for City Hall to consider the release of rental subsidies for affected families in order to…

Coal plant project draws support

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/21/2017

Despite being pregnant with her eighth child, 30-year-old Jesiebel Paluena joined 100 residents of Barangays Sawang Calero, Duljo Fatima, Suba and Pasil in showing support to the 300-MW Ludo coal plant project yesterday. “Our barangay chairman who…

Hundreds left homeless in Tisa, Labangon dawn fire

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie Dumaboc, Vanisa P. Soriano 02/20/2017

IN yet the biggest fire in Cebu City for the year, hundreds of families were left homeless when a fire allegedly caused by a kerosene lamp inside a house in Barangay Tisa, quickly spread to Barangay Labangon…

FILINVEST SRP CONTRACT

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/20/2017

Rescission could hit snags at council Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Filinvest land Inc. (FLI) might have agreed in principle to rescind the sale of the 19.2- hectare lot at the South Road Properties (SRP), but…

Cebu City aid: P10M or P1M for Surigao?

Fe Marie Dumaboc 02/20/2017

THE Cebu City Council has yet to decide on how much it would give as aid to the Surigao earthquake victims. Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo, committee on infrastructure chairman, said yesterday that he would recommend during…

Filinvest withdraws SRP lot contract with Cebu City govt

Fe Marie Dumaboc 02/20/2017

Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) announced on Monday morning their withdrawal from purchasing the 19.2 hectare lot at the South Road Properties (SRP). FLI senior vice president for VisMin Tristan Las Marias made the announcement together with Cebu…

PDEA-7 to target ‘big fish’ in Cebu City’s barangays

Fe Marie Dumaboc 02/17/2017

  THEY are gunning for the big fish in the illegal drug trade in Cebu City’s barangays. Director Yogi Felimon Ruiz of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) said that this would be their…

Military to monitor Cebu City streets again

Fe Marie Dumaboc 02/17/2017

Cebuanos will again be seeing military men patrol Cebu City streets starting next month. President Rodrigo Duterte has already given his approval to an earlier request by the Cebu City Council to tap the Armed Forces of…

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