Labangon bust yields P14M shabu; 1 nabbed

Benjie B. Talisic, Chris A. Ligan 09/28/2017

MORE than P14 million worth of shabu was seized in a drug bust in Barangay Labangon, Cebu City, on Thursday evening. Rodel Tampuz, a resident of Sitio Clan in Barangay Labangon, did not resist arrest, said Supt.…

Talisay murder suspect nabbed in Zamboanga del Norte

Benjie B. Talisic, Chris A. Ligan 09/28/2017

A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Talisay City, Cebu, was arrested for the illegal possession of an unlicensed firearm while in Sergio Osmeña Sr. town in Zamboanga del Norte on Wednesday afternoon. Leo Zafra, 71,…

ABC presidents stay as ex-officio sanggunian members

Chris A. Ligan, Morexette B. Erram 09/27/2017

DILG CLARIFIES After the “confusion” wrought by the September 6, 2017 memorandum issued by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) directing the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) to hold an election not later than November…

Scavengers oppose waste plant bid

Chris A. Ligan, USJ-R Intern Kristine Remolisan 09/27/2017

About 50 scavengers of the Inayawan landfill were joined by ecology advocates and militant groups in denouncing Cebu City Hall’s plans to set up a waste to energy plant near the landfill site. The protesters sought a…

Inayawan scavengers oppose city’s plan for landfill

Chris A. Ligan, USJ-R Journalism Intern Kristine Q. Remolisan 09/27/2017

At least 50 scavengers of Inayawan Sanitary Landfill were blocked from entering the Cebu City hall building to join their leaders in giving copies of their petition against the proposed construction of a waste incinerator at the…

FIGHT FOR MAJORITY

Chris A. Ligan, Morexette B. Erram, USJ-R Intern Kristine Remolisan 09/26/2017

Andales wants Zafra to step down from Cebu City Council Is Tisa Barangay Captain Philip Zafra still authorized to sit as ex-officio member of the Cebu City Council? Cebu City Councilor Sisinio Andales on Tuesday questioned the…

COMELEC PUSHES BACK FILING OF COC

Chris A. Ligan, Inquirer.net, Nestle L. Semilla 09/19/2017

SK, BARANGAY ELECTIONS Just as local elections officials have gotten ready to accept the certificates of candidacy (COC) of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections hopefuls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has decided to move to a later…

Garganera: BO-PK lobbying UNA for appointment of ally

Chris A. Ligan, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/19/2017

  ABELLA REPLACEMENT With having the majority at the Cebu City Council at stake, Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) and Barug Team Rama are trying their best to have their own ally replace Councilor Nendell Hanz Abella, who…

Seven barangays implement curfew for minors

Chris A. Ligan 09/18/2017

SEVEN barangays in Cebu City south district simultaneously implemented the curfew ordinance starting at 10:00 last night. Barangay captains and some of their councilors attended a meeting with Cebu City deputy mayor, Councilor Dave Tumulak and Chief…

Helmets, hard hats sought for City Hall employees

Chris A. Ligan 09/14/2017

THE Cebu City Council passed a resolution calling on the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office to provide a safety helmet or hard hat to each of Cebu City Hall’s more than 5,000 employees. City Councilor…

‘Shame campaign has public support’

Chris A. Ligan 09/13/2017

There is no stopping Barangay Pajo Chairman Junard Chan of Lapu-Lapu City from spray-painting houses as part of his anti-drug campaign despite the threat of charges by the regional Commission on Human Rights (CHR-7). But in yesterday’s…

Speed limit for trucks in Mandaue

Chris A. Ligan 09/06/2017

The Mandaue City Council passed a resolution during its Wednesday afternoon session calling on the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue to impose a speed limit of 40 kilometers per hour on motor vehicles with six or more…

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