Court prohibits Osmeña from closing any BDO branch, issuing statement to media

Doris C. Bongcac 03/29/2017

CEBU CITY—A Regional Trial Court has prohibited Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña from closing any BDO branch in the city. Judge Gilbert Moises of RTC branch 18 also directed Osmeña to refrain from issuing any media statements…

Cebu bulk water supplier to explore Bohol market

Doris C. Bongcac 03/28/2017

  A Cebu-based bulk water supplier is expanding its services to Panglao town in Bohol province with the operation of a reverse osmosis plant in the area. Abejo Waters Corp. will treat the 4th class municipality’s brackish…

SHIFTING ALLIANCE

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 03/25/2017

They did not know what hit them. Cebu City’s Team Rama lost one of their members to the administration camp yesterday morning while most of them were in Manila attending a lawyers’ convention. The recent development will…

Red Durano appointed chairman of House Committee on Education

Doris C. Bongcac 03/24/2017

CEBU 5th District Rep. Ramon “Red” Durano VI has been named as the new chairperson of the Committee on Basic Education and Culture of the House of Representatives. He replaced Rep. Evelina Escudero (1st District, Sorsogon) who…

Rep. Durano named new education committee head

Doris C. Bongcac 03/24/2017

  Rep. Ramon “Red” H. Durano VI of Cebu 5th District was named as the new chairperson of the Committee on Basic Education and Culture of the House of Representatives on March 15 this year. With his…

UCLM grad tops mechanical engineers exam

Doris C. Bongcac 03/22/2017

A graduate of the University of Cebu in Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue (UCLM) topped the March 2017 Mechanical Engineering board exam. UCLM’s Brylle Pahimutang Gilbuena earned a score of 88.10% followed by Nino Rey Jacoba Caraig of the…

SKIMMING HITS LANDBANK

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/15/2017

The number of skimming victims of holders of Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) automated teller machine (ATM) accounts rose yesterday with dozens of government personnel, including a ranking police officer, a Cebu Regional Trial Court (RTC)…

Anti-graft office orders reinstatement of Gica

Doris C. Bongcac, Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/14/2017

A month after he was told to step down from his post on charges of dishonesty, Efren Gica has been ordered to return as mayor of Dumanjug town, southern Cebu. The Office of the Ombudsman in the…

Ombudsman reinstates Gica as Dumanjug Mayor

Doris C. Bongcac 03/14/2017

CEBU CITY—A month after he was told to step down as mayor on charges of dishonesty, Efren Gica has been ordered to return to his elective position in Dumanjug town, southern Cebu. The Office of the Ombudsman…

Tom to push opening of road access in Camp Lapu-Lapu

Doris C. Bongcac, Inna Mejia, Nestle L. Semilla 03/01/2017

As President Rodrigo Duterte arrives today to grace the groundbreaking of the proposed toll bridge that would connect mainland Cebu to Cordova town on Mactan Island, local government officials are also preparing to bring to him their…

Tight security in place for Duterte visit

Doris C. Bongcac, Nestle L. Semilla 03/01/2017

CEBU CITY—Security was expected to be tight in Metro Cebu for the scheduled visit of President Duterte on Thursday. “The security preparations are there. We will provide the President with the highest level of security,” said Chief…

‘Low impact’ transport strike

Dominic D. Yasay, Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 02/27/2017

Not a few of them may have reported to work late, but employees still managed to get a ride from buses whose numbers negated yesterday’s Metro Cebu-wide transport strike. And traffic remained heavy along the national highway…

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