Abattoir may halt operations if bridge gets demolished

Doris C. Bongcac 10/19/2014

Cebu City’s slaughterhouse won’t be accessible to anyone if the Mandaue City government makes good its threat to demolish the concrete bridge leading to the facility. Dr. Alice Utlang, former City Veterinarian and head of slaughterhouse operations,…

3 weeks after, brgy. Luz fire victims await green light to rebuild

Doris C. Bongcac 10/19/2014

Victoria Medalle, 63, and 12 other family members crowd two bamboo cots placed inside their temporary shelter areas at the Barangay Luz Elementary School. The cots have been their home since the September 30-fire which hit barangay…

Infra to get P5B in Cebu City’s proposed budget

Doris C. Bongcac 10/18/2014

The engineering department and the city’s public order and security agencies will get the lion’s share in Mayor Michael Rama’s P18.9 billion proposed 2015. “This is based on the desire, wants, and needs of the city which…

Houses crash as riprap collapses

Apple Ta-as, Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/17/2014

Lilibeth Moreno, 56, rushed out of the toilet when she felt her house, which was built on a riprap built on the bank of the Guadalupe River, move amid the heavy downpour yesterday morning. Melodia Codera, 61,…

The meat of the issue

Doris C. Bongcac 10/16/2014

The Subangdaku slaughterhouse has become the flashpoint of a word war between Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes. If former Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña is to be asked why the abattoir…

Jurisdiction, appearance of City Hall lawyers raised in DILG hearing

Doris C. Bongcac 10/15/2014

ISSUES on jurisdiction, evidence and use of Cebu City Hall lawyers were raised at yesterday’s start of the three-day hearing on the complaint of misconduct filed against Cebu City officials led by Mayor Michael Rama. Rama stayed…

Providing healthcare against all odds

Doris C. Bongcac 10/15/2014

Victor Morello, 39 of barangay Parian, Cebu City was waiting in line to have his blood pressure checked. He rushed to the outpatient department of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) after he got dizzy while preparing…

Hearing starts today; will Rama show up?

Doris C. Bongcac 10/14/2014

Will he show up or not? Today’s administrative hearing will be the first time Cebu city government officials will be summoned as a group to explain whether they appropriated public funds properly. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama,…

Council invites Tom to explain projects

Doris C. Bongcac 10/12/2014

The Cebu City Council will invite former congressman Tomas Osmeña to shed light on projects funded by his pork barrel in a public hearing scheduled on November 5. This developed  after Osmeña submitted to the council a…

Cuevas to serve as Cebu city treasury chief until March

Doris C. Bongcac 10/12/2014

ACTING Cebu City Treasurer Diwa Cuevas’ tenure was extended by six months or until March 2, 2015 by Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, who issued the extension last Aug. 26. A copy of Purisima’s letter was sent to…

Cebu city zoning ordinance left hanging

Doris C. Bongcac 10/11/2014

After being ousted as chairman of the urban planning committee, Cebu City  Councilor Noel Wenceslao said he worries about unfinished work. He was preparing  proposed amendments in Cebu City’s 1996 zoning ordinance that were set to be…

Mayor Rama: I’m ready for DILG case

Doris C. Bongcac 10/11/2014

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he’s prepared to face investigation over the P20,000 calamity assistance he received last year  but  said he doesn’t believe it’s  necessary for him to appear at the marathon hearing scheduled next…

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