Not enough facilities to house minors: Zafra

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 02/02/2018

CEBU City barangay officials called on Mayor Tomas Osmeña to implement a better program to enforce the curfew ordinance on minors. Councilor Philip Zafra said the barangays don’t have enough facilities to house the minors caught roaming…

EO on counterflow ban out this week

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 01/30/2018

Aside from signing an Executive Order (EO) to ban counterflow during traffic this week, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña vowed to go after parking and traffic violators. “We are going to be very strict about parking. Parking…

Opposition council bloc shoots down renewal of admin consultants

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 01/30/2018

  THE opposition bloc in the Cebu City Council blocked two proposed resolutions that would allow the mayor’s office to hire consultants during Tuesday’s session. Councilor Joy Pesquera said this year’s budget doesn’t cover consultants. “Consultancy is…

Osmeña launches dialogue with students

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 01/29/2018

  CEBU City Hall launched its Student Consultation activities with Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña at the Cebu Technology Institute-University (CIT-U) Monday. Entitled ‘Talk to Tommy’, the program is a series of open fora that will be…

No fines, no storage fees, just impound vehicles for 30 days

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 01/26/2018

EO on Counterflow Cebu City Councilor Raymond Garcia is proposing an amendment to the traffic code, increasing the penalty for counter-flowing from P500 to P2,000. This after Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña announced that he will issue…

Talisay City wins Festival Queen title

Doris Mae C. Mondragon, Raul Constantine Tabanao 01/19/2018

Cebu has a new queen. That is, Sinulog Festival Queen in the person of Shaila Mae Del Mar Rebortera, the candidate of Talisay City. Rebortera, who also won the most number of special awards, bested 11 other…

Cebu City’s devotee city to open today

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 01/18/2018

The Cebu City government is expecting to accommodate at least 3,000 transients who will be coming over to join the Fiesta Señor celebration, for free. Transients will be assigned to sleep in container vans installed at the…

BFP asked to intensify building inspections

Doris Mae C. Mondragon, Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 01/10/2018

The Cebu City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) will intensify its inspections of establishments in the city to ensure compliance with safety standards. This comes at the heels of the fire that hit Metro Ayala last week.…

‘All for His glory’

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 01/10/2018

Tribu Mabolokon dedicates farming dance to Sto. Niño The Tribu Mabolokon dancers of Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City are known for their signature “nganga” (open-jaw) expression sported during their Sinulog dance performances. Behind that facial expression lie the…

Sto. Niño to visit Cebu City detainees today

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 01/08/2018

THE IMAGE of the Sr. Sto. Niño is set to visit detainees at the Operation Second Chance Center and the Cebu City Jail in Barangay Kalunasan today, two days before the formal start of this year’s Fiesta…

TRAIN AND THE POOR

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo, Doris Mae C. Mondragon 01/04/2018

Cebu economist: Train Law will not benefit the poor Daisy, 21, works for a mall in Cebu City with a minimum daily wage of P366 or P8,064 monthly salary for working 24 days in a month. The…

CG urged: Inspect ships ahead of time

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 01/04/2018

Acting Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella called on the regional office of the Philipppine Coast Guard (PCG) to inspect vessels departing from the Cebu City port area ahead of time. Labella said he received complaints from businessmen…

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