No to job order budget insertion-Talisay mayor

Gabriel C. Bonjoc 12/28/2013

TALISAY City Mayor Johnny V. De los Reyes vetoes the Council’s insertion of a provision in the budget giving the councilors 50 job order workers each. In a letter sent to the Council, the mayor said the…

3 dead as truck falls off ravine

Gabriel C. Bonjoc, Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/22/2013

A13-year-old boy and two others were killed when a truck carrying sugarcane workers collided with another cargo truck and fell into a ravine in Tabogon town, northeastern Cebu yesterday morning. Among the 38 injured were children, aged…

‘Watch Out For Hot Meat’

Chito O. Aragon, Gabriel C. Bonjoc 12/19/2013

WITH the high demand for meat during Christmas, be careful about the sanitation quality of meat you buy. Talisay City Councilor Richard Francis Aznar said a team led by the city veterinarian may conduct inspections any time.…

TRUCK RAMS TREE: 4 injured

Chito O. Aragon, Gabriel C. Bonjoc, Norman V. Mendoza 12/17/2013

Four were injured when a truck they were riding rammed a tree in Camp 6, Barangay Manipis, Talisay City yesterday morning. SPO1 Elmer Saladas of Talisay City Traffic Division said the Mitsubishi Fuso Canter, driven by Jimmy…

Talisay police urged to stop illegal gambling

Gabriel C. Bonjoc 12/13/2013

THE local government of Talisay City ordered its police force to curb the operation of video karera and other illegal activities in the city. Councilor Danny Caballero, chairman of the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC), issued…

Helper killed by suitor

Chito O. Aragon, Gabriel C. Bonjoc 11/30/2013

A 20-year-old helper was allegedly killed by her suitor in her employer’s residence in BF Homes Subdivision, Barangay Lawaan I, Talisay City yesterday morning. Mary Jane Apa-ap Parame, a 20-year-old native of Campo 8, Toledo City, was…

Talisay City Hall exec in hot water for burial aid photo

Gabriel C. Bonjoc 11/27/2013

The executive secretary of Talisay City Mayor Johnny V. De los Reyes may face legal action after he was accused by a family of using a photo of their mother’s wake to promote the city’s burial assistance…

Rama wants Cebu city to adopt affected towns

Edison Delos Angeles, Gabriel C. Bonjoc 11/21/2013

It’s time to stop sending relief goods to areas affected by the supertyphoon, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said yesterday. What victims need now are materials to rebuild their homes. He proposed that Cebu City adopt a…

Bigger shelters eyed for typhoon victims

Gabriel C. Bonjoc 11/19/2013

THE search for bigger evacuation centers continue in Cebu as the number of evacuees from typhoon-hit areas in Eastern Visayas continue to rise, social welfare officials said yesterday. Social Welfare officer Grace Yana said 7,279 persons arrived…

South comes to aid North

Gabriel C. Bonjoc, Peter L. Romanillos 11/19/2013

Twelve local government units (LGUs) in southern Cebu extended relief assistance to their neighbors in the north who were battered by supertyphoon “Yolanda.” Trucks filled with relief goods from the cities of Carcar and Naga and the…

Yolanda batters northern Cebu, power cut off, trees and lines toppled

Apple Ta-as, Christine Emily L. Pantaleon, Gabriel C. Bonjoc, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Peter L. Romanillos 11/08/2013

Roofs were torn off and parked vehicles and motorcycles were dragged several meters away as super typhoon “Yolanda” barreled its way through Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu. Packing winds of 215 kph, Yolanda made its third landfall in…

Work suspended in gov’t, private sector

Gabriel C. Bonjoc, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/07/2013

WORK was ordered suspended in the government and private sector at 3 p.m. yesterday as a pre-storm precautionary measure. The order was given by local governments in Metro Cebu and the Cebu provincial government. “As per advice…

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