City Hall to assess areas, Capitol to allocate P1M

Inna Mejia, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/14/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña wants a detailed on-site assessment of the situation in quake-stricken Surigao City before deciding what assistance City Hall can extend to the victims. “We don’t like to be a burden. We want…

Osmeña welcomes decision to clear Abellanosa of graft

Inna Mejia 02/14/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said justice was finally served after Sandiganbayan dismissed the graft case filed by the Ombudsman against Cebu City south district Representative Rodrigo “Bebot” Abellanosa. He said that the case was clearly political…

Nominations for Cebu City Charter Day

Inna Mejia 02/08/2017

CITY Hall’s Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (CHAC) reconvened yesterday to finalize preparations for the 80th City Charter Day observance on Feb. 24. Acting Mayor Edgardo Labella told reporters that they were compiling a list of nominations…

Business establishments told to explain closure of parking space during Sinulog

Inna Mejia 02/08/2017

THE Cebu City government has issued a show cause order to the establishments along Juana Osmeña Street, Cebu City, for violating the National Building Code when they closed their parking lots during the Sinulog festival. Century Plaza…

Osmeña announces new Ermita caretaker

Inna Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/07/2017

NO LONGER SPO1 DUMPIT A day after Ermita residents staged a protest against the mayor’s designation of SPO1 Adonis Dumpit as their barangay caretaker, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña announced on Tuesday that he will be designating…

Osmeña to designate Carbon market administrator as Ermita caretaker

Inna Mejia 02/07/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña will be designating Carbon Market administrator lawyer Winifredo A. Orcullo Jr. to act as Barangay Ermita caretaker. Osmeña made this announcement after Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO 7) Director Chief…

Tom leads 8-man ‘waste management study’ group to Japan

Inna Mejia 02/06/2017

  Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is leading an eight-man delegation to Kitakyushu, Japan on Wednesday to learn from their waste management system. Traveling with Osmeña are Councilor Eugenio Gabuya Jr., Department of Public Services (DPS) head…

Cops told: Track down Korean mafia in Cebu

Inna Mejia, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/06/2017

As local officials were caught by surprise by President Duterte’s pronouncement of the strong presence of a “Korean mafia” in Cebu, a Cebu City official is calling on law enforcement agencies to track down this foreign gang,…

Some basic services stalled

Inna Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/02/2017

Many services in Barangay Ermita are now at a standstill following the suspension of all its barangay officials. Among the problems encountered by residents is the non-issuance of barangay clearances, which is a requirement for many transactions,…

New garbage bid may go to Jomara

Inna Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/02/2017

CITY Hall’s Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) is set to post-qualify Jomara Konstruckt Corp., the second lowest bidder for a new P77.8 million garbage hauling contract after the project’s lowest bidder, Pasajero Motors Corp. (Pamocor), was disqualified…

Cebu City seniors to get P2K Saturday

Inna Mejia 02/02/2017

The Cebu City government is set to distribute P2,000 financial assistance to at least 67,300 registered senior citizens in all 80 barangays in the city. The beneficiaries will receive the first  tranche of the P12,000 yearly financial…

Cebu City senior citizens to get P2,000 on Saturday

Inna Mejia 02/02/2017

At least 67,300 senior citizens in Cebu City are set to receive P2,000 on Saturday, the first tranche of their 2017 cash aid. Cebu Mayor Tomas Osmeña said distribution for mountain barangay residents will be done in…

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