Fish vendors strike deal with Ermita brgy execs

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Marie Timtim 11/03/2017

Nearly 200 fish vendors along F. Calderon St. in Barangay Ermita in Cebu City will no longer have to worry about being removed from their vending area if they will comply with the conditions set by the…

Probe heeds appeal, halts outposts’ demolition

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/03/2017

ONLY two of the seven barangay outposts in Barangay Ermita were taken down after the demolition was halted on Friday. Ermita Barangay Captain Felicisimo “Imok” Rupinta was able to convince Jesusa “Susan” Berido, Prevention Restoration Order Beautification…

Vidal’s last will opened; Palma is executor

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/02/2017

CEBU Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal’s last will and testament has been opened and read by the archdiocese in an intimate meeting with family members last Monday. According to Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, who is also the…

Settlers to be given chance to rent, live in mid-rise home

Intern, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/02/2017

Settlers, whose houses near the Doña Pepang Cemetery were demolished two years ago by the Cebu City government to give way to a planned heritage park and persisted to stay in the area, may get a chance…

War veterans’ resting place ‘disrespected’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/01/2017

Just last week, Filipino World War II veterans finally received what they have been fighting for for decades — a Congressional Gold Medal Award from the United States Congress, which is the highest civilian award given by…

Tomas plans to tap Grab, Uber in City Hall works

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/01/2017

Cebu City Hall is eyeing a partnership with operators of transport network vehicle services (TNVS) to learn and apply the technology in the city’s delivery of basic services. The City Council has authorized Mayor Tomas Osmeña to…

Committee disapproves gratuity benefits of Cebu City barangay officials

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/01/2017

A proposed ordinance to grant retirement gratuity benefits to retired barangay officials in Cebu City was turned down by the city council’s committee on laws. Councilor Sisinio Andales, head of the committee on laws, said that the…

City eyes P3B LBP loan offer

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/31/2017

  Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is planning to avail of the P3-billion loan with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to fund various infrastructure, drainage and road concreting projects. If pursued, City Hall will have…

Cebu City gov’t to deploy buses for commuters stranded in the rain

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/31/2017

The Cebu City Hall will be deploying Kaoshiung buses in case people will get stranded in the heavy rains during the All Saints and All Souls’ Days. City Councilor Dave Tumulak said at least five buses will…

Pressure on at DPS on use of hauling budget

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/31/2017

WITH garbage reduction programs set to be in place, Cebu City Hall’s Department of Public Services (DPS) has been pressured not to fully use their proposed budget for garbage hauling services next year. The DPS has proposed…

Margot questions additional P9K cash aid for fire victims

Inna Gian Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/30/2017

CEBU CITY BUDGET HEARINGS A proposal to give fire victims an additional P9,000 worth of financial assistance starting next year was met with skepticism by the Cebu City Council’s committee on budget and finance. During yesterday’s last…

Fewer flowers this year from the Sirao fields

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/29/2017

WHAT used to be wide, crisscrossing fields of colorful flowers are now reduced to small patches of produce in the mountain barangays of Cebu City. Unlike in the previous years, the flower farms of Barangay Sirao are…

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