UP Cebu trees to be cut down for add’l buildings

Juli Ann M. Sibi 10/11/2015

Nineteen trees at the University of the Philippines-Cebu (UP Cebu) campus will be cut down this year to make way for additional school buildings in its 12.8-hectare property. “Understandably, these trees are important. But the school has…

BUDGET STILL STUCK

Jhunnex Napallacan, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Juli Ann M. Sibi 10/08/2015

Cebu City Council sits on P2.8 billion budget Garbage trucks loaded with stinky trash parked close to City Hall. A crowd of city government employees in white T-shirts and black armbands filled the Plaza Sugbu by 7…

City Hall employees call for passage of SB1

Juli Ann M. Sibi 10/07/2015

Hundreds of Cebu City Hall and barangay employees crowded Plaza Sugbu early today to call on members of the city council to already pass Supplemental Budget 1 (SB1) which included a P78 million appropriation for payment of…

Exercise care, responsibility in posting online, netizens urged

Juli Ann M. Sibi 09/25/2015

THESE days anyone with a WiFi connection and a mobile device can upload videos, photos and stories that can be seen by anyone around the world. Fleire Castro, a social media marketing consultant and founder of Third…

Cebu moves a step closer to becoming dancesport mecca

Juli Ann M. Sibi 09/20/2015

With the hosting of the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) Open Championships here on Saturday, Cebu is one step closer to becoming the Mecca of dancesport in Southeast Asia. “It seems like a faraway dream, but I strongly…

Paco now works as a chef in Spain

Juli Ann M. Sibi 09/10/2015

Six years after being transferred from the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City to a Spanish prison, Francisco “Paco” Osmeña Larrañaga is working part-time as a chef. “He is employed and he is earning…I’m happy and proud…

Rama aide in trouble over P1M advance

Juli Ann M. Sibi 09/03/2015

Why does  an aide of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama still receive his full salary despite failing to liquidate P1 million worth of cash advances? The City Council has asked City Treasurer Diwa Cuevas to answer this.…

Cuevas retained as city treasurer for another six months

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Juli Ann M. Sibi 09/03/2015

Days before leaving   for Indonesia, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama confirmed that the Department of Finance extended City Treasurer Diwa Cuevas’s tenure for another six months. “As of today Cuevas is our city treasurer,” Rama told reporters. …

Basakanon showcases Sinulog in Indonesian culture festival

Juli Ann M. Sibi 08/29/2015

FESTIVAL participants  in Indonesia are looking forward to today’s performance of Cebuano Sinulog dancers who are the sole Philippine delegation to the  Culture Carnival for the World Culture Festival in Purwakarta, West Java. The group impressed Indonesian…

Council seeks inquiry on clearing of vendors

Juli Ann M. Sibi 08/27/2015

The Cebu City Council called for an  investigation into alleged cases of abuse committed by the Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification and Enhancement (PROBE) team against street vendors. “I understand the need for beautification, especially now in the…

Straight A student from Cebu aces New York ballet intensive

Juli Ann M. Sibi 08/24/2015

Ana Gisella Gandionco is just like any other teenager who is excited to enter university, except that she has danced with the best of the American Ballet Theater. Gandionco, a 17-year-old PAREF Southcrest high-school graduate, took part…

No trucks allowed to use APEC routes

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Juli Ann M. Sibi 08/20/2015

Trees, center island in Pope JP II  won’t be touched until after APEC Delegates start arriving in Cebu today for the first meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation  (APEC)  scheduled this weekend. “Traffic personnel are ready, willing…

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