Gullas retakes Talisay City Hall

Carmel Loise Matus, Julit C. Jainar 05/10/2016

FORMER Talisay City Mayor Eduardo “Eddiegul” R. Gullas Sr. retook the mayoralty seat as he won against incumbent Talisay City Mayor Johnny “JVR” V. Delos Reyes and was proclaimed by the Board of Canvassers yesterday morning. Gullas…

Gullas wins big against JVR

Julit C. Jainar 05/10/2016

FORMER congressman and mayor Eduardo Gullas has officially won over incumbent Talisay City Mayor Johnny V. Delos Reyes. Gullas garnered 58,068 votes against delos Reyes’s 22,855 votes as his Team Alayon slate swept the City Council leaving…

Long lines, technical glitches mark elections

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Juli Ann M. Sibi, Julit C. Jainar, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/09/2016

LONG queues in very humid weather, a power outage, rampant reports of vote buying and some technical glitches from at least twenty defective vote-counting machines (VCMs) were among the problems encountered yesterday as more than two million…

Construction worker dies after jumping off the Mananga bridge

Julit C. Jainar 05/09/2016

A construction worker died after he jumped off the Mananga bridge Monday afternoon. Reynaldo Sumo-ob, 34, was already dead when brought to the Talisay City District Hospital. “Naka-vote pa na siya, unya paghuman nag-inom (He joined friends…

Allegations fly over vote buying

Carmel Loise Matus, Jameela Antoniette I. Mendoza, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Julit C. Jainar, Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores, Nestle L. Semilla, Sheila Mae Gumapon 05/08/2016

Opposing political camps in Cebu, Mandaue and Talisay cities yesterday accused each other of buying votes, as insinuated by some photos circulated through social media. All the candidates were quick to deny the allegations. In Cordova town…

Thousands flock to Digong’s event

Chito O. Aragon, Julit C. Jainar 05/07/2016

They came in the thousands, holding Philippine flags and wearing their red and blue T-shirts, the colors of presidential candidate Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, to the South Road Properties (SRP) to join Duterte’s miting de avance yesterday. Rey…

Rama to telcos: take out more poles, dangling wires

Julit C. Jainar 05/06/2016

Telecommunications companies have to remove more redundant posts and dangling wires, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said following a walk-through on several streets in the city yesterday. Rama, together with representatives from Globe Telecom, Philippine Long Distance…

New fire truck for Cebu City fire dep’t

James Nicole Franz R. Savellon, Julit C. Jainar 05/06/2016

Barangays Suba, Quiot, Basak San Nicolas and Basak Pardo also get one each Five new fire trucks with a total value of of P27.5 million were turned over to the Cebu City Fire Department and four Cebu…

Cebu City to deploy mobile CCTV cameras on election day

Julit C. Jainar 05/04/2016

ON ELECTION Day, May 9, the Cebu City government will have three closed- circuit television (CCTV) cameras mounted on a vehicle that will be going around every nook and cranny of the city to monitor the conduct…

Five firetrucks turned over to four barangays, fire department

Julit C. Jainar 05/04/2016

FIVE firetrucks were turned over to four Cebu City barangays and the Cebu City Fire Department Wednesday morning. Councilor Dave Tumulak said the biggest firetruck worth P13.5 million was turned over to the Cebu City Fire Department…

Honoraria for Cebu City BEIs to be delayed

Julit C. Jainar 05/03/2016

THE honoraria for the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) serving in Cebu City for the May 9 elections may be delayed, the Cebu City Treasurer’s Office said yesterday. Cebu City Treasurer Diwa Cuevas said they did not…

Homeowners back Rama slate

Julit C. Jainar 05/03/2016

Homeowner groups voiced their support for the Team Rama slate during the second Homeowners Association Conference at the White Gold House yesterday. Collin Rosell, head of the City Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor, said…

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