Rama wants retarding basins to solve flooding

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Nestle L. Semilla 07/30/2015

Cebu CIty Mayor Michael Rama said he wanted to require buildings to have water catchments to ease  Cebu City’s flooding problems after Monday’s downpour triggered another episode of urban flooding in the North Reclamation Area. Rama said…

Mandaue motorists start reroute scheme today

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/29/2015

MANDAUE’s one-way traffic scheme in four national roads will be tested  when it takes effect today. Fresh  traffic signs were made  and flyers  were distributed in the past few days, but despite  advisories on radio and  newspapers, …

Traffic signages for Mandaue route scheme today

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/28/2015

STARTING today, the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) will set up traffic signs  along the roads and issue advisories to motorists  to prepare for Wednesday’s rerouting. Glenn Antigua, acting TEAM chief, said they will  distribute flyers…

Awards for Cebu province

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/28/2015

Cebu Provincial Treasurer Emmanuel Guial yesterday said the provincial government has received a total of five awards and citations. Cebu Province was cited by the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) for posting the highest growth rate…

Ride-out participants say Ironman bike route ready

Glendale G. Rosal, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/27/2015

Minor problem in Plaridel Street in Mandaue; rest of route is generally OK Save for a stretch of bad road in Mandaue City, participants for this year’s Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines believe the bike route…

Rama not keen on holidays during APEC meetings

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Melissa Q. Cabahug, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/27/2015

CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama doesn’t want the national government to declare holidays on the dates when the Asia-Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) meetings will be held in Cebu next month. “I have never been in favor of…

City Hall employee dismissed

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/27/2015

CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama signed the order dismissing from service an executive assistant in his office who was found guilty of grave misconduct by the Ombudsman-Visayas. Ruben Baculi, former councilman of barangay Guadalupe, is also disqualified…

IEC press center launched in Mandaue

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/27/2015

The press center where the reading materials will be printed for the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) next year was launched in Mandaue City. . Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma led the blessing of the center last Friday…

Priest accused of molesting girl off the hook

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/25/2015

A PARISH priest in Aloguinsan town, southern Cebu, who was accused of molesting a 17-year-old girl is off the hook after the girl  decided not to pursue filing a complaint. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said on Wednesday…

Ex-cop nabbed for drugs

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Norman V. Mendoza 07/24/2015

A former policeman and his three companions were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City yesterday morning. Junibie Catarenin used to be a policeman assigned in Mandaue City as a police officer 1…

One-way vehicle traffic in 4 Mandaue roads starts Wednesday

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/24/2015

MOTORISTS and commuters heading to and from Mandaue City were advised to brace for next week’s one-way traffic scheme in four   national roads. The scheme affects S. B. Cabahug Street in front of Cortes General Hospital and…

Unbearable traffic

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/22/2015

Clock ticking for Mandaue, Cebu City to coordinate reroute schemes Complaints continue to mount about “unbearable traffic” in Mandaue City where nine ongoing road projects by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) started in summer.…

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