Mayor faces 2 administrative complaints

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/19/2015

Pinamungajan Mayor Glenn Baricuatro faces two administrative complaints for his alleged failure to implement the decision of the Ombudsman to suspend Municipal Treasurer Ursula Managaytay. A certain Tirso Respondo of Guimbawian, Pinamungajan filed a 20-page complaint for…

Typhoid cases in Cebu contained

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/19/2015

There are more cases of typhoid fever in Central Visayas this year compared to the first quarter of last year, said Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU)-7 head Renan Cimafranca. However, no new cases were reported in Cebu…

Capitol-issued guns not yet returned

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/18/2015

Two former Capitol employees and two police officers who served as bodyguards of former governor, now 3rd District congresswoman Gwendolyn Garcia, have not yet  returned the Capitol-owned firearms issued to them. Maritess Redoble, property manager of the…

Regular inspection of ‘piso-piso’ Net cafe sought

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/18/2015

The Cebu Provincial Board approved a resolution requesting all local government units (LGUs) to issue directives to barangay captains to  conduct regular inspections on all Internet cafés using “piso-piso” machines. A “piso-piso” machine allows a person to…

Magpale says four girls rescued from Canadian to stay in shelter

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/16/2015

THE four girls rescued from the motel room of a Canadian tourist in Bogo City last week will stay in an undisclosed shelter under the custody of the Provincial Council for the Welfare of Children (PCWC). The…

Davide still wants ‘Junjun-Agnes’ tandem in 2016

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/16/2015

GOV. Hilario Davide III still wants Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale to be his runningmate in the 2016 elections. “Junjun-Agnes one more time,” Davide told reporters yesterday. Sought for comment yesterday, Magpale said she will talk with the…

Firmer rules to curb false advertising for building units

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/15/2015

The Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB-7) advised the public to be vigilant in buying residential and commercial building units that are advertised. Buyers should closely examine advertising claims  and offers of real estate brokers, in…

Social welfare officers, law students tapped to help depressed inmates

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/15/2015

The Provincial Health Office said it cannot provide any psychologist to the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) to conduct sessions with inmates suffering from depression. “We have programs for mental health support but this is…

Legal aid needed for overstaying inmates ‘to give them hope’

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/14/2015

More paralegal officers, not psychologists, are needed by inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) to resolve their pending cases and keep their hope alive  for an early release. “Para nako, kining mga inmates…

DOH records three malaria cases in Negros Oriental

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/13/2015

The Department of Health said they recorded three malaria cases in Central Visayas from January to March this year. Medical technologist Crestita Gloria said three indigenous malaria cases were recorded at sitio Avocado, barangay Talalak, Sta. Catalina…

Don’t waste ‘tamban’, Magpale tells Malabuyoc fisherfolk

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/13/2015

Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale said she was disappointed with the fisherfolk of Malabuyoc town, southern Cebu for disposing of tubs filled with “tamban” or sardinella  fish, believed  to be “poisonous” by locals. During last Monday’s press conference,…

Malayan boss: Cordova reclamation project is mine to start

Doris C. Bongcac, Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/11/2015

RECENT reports of Cordova town pursuing a large-scale reclamation in its coast has revived a conflict over control of the project which dates back to the 1970s. Pablo Villaver, president and CEO of Malayan Integrated Industries Corp.,…

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