Cebu City has 7 more drug-cleared barangays

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Seven barangays in Cebu City were recently declared “drug-cleared” by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC). These are barangays Basak Pardo, Buot Taup, Kinasang-an, Lusaran, San Antonio, Pamutan, and Parian,…

Lapu-Lapu mayor: Odette was an eye-opener

Futch Anthony Inso 12/16/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines—Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said that the onslaught of Super Typhoon Odette last year was an eye-opener. It also taught Oponganons a lesson. The city was among the areas that were badly hit…

Mayor Rama on Odette anniversary:  Let’s be prepared, focused for disasters

Wenilyn Sabalo 12/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—On the first anniversary of Super Typhoon Odette on Friday, December 16, 2022, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama reminded his constituents to continue to prepare against disasters. “I don’t have to think about Odette. I…

UV Green Lancers bag 14th Cesafi men’s basketball title; head coach Cortes hints at retiring

Glendale G. Rosal 12/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Multi-titled coach Gary Cortes earned his fourth Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) men’s basketball title Thursday but also hinted that this might be his last stint with the University of the Visayas…

Lapu-Lapu mayor to OPAV Secretary: We need help on our ‘big ticket’ projects

Futch Anthony Inso 12/15/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan is hoping that with the appointment of Terence Calatrava as the secretary of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV), the secretary can help…

Cebu City Council approves resolution requesting VECO not to immediately cut power supply of overdue consumers

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council approved on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, a resolution requesting Visayan Electric Company (VECO) to revisit their guidelines, processes, and procedures in disconnecting electrical power done by their subcontractor. Councilor…

Rama: Accountability, transparency needed to become a Singapore-like Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he welcomed the filing of complaints against 15 former and incumbent city hall officials for an alleged anomalous garbage collection scheme that cost the city P240 million…

Consumers, retailers in Asturias urged not to buy imported ‘Korean spam’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Local agricultural officials of Asturias town in western Cebu have urged consumers as well as retailers there to avoid purchasing canned luncheon meat from South Korea. The Municipal Agricultural Office in Asturias made…

Capitol to file cases vs DPWH officials over UN Avenue project mess

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has had enough with the potholes and other road defects still found on U.N. Avenue in Mandaue City. During a press conference on Wednesday, December 14 Garcia announced that…

Councilor Archival flags CHD’s proposed P1.7 million for office supplies

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Council Minority Floor Leader Nestor Archival Sr. has questioned the proposed P1.7 million budget of the Cebu City Health Department (CHD) for its office supplies and materials, as part of its…

Calatrava: ‘I will be a working, listening OPAV Secretary’

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While he will be holding office in Cebu, newly appointed OPAV Secretary Terence Calatrava said he would be roaming around various cities and provinces in the central, eastern, and western Visayas regions to…

Cebu City gov’t urges bar, mall owners to ensure crowd safety this holiday season

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the series of upcoming activities and gatherings for the Christmas and New Year seasons to the return of the in-person celebration of Sinulog in January 2023, local authorities in Cebu City have…

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