City Hall to use CCMC funds to pay seniors’ allowance, other obligations

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/18/2014

FUND MESS BARED Juggling of funds ‘allowed’ by DBM, says City Treasurer, but councilors see red flags in practice Aquery into when City Hall is planning to release the remaining balance of the cash assistance allowance to…

Defer water rate increase, MCWD urged

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/18/2014

The Cebu City Council has asked the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) to consider the possibility of suspending the implementation of the 12 percent water rate increase that it plans to roll out next month. If it…

Resort owner drops case vs teenager

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/18/2014

Sixteen-year-old “J” can breathe easier after the owner of a resort in Asturias town in northwestern Cebu withdrew her complaint against her. Myrna Beltran, owner of Cabo San Miguel Resort executed an affidavit of desistance Monday after…

Pope Francis calls on Filipino lawyers to focus on giving ‘justice for all’

Ares P. Gutierrez 12/18/2014

Call me ‘Lolo Kiko’ “Lolo Kiko quieren” They want Lolo Kiko.) Pope Francis said this after he was asked by a group of Filipino lawyers who recently called on him in the Vatican how he wanted the…

Two new attractions for Suroy-Suroy south tour

Peter L. Romanillos 12/18/2014

The Cebu provincial government said two new attractions will be unveiled in the southern Cebu tour of its Suroy Suroy sa Sugbo countryside tourism program in January next year. Provincial Tourism Officer Mary Grace Paulino said the…

Writ of Kalikasan bid for Naga trees nixed

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/18/2014

The Court of Appeals dismissed the Writ of Kalikasan filed by environmental advocates to protect the 79 trees at Naga City Central School in southern Cebu in its ruling last December 10. The court also “lifted and…

South Korea to open consulate in Cebu

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/18/2014

Cebuanos who want to visit Korea will no longer need to fly to Manila to get a visa while Korean residents in the region who need consular assistance will have their needs attended to in the neighborhood.…

City Hall told: You can’t close Colon

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/18/2014

Several stakeholders opposed Cebu City Hall’s plan to revitalize  Colon St. which includes making the street a “walking zone.” In a public hearing yesterday, the City Council questioned the legality of Executive Order 14-7 issued by Cebu…

‘Tis the season for fake peso bills

Chito O. Aragon, Melissa Q. Cabahug 12/18/2014

Police yesterday warned the public on the proliferation of counterfeit currency notes this Christmas season. Chief Supt. Prudencio Bañas, chief of the Police Regional Office (PRO-7), said the circulation of fake bills could extend until the Sinulog…

Couple loses P130K to robbers

Apple Ta-as 12/18/2014

A couple in Malabuyoc town, southern Cebu lost more than P130,000 worth of cash and jewelry to five robbers who  include a former neighbor, at dawn yesterday. Businessman Antonio Alloso, 44,  his wife Marimel, 42, and their…

Hammock strangles boy, 6

Rene Alima 12/18/2014

A 6-year-old boy died after his neck got entangled with the rope of a  hammock Tuesday in barangay Perelos, Carcar City, southern Cebu. Everdeve Albrando, a kindergartner, was pronounced dead on arrival at  Carcar Provincial Hospital. SPO3…

Heavy rains, winds in Cebu due to cold front

12/17/2014

Heavy rain and strong winds in Cebu caused by the tail-end of a cold front affecting Central and Southern Luzon, the state weather bureau Pagasa said early today. Pagasa advised the public to take precautionary measures against…

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