Boljoon council green-lights DPWH Ili Rock projects

Marian Z. Codilla 12/16/2014

The Boljoon municipal council yesterday passed  two resolutions supporting projects of  the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the town’s  Ili Rock cliff and reclamation of its seashore. The legislation gives the DPWH the green…

Teenage ‘J’ to remain in Cebu

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/16/2014

She’s not going home to Southern Leyte yet. The 16-year-old girl who was detained for failing to pay her bills in a resort, will have to stay  in Cebu for the meantime to complete her “reformation,” a…

Capitol hikes budget to P3B

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/16/2014

The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) yesterday approved a P3 billion budget for the province next year. The amount is 15 percent higher than this year’s P2.59 billion. Of that amount, P588 million is allocated to the governor’s…

Settlement sought on child custody case

Peter L. Romanillos 12/16/2014

The Provincial Women’s Commission (PWC) said it is looking for ways to secure an amicable settlement in  a child custody case involving businessman Glenn Anthony Soco and the mother of his one-year-old son. A preliminary conference was…

Warden wants signal jammers in jail

Peter L. Romanillos 12/16/2014

Provincial Jail Warden Romeo Manansala lobbied for the installation of signal jammers in the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) to block incoming network signals of cellular phones inside the facility. This after Manansala and Capitol…

P22K bonus for Capitol workers

Peter L. Romanillos 12/16/2014

Capitol employees will receive a P22,000 Christmas bonus before the end of the week. Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III said this amount  is higher compared to last year’s across-the-board incentive of P20,000. Davide’s announcement during yesterday’s flag…

Luigi to marry high school crush

Norman V. Mendoza 12/16/2014

Cebu’s 6th district Rep.  Gabriel Luis “Luigi” Quisumbing is getting married next year to his high school “crush”. The  35-year-old first-term congressman is tying the knot with businesswoman Maricar Hofileña on March 7, 2015. Invitations have been…

No left turn’ policy in Ban-Tal starts today

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/16/2014

The Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) will implement a 24-hour  “no left turn” policy at the Banilad-Talamban corridor near the Gaisano Country Mall effective today. The policy was agreed on during yesterday’s meeting of the Ban-Tal…

Rama hits Crame for shipping Romana out

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/16/2014

In sending off Senior Supt. Noli Romana, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said his chosen police chief has earned “his trust and confidence.” He also had some choice words to Camp Crame, whom he accused of being…

Arrest warrants out for officers tied to Archival slay

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/16/2014

The Argao trial court issued arrest warrants against the three Highway Patrol Group (HPG) policemen who were tagged as suspects in the ambush of Cebuano lawyer Noel Archival and his two companions. Judge Maximo Perez of the…

Palma starts Misa de Gallo in Dalaguete

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/16/2014

Before dawn, Cebu Arcbishoop Jose Palma will get up for the road trip to south Cebu to celebrate today the first of nine-day Misa de Gallo masses that usher in Christmas. He said he chose the parish…

Lean and mean machine: We check out this year’s Car of the Year, the amazing Mini Cooper S

Brian J. Ochoa 12/15/2014

Nowadays, great things come in small packages. The Mini Cooper S is a proof of that. The quick and nimble sporty hatchback was recently awarded the Car Awards Group, Inc. (CAGI) Car of the Year-Philippines (COTY-P) plum…

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