Ermita officials start serving 6-month preventive suspension

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/31/2017

CEBU CITY—The signing of documents has been withheld in a village in Cebu City following the suspension of all its officials pending investigation on the allegation that they didn’t cooperate during a raid on a “shabu tiangge.”…

The big purge

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/30/2017

  There will be no more police-led anti-drug operations in the country — at least for the next couple of weeks or so after Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa indefinitely suspended,…

DILG still to implement Ombud’s dismissal and suspension orders against 2 mayors

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/30/2017

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) had yet to implement the dismissal order meted by the Office of the Visayas Ombudsman against Aloguinsan Mayor Augustus Moreno and the suspension order of Ramonito Durano III, Danao…

ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN: Illegal drugs still proliferate in Cebu City despite operations

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inna Mejia, Nestle L. Semilla 01/30/2017

Shabu still proliferates in the market despite the government’s relentless campaign against illegal drugs. Cebu City Police director Senior Supt. Joel Doria said they need to do more to stop the proliferation of illegal drugs and monitor…

No governors in Duterte narco list

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Rene F. Alima 01/30/2017

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte’s new list of government officials allegedly involved in drugs or are drug coddlers, does not contain the name of any governor. This was disclosed by Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III as he talked about…

Medina’s performance a thing to be proud of

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Delyne Marl A. Saragena, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/30/2017

DESPITE the loss of the country’s bet in the Miss Universe pageant yesterday, many still felt satisfied with the results of the pageant. “It only shows that Miss Universe now prefer women with substance over the pretty…

Tomas plans to extend Jomara’s hauling deal

Inna Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/30/2017

Mayor gives more time for BAC to decide on new P77.8M hauling contract Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is planning to extend the emergency contract of private service hauler, Jomara Konstruckt Corp., which will expire today (Jan.…

Inayawan landfill eyed for jail project

Inna Mejia 01/30/2017

IF CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s plans will be realized, the closed Inayawan Sanitary landfill will become a jail facility made up of at least 20 separate jail buildings equipped with signal jammers. “Only 200 prisoners will…

German suspect in CPDRC can call people outside jail

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/30/2017

A SUSPECTED notorious child trafficker in Cebu is still communicating with the outside world even while behind bars. Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale said that she was informed by German Consul, Dr. Franz Seidenschwarz, that detained German national,…

Woman facing trafficking charge

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/30/2017

A SUSPECTED human trafficker is now facing trial after allegedly “pimping” girls to foreign costumers at rates ranging from P2,500 to P3,000. Flora Mae Sususco, 23, is facing a qualified trafficking in person charge before the Regional…

‘Year of Rooster good for Cebu businesses’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/30/2017

WITH bright prospects seen for business in Cebu for the Lunar New Year, a financial advisor said now was the time to stay invested to make 2017 more prosperous. Richard Liboro, mutual fund distribution officer of Sun…

How to continue riding Miss U’s tourism gains

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/30/2017

Maxine Medina may not have won the most coveted crown “in the universe,” but the Philippines was a “runaway winner” for hosting the 65th Miss Universe pageant in the country. This was the statement made by Tourism…

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