Chan to appeal to senators: Retain PEZA power to grant incentives

Futch Anthony Inso 10/13/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan plans to send a letter to senators appealing for the retention of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority’s power to grant incentives to its registered export-oriented enterprise. Earlier,…

Burglars hit Lapu-Lapu Registrar’s Office, steal P100K cash

Futch Anthony Inso 10/12/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Burglars again hit another office in the Lapu-Lapu City Hall compound and fled with at least an estimated P100,000 cash. This time around the thieves stole cash from the Civil Registrar’s Office located…

With the pandemic, Mandaue City reports P500M collection shortfall

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/12/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines- With less than three months left before the year ends, the Mandaue City Treasurer’s Office is still P500 million short of its P2.8 billion collection target for the year. Lawyer Regal Oliva, the city…

Young woman allegedly raped by kin found dead in north Cebu town

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police in a northern Cebu town are encouraging those, who are victims of sexual abuse or rape, to visit the police station and report the incident. The northern town’s acting police chief made…

State of calamity eyed in Labogon, Paknaan on Monday

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/11/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The barangay captains of Labogon and Paknaan in Mandaue City are set to place their respective barangays on Monday, October 12, 2020, under a state of calamity. This developed after a late October…

Five tricycle drivers in Lapu-Lapu positive for COVID-19

Futch Anthony Inso 10/10/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines  — The Lapu-lapu City government has already recorded five tricycle drivers, who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This was confirmed by Grace Carungay, City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit head, in a text…

Cebu City cops arrest ‘partygoers’, bar manager for MGCQ violations

Alven Marie Timtim 10/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government may have started to loosen some quarantine restrictions here, but this does not mean that residents and even tourists are now allowed to party especially during the curfew hours.…

Paknaan teachers chip in to help pupils affected by Oct. 4 floods

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/10/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu- Parents visited the gymnasium in Barangay Paknaan in Mandaue City on Friday, October 9, to claim modules for their children’s homeschooling. To their surprise, they also received relief goods that included a kilo of…

BPLO reports 41% increase in 2020 business permit issuances

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/10/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu–The effort of the Mandaue City government to simplify the process of applying for business permits has encouraged more investors to register their businesses at City Hall. Lawyer Lizer Malate, head of the Mandaue City…

PRO-7 seizes 20 pieces of loose firearms from ‘notorious’ gun dealer

Alven Marie Timtim 10/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police arrested a ‘notorious’ gun dealer for the possession of 20 pieces of loose firearms, some of which were found to be replicas of firearms that were registered to ARMSCOR. Ahmed Martel was…

1 adult, 3 minors nabbed for ‘molesting’ 2 girls in Carcar City

Alven Marie Timtim 10/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen in Carcar City are preparing for the filing of rape charges against a 19-year-old man and three minors who were accused of molesting two 15-year-old girls. The alleged rape happened past 10…

Public school teachers in Lapu get P2K cash gift from City Hall

Futch Anthony Inso 10/08/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- More than 3,000 public school teachers in Lapu-Lapu City received cash gifts amounting to P2,000 this Thursday, October 8, in appreciation of the efforts and sacrifices. “This is a way of our city mayor…

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