Busay chief: I’ve never been into drugs

Morexette Erram 10/22/2016

Lopez cites hypertension meds for positive drug test results Busay barangay Captain Amilo Lopez yesterday strongly denied using illegal drugs and cited the various kinds of maintenance medication that he use for his hypertension as the reason…

Busay barangay captain surprised at being found positive for illegal drug use

Jhunnex Napallacan 10/21/2016

CEBU CITY—A village chief was surprised when he was tested positive for illegal drug use. Amilo Lopez, chairman of Barangay Busay, was the only one found positive among the 60 village chiefs who undertook the drug tests…

Simultaneous province-wide cleanup to prevent mosquito-borne diseases

Nestle L. Semilla 09/22/2016

The Provincial Health Office (PHO) created a “3-in-1 task force” to prevent the increase of cases of mosquito-borne diseases in Cebu. This task force is solely for the prevention of chikungunya, dengue and Zika virus in the…

Politicizing basic services

09/15/2016

Aside from cash aid for seniors and persons with disabilities (PWDs), it’s both disheartening and disgusting to learn that both the Osmeña administration and the Team Rama bloc are also fighting over the distribution of free medicines…

ABC-Cebu in limbo

Nestle L. Semilla 09/14/2016

WITH the deferment of the 2016 barangay elections to October next year, the fate of the chairmanship of the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) Cebu Chapter is unclear. With the dismissal from service of former ABC President…

Some village chiefs question distribution of free medicines

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/09/2016

Some barangay captains in Cebu City were complaining that the free medicines provided by the Department of Health (DOH) were being distributed by “untrained” city hall workers instead of through the barangays which have their own barangay…

Farewell to Joe, the achiever

08/28/2016

Jose “Joe” Fernandez Navarro, the longest serving barangay chairman of Punta Princesa, Cebu City never had an easy life. Intimately called “Joe” by his relatives and friends Navarro, the fifth of 12 children to a policeman and…

Osmeña: Postponing brgy polls won’t affect BOPK

08/26/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said postponing the barangay elections is just like postponing democracy. Osmeña said the postponement of barangay elections would not affect his party Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK), but rather create a level playing…

Punta Princesa’s ‘Kap Joe’ Navarro passes on at 73

08/22/2016

A TRUE-BLUE public servant, an icon of Cebu City’s Association of Barangay Councils (ABC), and an intelligent boss who treats his employees with utmost respect are among the accolades given by colleagues and barangay employees to Punta…

MARTINEZ SERVED DISMISSAL ORDER

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/02/2016

Tining seeks TRO from CA; vacates seat as PB ex-officio member There is now a vacancy at the Cebu Provincial Board (PB) as Celestino “Tining” Martinez III vacated his seat as ex-officio member of the board, being…

Village chiefs to appeal cash aid, vehicle recall

07/25/2016

CEBU City’s barangay officials will ask Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña to reconsider his decision to return the P800 million cash aid given to them and ask the Ombudsman-Visayas to stop the recall order on ambulances. Apas…

Barangay execs pledge aid in war on drugs

07/25/2016

ABOUT 40 barangay officials of Cebu City signed a covenant with the Police Regional Office (PRO-7) to signify their support in the campaign against illegal drugs yesterday. City Councilor and Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) president Philip…

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