Davide backs creation of Mega Cebu Dev’t Authority

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/27/2016

UNLIKE his rival, One Cebu gubernatorial bet  Winston Garcia, Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III said he supports the creation of the Mega Cebu Development Authority. “Under the Local Government Code, the powers of the governor are awesome.…

Group launched to protect women’s rights

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/01/2016

Recognizing the lack of women representation in government structures, a group of organizations decided to form a network to improve the role of women, especially in disaster and emergency management. The Women in Emergency Network (WENet), which…

Magpale weighs in on bus terminal transfer

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/31/2015

Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale is weighing Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama’s proposal to transfer the province-owned Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) outside of Cebu City. “If it will just add to the traffic in Minglanilla town and…

Magpale: Suroy-Suroy program has separate budget

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/13/2015

Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale yesterday defended the Suroy-Suroy Sugbo countryside tours as a cost-effective way of promoting the province as a tourist destination. She said the rural tourism program has  been made permanent in a 2012…

Capitol hopes to revive interest in guitar thru workshops

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/07/2015

The Cebu Provincial Government has initiated a guitar workshop for musically-inclined children from all over the province, hoping to revive the youth’s interest in the symbolic instrument. Vice Governor Agnes Magpale, co-chairperson of the Provincial Council on…

BSP Cebu inducts new officers

Intern 06/06/2015

The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) Cebu Council inducted its new officers and board members last Thursday. Dr. Juliet Jeruta, Department of Education (DepEd) regional director, led the induction of DepEd officials as mandated Board Members.…

American arrested for molesting minors

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/04/2015

A 69-YEAR-OLD American was arrested for allegedly exploiting four minors inside a rented house in Solid Homes Subdivision, barangay Taytayan, Bogo City at 7 p.m. last Wednesday. Harold Glover is the fourth foreigner arrested in Bogo City…

Magpale agrees to run for reelection

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/23/2015

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III confirmed yesterday that Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale has agreed to be his running mate again. “I’m happy to announce that Vice Gov.  Agnes Magpale, after consultation with her family, has decided to…

Magpale vows to study safety measures in extreme sports

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/21/2015

Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes A. Magpale yesterday said the emergency landing of a private plane in Sta. Fe town over the weekend may adversely affect  tourism  in Cebu, but only for a brief period. Magpale said she…

No freeloaders in Suroy-Suroy

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/22/2015

Almost 100 participants are joining this year’s first leg of the Suroy-suroy Sugbo, which kicked off its southern trail yesterday. Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale, chairperson of the Capitol’s committee on tourism, said this has been the…

Runaway guest who’s a looker, a minor – Magpale

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/12/2014

The young lady who was brought in to the police for failing to pay for her hotel bill in Asturias town in midwest Cebu was brought to the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) at the…

Magpale standing by raps, says ‘she’s doing her job’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/22/2014

“I’m just doing my job.” This was what Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale told the family of the woman who was rescued by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) inside the villa of alleged cult…

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