CEBU City, Philippines — What good is a lifestyle check if investigators are locked out of bank records? That was the question raised by Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover in a privilege speech during the regular session of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A heated exchange erupted at the Cebu City Council this week as councilors clashed over who should be held accountable for the city’s persistent flooding problem. Accusations of “blaming” were exchanged between Minority…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Seven years after Cebu officials promised a skatepark to honor Olympic athlete Margielyn Didal, Cebu City still has none. Now, with growing calls from the youth and a viral video as backdrop, City…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the death of Jose Maria Sison, founder and chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), Cebu City Councilor Pastor Alcover Jr. said he hoped that the latter’s death…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — To provide a systematic program that will ensure the livelihood of “kutseros” and the continued operation of the “tartanillas” in Cebu City, Councilor Pastor Alcover Jr. has proposed on Wednesday, October 5, 2022,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A candidate for a council seat in the Cebu City North District was arrested for alleged cyber libel on the evening of March 3, 2022. Former city councilor, Pastor “Jun” Alcover, was nabbed…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A man, who turned to selling illegal drugs because he was hungry and claimed the barangay officials had not yet delivered relief goods, was arrested at past 10 p.m. today, April 10, 2020,…
TALISAY CITY, Cebu, Philippines—Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said he will remain impartial as issues on sexual harassment in the City Hall is being investigated and as his own party mates in Barug PDP-Laban are engaged in…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Prisca Nina Mabatid has accused two of her partymates of harassing her and falsely accusing her of trying to convince three alleged victims of sexual harassment against a City Hall…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities raided a suspected drug den in Sitio Little Dalaguete, Barangay San Nicolas, Cebu City on June 30 and arrested six persons including a suspected high value target. Dionisio Emiliano, 45, who was…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fifteen Cebu City-owned vehicles will be donated to eight barangays in the city before June 30 when outgoing Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s term would end. Osmeña said that this was his way to keep…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council is considering naming the Mambaling bridge, which connects the Francisco Vestil Street to the South Road Properties (SRP), after a Cebuano scoutmaster. This developed after a proposed ordinance has…
