Village execs willing to return cash incentives

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Sheila Mae Gumapon 05/19/2016

SOME barangay officials in Cebu City are willing to return the cash incentives they received from the city government last year that was recently disallowed by the Commission on Audit (COA). But others, including Association of Barangay…

4 brgy. chiefs get death threats

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/10/2016

BARANGAY captains in at least four upland barangays in Cebu City have been advised to be vigilant after they received death threats from an unknown person. Philip Zafra, president of the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) of…

Barangay chairpersons show support to Rama

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/10/2015

Several Cebu City barangay chairpersons showed their support to Mayor Michael Rama who was meted a 60-day preventive suspension. In a press conference at the mayor’s office Thursday afternoon, the barangay officials were led by Association of…

Radio broadcaster sacked, 2 ABC employees suspended

Joana Belsonda 06/18/2015

THE Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) in Cebu City said it has  terminated the services of radio broadcaster Roger Cimafranca as its liaison officer after the May 9 incident where he berated and threatened  a traffic enforcer…

Archdiocese to hold BBL forum today

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/16/2015

THE Cebu Archdiocese will hold a forum on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) at the SPFY Covered Court inside the Archbishop’s Residence compound along D. Jakosalem Street in Cebu City at 8 a.m. to 12 noon…

Caught on camera

06/06/2015

As someone who practically works as a public relations officer for the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC), Roger Cimafranca is expected to exert every effort to serve his clients. He runs a program called “Kabarangayan” every Saturday…

ABC suspends liaison officer for abuse in traffic incident

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Marian Z. Codilla 06/04/2015

The Association of Barangay Council suspended blocktime commentator Roger Cimafranca as their liason officer, Thursday morning. ABC President Philip Zafra said the board called for an emergency meeting, Thursday morning and decided to indefinitely suspend Cimafranca without…

ROAD RAGE

Grace II Pecaoco, Jhunnex Napallacan, Marian Z. Codilla 06/04/2015

Secret video goes viral: Radio blocktimer berates Citom enforcer after traffic  violation You are just a casual employee.” “I work in the media.” “There have been many Citom personnel I’ve asked Mayor Michael Rama to junk before.”…

Eco-tourism park opens in Olango

Norman V. Mendoza 12/14/2014

Camp sites on the beach and trekking along the mangroves are  offered at the  new nature park  which opened last Friday in Olango Island in Lapu-Lapu City. Only 20 minutes away by pump boat from Punta Engaño,…

Rama allies in City Council to push on with revamp

Doris C. Bongcac 10/08/2014

A shakeup in committees of the Cebu City Council is expected after a two-hour meeting yesterday between Team Rama and Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) blocs failed to reach an agreement. Team Rama allies said they would push…

Labella wants inventory of adventure tour sites

Doris C. Bongcac 08/09/2014

ACTING Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella called for an inventory of adventure and eco-tourism sites in Cebu City’s 80 barangays so both city and barangay officials could draft guidelines for visitors of these sites. Labella said the…

Cabinet-level disaster body pushed

Peter L. Romanillos 07/17/2014

TYPHOON Glenda failed to stop barangay captains from all over Cebu to gather for their annual convention and talk among other things –village-level disaster preparedness. Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) Provincial Federation president Celestino “Tining” Martinez III…

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