Fortuna: Usurpation of authority violation if revamp is implemented

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 11/16/2018

COMMITTEE REVAMP SLAMMED MANDAUE City Vice Mayor Carlo Pontico Fortuna has warned the majority of the City Council, who passed the resolution regarding the revamp of standing committee chairmanships, that they could be liable for possible violation…

Quisumbing seeks authority to hire consultancy services for Umapad dumpsite closure

Doris C. Bongcac 08/08/2018

The Mandaue City Council has referred to the Committee on Laws and Ordinances a letter request from Mayor Gabriel Luis Quisumbing requesting for authority to hire the services of a consultancy firm that will help City Hall…

Cebu City Market Authority shuts down market stalls

07/09/2018

The Cebu City Market Authority (CCMA) has served the closure order to at least five stalls at the Carbon and Ramos Public Market today (July 9) due to unpaid rental charges. Last June 22, copies of the…

Gonzales: “Osmeña has no authority to order return of JOs”

Morexette B. Erram 03/12/2018

Jerome Gonzales, head of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Cebu province, emphasized that suspended Toledo City John Henry “Sonny” Osmeña cannot order the return of 120 job order (JO) employees who were laid off on…

Ombudsman dismisses abuse of authority complaint vs. Tom

Nestle L. Semilla 02/10/2018

The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed a complaint filed by a former Cebu City Hall employee against Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña accusing him of abuse of authority. The anti-graft office has not found any probable…

Booming economy boosts employment in C. Visayas

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/26/2017

LABOR FORCE SURVEY Central Visayas registered a higher employment rate in October this year compared to the same period in 2016 on the back of a booming regional economy and burgeoning tourism sector. Cyril Ticao, regional director…

Napolcom strips Cebu mayor of police authority

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/08/2017

Ronda Mayor Mariano Blanco III said he was dumbfounded when he received a report from the National Police Commission (Napolcom) that he was allegedly involved in the illegal drugs trade. “I’m really shocked. I have been serving…

Alvarez files bill creating national railway regulator

Inquirer.net 10/21/2017

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has filed a bill that will consolidate the regulation of the country’s train systems into a proposed Philippine National Railway Authority (PNRA) and set up government corporations in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao to…

Arroyo bill seeks to create child adoption authority

Inquirer.net 07/13/2017

In a bid to speed up adoption, former president now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo proposed a bill to address the problem of “overaged children” who are deemed unfit for adoption by unifying all adoption laws and creating…

More infrastructure projects lie ahead for Cebu Port Authority

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 06/23/2017

As they celebrate their 25th founding anniversary, the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) assured that more infrastructure projects will be implemented in the coming years. Among the first and biggest will be the new international port in Barangay…

City eyes to convert Compania Maritima into an aviary park

Inna Mejia 03/23/2017

The Cebu City government is willing to settle a case with the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) concerning the ownership of the six-hectare lot where the old Compania Maritima building is located. A formal proposal is on the…

Go on the offensive

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/13/2017

Exporters urged to move to sustain gains of sector’s strong January 2017 performance Local export leaders are encouraging traders in the industry to to take advantage of the sector’s performance and go on an offensive marketing campaign.…

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