Liquor ban to be enforced on May 12, 13

Zena V. Magto 05/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The police are reminding the public not to buy or drink liquor in public places starting at midnight of May 12, the day before the midterm elections, until May 13. In a press…

41 journalists ask SC to lift Duterte’s coverage ban vs Rappler

Inquirer 04/30/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Forty-one journalists from different news organizations on Tuesday filed a petition for intervention asking the Supreme Court (SC) to lift President Rodrigo Duterte’s coverage ban against online news site Rappler. The petition was lodged…

Senior citizens’, tanods’ financial aid put on hold until Cebu City gov’t gets exemption from Comelec ban 

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Financial assistance for senior citizens, barangay tanods, and barangay workers from several government projects in the Cebu City will have to be put on hold until the city government can get an exemption…

Bantayan execs to ask Comelec to exempt town’s ambulance boat fare subsidy from poll ban

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The municipal government of Bantayan will be asking the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exempt the boat fare financial subsidy for the town ambulance carrying patients to mainland Cebu from the ban on…

Cebu City fires worry dads, call for fire drills, reblocking, implementing butane canister refilling ban

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More fire drills, reblocking of densely populated areas, and strictly implementing butane refilling ban. These are among the suggestions that the Cebu City’s opposition councilors are pushing to the concerned Cebu City offices…

Balloons still off limits inside Basilica

Ador Vincent Mayol 01/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –As it was in the past eight years, balloons shall be prohibited inside the complex of the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño in Cebu City as well as during the fluvial and foot processions.…

Tom O: Liquor, party ban near procession, Sinulog parade routes

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Revelers who want to party near the routes of the Sinulog Grand Parade and Solemn Procession may have to look for other places to hold their parties to celebrate the Sinulog.  This as…

City to re-implement Sinulog liquor ban

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/18/2018

Party-goers will have to remain sober for Sinulog 2019. This after Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, the deputy mayor on police matters and chair of the Sinulog executive committee, announced that a liquor ban will be implemented…

LIFT BAN ON ANGKAS

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/18/2018

Mayor Tomas Osmeña to appeal to the Supreme Court to lift the temporary restraining order stopping the operations of Angkas Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña wants to appeal to the Supreme Court to lift the ban on…

DENR to Apo workers: Quarry ban stands

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Rosalie O. Abatayo 11/29/2018

Despite the appeal of Apo Cement Corporation (Apocemco) employees, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR – 7) stood firm on its decision to suspend the company’’s quarry operations. DENR – 7 Regional…

Application for gun ban exemption to start December 1

Futch Anthony Inso 11/26/2018

The Commission on Election (COMELEC) will start accepting the applications for gun ban exemption on December 1, 2018. Comelec, however, clarified that high-risk individuals are the only ones who will be exempted in the gun ban. According…

Federal judge bars US from enforcing Trump’s asylum ban

AP 11/20/2018

HOUSTON — A federal judge barred the Trump administration on Monday from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the southern border illegally. US District Judge Jon S. Tigar issued a temporary restraining order after hearing arguments in…

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