Rama clan grieves: George, a loving dad, mayor’s ally

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/28/2015

Basakanons lost their barangay captain when George Rama died last Monday. His only son, 15-year-old Paul Edward, laments losing a loving father. “The best lesson I learned from my father was to cherish your family first. That’s…

Barangay captain, 65, riddled with bullets; Victim waged war on drugs in Toledo city

Apple Ta-as, Rene Alima 01/07/2015

 KAP SHOT DEAD A barangay captain in Toledo City, midwest Cebu,  was gunned down yesterday morning a day after he allegedly told his mayor, John H. Osmeña, that he was getting threats in connection with his drive…

Dumanjug village chief shot dead

Rene Alima 12/27/2014

The barangay captain of Tubod-Dugoan in Dumanjug town, southern Cebu was gunned down at 10 a.m yesterday. Cipriano Torquedo, 52, sustained four gunshot wounds in his back. The suspect who was identified as Danilo Avila of barangay…

Faelnar, 6 others plead not guilty to graft case

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/12/2014

Former Guadalupe barangay captain Eugenio “Jingjing” Faelnar and six others yesterday pleaded not guilty to graft charges over the  alleged misuse of about P6.5 million in pork barrel funds. Faelnar, along with former Guadalupe councilors Ruben Baculi,…

Hard lessons for Kapitan

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/11/2014

Talisay city village captain caught playing mah-jong faces trial for  refusal to aid NBI raiding team The Talisay city  barangay captain who allegedly refused to cooperate with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for a drug raid…

Tarp campaign on barangay officials

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/11/2014

If barangay officials don’t join in anti-drug campaigns, they might as well be supporting drug lords. So said Clarence Paul Oaminal, presiding officer of the Cebu City Anti Drug Abuse Council (CADAC), who’s pressuring barangay officials to…

Tuburan Barangay captain shot

Rene Alima 09/29/2014

What was supposed to be a night of merrymaking on Saturday to mark the fiesta in a barangay in Tuburan town in northern Cebu turned into a nightmare for villagers after their barangay captain was shot by…

Ombud suspends Sta. Fe barangay captain

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/14/2014

A barangay captain of Sta. Fe town in northern Cebu was ordered suspended for one month and a day for appointing a losing candidate as his secretary less than a year after the May 2010 elections. The…

Rama’s new promise: increased barangay aid

Doris C. Bongcac 01/11/2014

A day before elections of the local league of barangay councilmen, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said he was thinking of increasing the city’s annual aid to barangay officials. He didn’t give a figure, but said it…

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