Seda Central Bloc Cebu opens

Marc Cosep 03/09/2020

Ayala Land’s homegrown hotel brand Seda opened its second property in Cebu City that is expected to cater to the growing demand of business and travelers in Cebu. The Seda Central Bloc Cebu, a 214-room hotel, is…

Orange Brutus opens branch at Ayala Malls Central Bloc

Marc Cosep, Rhobie A. Ruaya 02/04/2020

Orange Brutus, the household name when it comes to great-tasting original Cebuano food, opens its 25th store at the Ayala Malls Central Bloc as part of their preparation for their 40th year of serving savory meals and…

House Makabayan bloc demands transparency on PH-China deal

Inquirer.net 11/22/2018

THE Duterte administration has the obligation to fully disclose the government’s agreements with China for a joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), progressive lawmakers from the House Makabayan bloc asserted Thursday. ACT…

TEAM RAMA NO MORE: Cebu City opposition bloc carries new name

Gerard Francisco 10/11/2018

  Cebu City Councilors Raymond Alvin Garcia and Joel Garganera announced that the opposition bloc has registered a new name for their party in the 2019 elections. Garcia and Garganera revealed that the opposition which is known…

Opposition bloc to hold concert in support of war on drugs on Osmeña Day

Morexette B. Erram 09/07/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña approved the request of the opposition bloc to hold a concert on Sunday (September 9) to express support of the administration’s war on drugs at the Plaza Independencia in Cebu City. But…

Opposition bloc to boycott contract signing

Chris Ligan 08/14/2018

The opposition PDP-Laban Barug Team Rama bloc won’t attend the contract signing for the P18 billion Kawit Island project at the South Road Properties (SRP). The contract signing between Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and officials of…

LP members assert themselves as House’s ‘true minority bloc’

Inquirer.net 07/25/2018

Some members of the Liberal Party have asserted themselves as the “true minority” in the House of Representatives, following their abstention in the proceedings to elect former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as House Speaker.…

Barug Team Rama bloc questions sports hub in SRP

Morexette B. Erram 03/24/2018

  The opposition bloc in the Cebu City Council questioned Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s plans to put up a sports hub at a 26-hectare lot bought by SM and Ayala at the South Road Properties (SRP).…

Opposition council bloc shoots down renewal of admin consultants

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 01/30/2018

  THE opposition bloc in the Cebu City Council blocked two proposed resolutions that would allow the mayor’s office to hire consultants during Tuesday’s session. Councilor Joy Pesquera said this year’s budget doesn’t cover consultants. “Consultancy is…

Barug Team Rama bloc questions truck rentals

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/11/2017

OPPOSITION councilors in Cebu City questioned the city government’s rental of 21 compactor and dump trucks for the city’s garbage collection program. “The contract is very disadvantageous to the city government,” Councilor Jocelyn “Joy” Pesquera said. Starting…

‘Team Rama bloc can paralyze services’

Inna Gian Mejia 07/06/2017

COUNCIL FEUD The Barug Team Rama bloc’s refusal to yield the committee chairmanships in the City Council could paralyze budget appropriations and other services to Cebu City residents, Mayor Tomas Osmeña warned yesterday. The mayor said the…

Simple majority

Editorial 03/28/2017

Setting aside the numbers game that is part and parcel of the country’s political landscape, what can Cebu City residents expect from the emerging simple majority that is the Bando Osmena–Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) bloc in the Cebu…

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