Brgy. Pulangbato urges emergency declaration over unfinished bridge

Pia Piquero 11/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangay Pulangbato officials have requested that Cebu City declare a “state of emergency” due to an incomplete bridge project that has forced residents to use dangerous alternative routes. The barangay council also sought…

P17.9B Cebu City budget for 2025 to face scrutiny in November hearings

Pia Piquero 10/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council will begin its marathon budget hearings in November for the city’s proposed P17.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2025. The series of public hearings, which will allow various departments…

Mikel Rama nominated for vacant Cebu City Council seat

Pia Piquero 10/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Lawyer Mikel Francisco Rama, son of dismissed Mayor Michael Rama, has been nominated to fill the vacant seat in the 16th Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Cebu City. Councilor Philip Zafra made the nomination…

LTO-7 slammed for new license plate rules despite 12M backlog

Pia Piquero 09/05/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A local legislator has criticized the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Central Visayas for its plan to enforce a memorandum that penalizes vehicles without LTO-issued license plates starting September 1. In a privilege…

Cebu City forms team to implement gabion dams for flood control

Pia Piquero 08/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has ratified a new ordinance creating a technical working group (TWG) dedicated to the research, design, and implementation of gabion dams. The new ordinance aims to establish a framework for…

Cebu City Legal Office asked: Clarify sanctions on ambulant vendors

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Ambulant vendors in Cebu City are working hard to earn a living, so if they violate an ordinance, they must be treated with sympathy. This was what Cebu City Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover…

Proposed Metro Cebu Subway feasibility study gets Council’s OK

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has authorized the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to conduct a feasibility study on the proposed Metro Cebu Urban Mass Rapid Transit (UMRT) or the Metro Cebu Subway. Last July…

Archival airs dismay: Restoring ‘Citizen’s Hour’ in City Council sessions rejected

Pia Piquero 07/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – City Councilor Nestor Archival expressed disappointment over the rejection of a motion to reinstate the Citizen’s Hour, a time for public participation in council meetings, during the reorganizational session on July 3. Archival…

Cebu City Council: 2 councilors reject posts; majority seats filled

Lyle Andales 07/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two minority councilors declined their newly nominated committee posts, while majority members filled their respective seats during the reorganizational session of the Cebu City Council. City Councilors Mary Ann Delos Santos and Jose…

Cebu City legislators want probe on unregistered motor bancas

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 01/25/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The privilege speech of Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover, Jr. during the council’s regular session on Jan. 24 led the other legislators to meet with the representatives of Naval Forces Central (Navforcen), Philippine Coast…

Cebu City Council slashes Rama’s proposed P100B budget to P25B

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 01/25/2024

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama’s proposed P100 billion budget for 2024 was reduced to P25 billion by the City Council, which overrode the mayor’s veto. Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera, vice chairperson of the council’s…

Cebu City Council OKs cut in promised P35,000 bonus to P20,000 for gov’t workers

Pia Piquero 12/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Council has given the nod to a revised bonus structure for both casual and regular employees. Initially proposed at 35,000 pesos, the approved bonus has been adjusted to 20,000 pesos.…

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