City Council to Labella: Release second tranche of food subsidy

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council called on Mayor Edgardo Labella to release the second tranche of the food subsidy for the highly affected households of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Councilor Jerry Guardo has…

No online sessions for Cebu City Council anymore

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council will no longer be holding online sessions.  Vice Mayor Michael Rama said this after the council’s meeting on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Rama said they decided not to hold…

Anti-hoarding, anti-panic buying ordinance passed

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Buying more than you can consume and hoarding goods for profit can now be penalized in Cebu City as the Cebu City Council passed an Anti-hoarding and Anti-panic buying ordinance amid the spread…

Cebu City Council approves P1 billion budget to fight Coronavirus

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 03/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council approved the P1 billion budget for the mitigating measures against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Coronavirus). Councilor Raymond Garcia, the majority floor leader of the council, said that the budget…

Cebu City Council to tackle P1B budget for Coronavirus on Friday

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Council will hold a special session for the requested P1 billion budget of Mayor Edgardo Labella for the city’s fight against the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Friday morning,…

Council members skeptical on giving up ‘strip of land’ to CCLEX

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some members of the Cebu City Council are hesitant to lend a strip of land at the South Road Properties to the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Corporation (CCLEC). In a Citizen’s Hour of the…

DPWH-7: Remove trees, widen roads at N. Bacalso Avenue

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 03/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) has sought the support of the Cebu City Council for the road widening project at the Natalio Bacalso Avenue in Barangay Mambaling.…

Cebu City Council public hearings moved to Wednesdays

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Members of the Cebu City Council have decided to devote Wednesdays of every week to attend to their legislative works. Council members will meet with stakeholders in the morning to consult the public on…

Rama to CHD and CDRRMO: Make a comprehensive plan to fight polio, dengue

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama is concerned with the recent rise of diseases in the city from the poliovirus presence in the Butuan River to the increase in the fatality rate of…

Beep stops ordinance gains support

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) showed support and posed no objection to a proposed ordinance establishing Beep and bus stops in Cebu City. In…

Tension erupts at City Council over budget deliberations for Covid-19

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tension erupted during the regular session of the Cebu City Council on Wednesday evening, Feb. 12, 2020, as councilors argued on the budget to be allotted for the procurement of medicines, machines, and…

Cebu City Council slashes funds for Covid-19 preparation

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philipines — Cebu City’s funds to combat the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) was slashed from the proposed P28 million to a mere P15 million. This after Vice Mayor Michael Rama and some council members questioned…

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