Cebu City Council approves resolution requesting VECO not to immediately cut power supply of overdue consumers

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council approved on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, a resolution requesting Visayan Electric Company (VECO) to revisit their guidelines, processes, and procedures in disconnecting electrical power done by their subcontractor. Councilor…

DPS head wants to refer proposed garbage collection fee increase to city’s Solid Waste Management Board

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lawyer Jigo Dacua, Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) head, wants to refer first the proposed garbage collection fee increase by the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) to the Cebu City Solid Waste…

Councilor calls for crowd surge prevention measure ahead of Sinulog in 2023

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/19/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After the Halloween stampede in Itaewon, South Korea, which claimed hundreds of lives last month, a councilor in Cebu City is proposing a measure to help prevent the same incident from occurring in…

City Council adopts MGB-7 report, recommendation on Busay landslide

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City council has adopted the Geohazard Investigation Report and Recommendation of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB-7) on the landslide incident that hit Sitio Garaje in Barangay Busay,…

‘Cebu City Registry of Barangay Inhabitants and Migrants Ordinance’ pushed

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Rey Gealon has proposed an ordinance establishing the registry of barangay inhabitants and migrants of Cebu City. Gealon filed the draft of his “Cebu City Registry of Barangay Inhabitants and…

Cebu City dad files ordinance granting amnesty to traffic violators

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor and lawyer Rey Gealon has filed an ordinance granting amnesty to Cebu City traffic violators. Gealon filed his proposed “Cebu City Traffic Violator’s Amnesty Ordinance of 2022” before the council…

Cebu City Council approves P1.2 billion Supplemental Budget no. 3

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council approved as is the proposed Supplemental Budget no. 3 (SB 3) amounting to P1,215,600,230.44, during its regular session on Wednesday, October 26, 2022. The approval of SB 3 is…

VM Garcia files resolution naming an ordinance after Punta Princesa barangay captain

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has proposed on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, a resolution renaming the ordinance establishing the retirement gratuity for elected barangay officials, in honor of the late Jose…

Council wants city to adopt Cebu province’s temporary ban on live hogs from Panay and Iloilo

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/19/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has agreed during its regular session on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, to request Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama to expedite the adoption of an executive order (EO) issued by…

Cebu City dads commend National Science High School student for her academic excellence

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has commended a student of the Cebu City National Science High School for bringing pride to the city. Kiersten Candice Sy recently won awards in different local and international…

City dad seeks action plan for Lot 937 Apas residents

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/06/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has instructed its Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP) to create an action plan to help residents of Lot 937 in Sitio San Miguel in Barangay…

Cebu City private hospital faces probe for allegedly refusing to admit senior patient who later died

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council will request the Department of Health (DOH) and the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAPI) to investigate a private hospital in Cebu City after it allegedly declined to…

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