City Hall tells court UHRI is capable of implementing Kawit project

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/01/2018

The Cebu City Government has assured the court that Universal Hotels and Resorts Inc. (UHRI) has the technical and financial capacity to undertake a P18-billion project. This was the city’s reply to the case filed by Busay…

Residents of five sitios in Barangay Apas get early Christmas gift

Rosalie Abatayo 10/21/2018

  After more than 15 years of waiting, the residents of five sitios in Barangay Apas, Cebu City will now get to own the properties they live on. Around 4,000 structure owners received an early Christmas gift…

Tomas wants P8.1B budget for 2019

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/19/2018

The executive department of the Cebu City Government has proposed P8.1-billion budget for 2019. City Budget Officer Marrietta Gumia said that the budget will cover the implementation of several special projects of Cebu City Mayor Mayor Tomas…

City still not keen in settling garbage tipping fees

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/10/2018

The Cebu City Government is still not keen on agreeing to a settlement with a private service provider tasked to collect the city’s garbage during the first half of 2016. In a statement sent through Cebu City…

Two Asian Games medalists to receive cash incentives from Cebu City Government

Delta Dyrecka Letigio USJ-R Journalism Intern 09/04/2018

The Cebu City Government will give cash incentives to the two Cebu City residents who received medals in the recently-concluded Asian Games in Indonesia. Gold medalist Margielyn Didal will receive P300,000. Didad earned her medal for skateboarding-…

Councilman seeks to restrain Cebu City Government from entering into Gokongwei JVA

Morexette Erram 08/15/2018

Busay Barangay Councilman Amilo Lopez has filed a petition for injunction and asked for the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent the Cebu City Government in entering into a joint venture agreement (JVA) with…

Cebu City Government distributed cash grants to senior citizens

04/28/2018

Around 57, 000 senior citizens from 80 barangays in Cebu City claimed their financial assistance today (April 28). Each senior citizen received P1,000 as financial assistance. Kevin Chua, city administrative aide, said this is the third tranche…

Cebu City Government to create task force focused on de-clogging drainage

Nestle L. Semilla 04/08/2018

Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo said that he proposed to create a quick response team focused on de-clogging and de-silting and cleaning maintenance of the city’s drainage. The said that Mayor Tomas Osmeña approved his proposal of…

Free Wi-Fi now available in 24/7 Cebu City library

Morexette B. Erram 04/05/2018

There is now a free, public Wi-Fi for guests of the Jose Rizal Memorial Library and Museum in Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu city. Telecommunication firms Smart and PLDT signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Cebu City…

Cebu City Government distributes subsidy to displaced students after abandoning city-owned condo

Doris Mae Mondragon 03/27/2018

At least 196 students from the mountain barangays received P6,000 each as rental subsidy from the city government today. The recipients were among the students who vacated the five-storey Cebu City Hillyland Dormitory in June last year.…

Cebu City Jail food budget “not enough”

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/04/2017

The management of the Cebu City Jail is asking for the city government’s help as their budget for inmates’ food may be delayed starting next month. Cebu City Jail Warden Arnel Peralta said they were informed about…

Calamity resilient

Editorial 02/17/2017

Last week’s earthquake that rocked Surigao is yet another reminder of the necessity to build better homes and buildings in the country if only to rebuild faster and protect one’s families from harm. The 6.7-magnitude earthquake did…

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