Rama: 6,000 Cebu City Hall employees to lose jobs before 2025

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is “serious” on having only 3,000 employees in the Cebu City Hall before 2025. Rama made this announcement during the flag ceremony on Monday, August 14, at the…

A data privacy lawyer’s take on issues with ‘Cebu Updates’ account

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 07/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – As Cebu City Hall executives are bent on recovering a former Cebu City Public Information Office (PIO) Facebook page, questions on data privacy and page ownership surface. Who really owns the page? What…

Cebu City Hall assures assistance for job order worker electrocuted while working in extension office

Paul Lauro and Wenilyn Sabalo 07/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A job order employee of the Cebu City Hall was rushed to the hospital due to electrocution while working on the ongoing construction of the city hall’s extension office along MC Briones Street,…

MCWD Employees’ Union wants LWUA to intervene in MCWD issue

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The current officers of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District Employees’ Union (MEU) already filed before the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) and the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas the resolution repudiating the September 2022…

MCWD Employees Union withdraws petition calling for Daluz’s ouster

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The incumbent officers of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District Employees Union (MEU) have passed a resolution withdrawing the September 2022 petition of the previous MEU officers, which demands the removal of the chairperson…

Deadline for real property taxes payment in Cebu City on June 30

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) has set the deadline for payment of real property taxes (RPT) for the second quarter of this year to June 30, 2023. In its notice to the…

5 JO personnel of Cebu City Market Operations Division terminated for illegal drugs

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Five job order (JO) personnel of the Cebu City Market Operations Division (MOD) were stripped from their jobs after they tested positive for illegal drug use during a surprise drug test conducted by…

City Hall pushes for removal of Daluz as chairman, member of MCWD board

Emmariel Ares, Wenilyn Sabalo 06/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Legal Office has recommended removing and terminating Lawyer Jose Daluz III as chairman and member of the board of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD). Lawyer Jerone Castillo, city attorney…

Cebu City OSCA: Senior citizens may claim financial assistance starting June 30

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Eligible senior citizens in Cebu City may claim their financial assistance from the city for the second quarter of the year this June 30, 2023. This was confirmed by the Cebu City Office…

Rama on court’s decision on Compania Maritima dispute: It’s not over ’till it’s over

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Regional Trial Court Branch 10 in Cebu City granted the complaint filed by the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) for quieting of title involving the disputed Compania Maritima. However, Cebu City Mayor Michael…

Proposed ordinance for cashless mode of payments in Cebu City hall now under review

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City Vice Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has already filed on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, a proposed ordinance for the cashless mode of payments in the city government. Garcia’s proposed ordinance will authorize an electronic…

Regular, casual Cebu City hall employees to receive P15,000 bonus not later than April 5

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Hall employees have something to look forward to ahead of the Holy Week as the Cebu City Council already approved the first Supplemental Budget for this year that includes the funding…

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