New corruption claims rock Cebu City Hall

Pia Piquero 06/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Hall finds itself embroiled in yet another corruption allegation after a department head allegedly receives his full salary despite failing to log hours in his biometric Daily Time Record (DTR). In…

Cebu City Hall JO workers soon to get ‘premium pay’

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 05/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Job order (JO) personnel at Cebu City Hall may receive up to P5,000 in premium pay in May and November if the proposed ordinance is passed. Authored by Acting Mayor Raymond Garcia and…

Cebu Daily Newscast: CPA continues project construction despite Rama’s stoppage order

CDN Digital 03/13/2024

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. CPA continues project construction despite Rama’s stoppage order The Cebu Port Authority…

Rama plans to give Charter Day bonus to employees: ‘Why Be Selfish?’

Pia Piquero 02/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama announced his intention to give City Hall employees a bonus in celebration of the 87th Charter Day on February 24, 2024. However, he has not disclosed the definite…

Interns at Cebu City Hall get minimum wage rate as allowance

Pia Piquero 01/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Students who wish to apply as interns at Cebu City Hall will receive the “prevailing and applicable” minimum wage rate in Central Visayas as daily allowance. This is on top of the valuable…

Cebu City Hall offices ‘secured’ despite pre-termination of security agency’s contract

Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 11/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The temporary absence of blue guards at the Cebu City Hall is not a cause for concern. Lawyer Jerone Castillo, the city’s acting budget officer, said Civil Security Unit (SCU) personnel and force…

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…

We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.