Sinulog policy violations: City to ask 17 establishments to explain

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/17/2017

At least 17 business establishments along the Sinulog Grand Parade will be asked by Cebu City Hall to explain why they violated the city’s policies last Sunday. Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, deputy mayor on police matters,…

Devotee City opens

Morexette Erram 01/12/2017

Cebu City Hall officially opened the Devotee City for this year’s Sinulog Festival at 11:15 am Thursday, setting new arrangements to occupants. About 40 20-footer container vans donated by cargo firm 2G0 stood at the Devotee City…

City Hall denies Sinulog party permit applications

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/11/2017

Cebu City Hall will be strictly implementing its no-street-party zone policy this weekend. Violators, according to Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) head Nagiel Bañacia, run the risk of having their business permits revoked…

Settlers’ plight

Editorial 12/15/2016

We can only hope that both Cebu City Hall and the provincial government resolve the plight of the Apas settlers, a substantial number of whom are blind people with very few opportunities for gainful employment. The fire…

Watching closely the Cebu City Council on 93-1 issue

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 12/15/2016

For more than ten long, agonizing years of waiting, the thousands of occupants of the lot covered by 93-1 finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel when Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Cebu…

Team Rama mulls shrinking budget

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/30/2016

CEBU City Hall’s budget for next year may be smaller than the P7.2 billion proposed by Mayor Tomas Osmeña depending on how the Team Rama bloc sizes it up. Councilor Joy Pesquera, who chairs the council’s committee…

City Hall to hire smart people

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/29/2016

Cum laude graduates and bar or board topnotchers are needed at the Cebu City Hall. Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said yesterday that the city government will again hire competitive individuals like cum laude graduates and bar…

City Hall starts sending trucks to pick up uncollected garbage in Kalunasan jails

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 11/25/2016

Cebu City Hall will now be regularly sending trucks to Barangay Kalunasan to collect garbage from the two jail facilities located in the mountain barangay. Department of Public Services (DPS) assistant head John Paul Gelasque said he…

Budget politics

Editorial 11/25/2016

Technically, Cebu City Hall’s budget deliberations still have more than a month to go before the December 31 deadline, but every city councilor knows better than to wait that long before they roll out the “skin and…

City to protect shark, ray species

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/15/2016

At least 100 pro-shark advocates marched to Cebu City Hall on Tuesday morning to meet with Mayor Tomas Osmeña to get the city’s commitment to protect all shark species. The group led by Vince Cinches of Greenpeace…

Informal settlers rejected once again to stay at Osmeña Shrine

Inna Mejia 11/14/2016

AROUND 50 informal settlers who were ejected from Osmeña Shrine in Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City gathered inside the City Hall yesterday morning to stage another silent protest, asking Mayor Tomas Osmeña once again to allow them to…

Construction of culvert bridge to Inayawan landfill to continue

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/04/2016

Cebu City Hall will push through with the ongoing construction of a bridge of culverts connecting the South Road Properties (SRP) to the Inayawan landfill despite pleas from nearby fishermen. Mayor Tomas Osmeña said there are far…

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