Tomas has final say over fate of Inayawan landfill

Izobelle T. Pulgo 09/14/2016

The Department of Health in the region (DOH-7) may have “highly recommended” the closure of the Inawayan landfill, but it is the city which has the final say. DOH Regional Director Dr. Jaime Bernadas said health and…

Enzyme purchase from Asap funds

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/14/2016

CEBU City Hall’s executive department wants to purchase P1.9 million worth of enzymes which is believed to minimize the foul odor coming from the Inayawan landfill using funds from the Accelerated Social Amelioration Program (Asap), which is…

10 Cebu city hall workers positive for drugs

09/02/2016

TEN of 127 newly hired casual employees of Cebu City Hall tested positive for drug use during a random drug testing conducted by the Cebu City Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (Cosap) last August 25 and 31.…

Cebu City traffic group gets additional patrol cars

Margarette Managaytay 08/15/2016

THE Cebu City government turned over six patrol vehicles to the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) at the Cebu City Hall grounds yesterday morning. CCTO head Rafael Christopher Yap said the additional vehicles will help improve their…

RUN AND HIDE

Carmel Loise Matus, Doris C. Bongcac 07/31/2016

The series of killings of drug suspects in Cebu City either in shootouts with policemen or by masked assailants suspected to be vigilantes has instilled fear on some drug personalities, some of whom have even opted to…

What ails Cebu City’s garbage program

07/31/2016

Lack of trucks, unpaid salaries of collectors among problems as segregation policy goes full gear Crispina Ingieto, 62, practices waste segregation at home. She keeps two garbage containers for biodegradable and non-biodegrable wastes in her home in…

THE RISE OF VIGILANTE KILLINGS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla, Rene F. Alima 07/29/2016

Four suspected drug pushers are dead. Gunned down by unknown masked assailants in separate incidents in Metro Cebu, in just twenty four hours. Another person, also a suspected drug peddler, escaped a slay try, again by unknown…

Tomas to recall police vehicles

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 07/28/2016

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña will recall some of the vehicles issued by the city government to the police. Interviewed over DyHP, the mayor said the Philippine National Police (PNP) have issued vehicles to the police, particularly…

Tomas hires 500 casuals for tax, trash collection

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/28/2016

While Cebu City Hall terminated the services of over 500 barangay health workers, it hired 500 casuals to shore up its tax and waste collection efficiency. Atty. Amay Abella, Human Resource Development Office chief, said the employees…

Carbon vendors, Ermita workers express gripes

07/26/2016

THE Cebu City United Vendors Association (CCUVA) and workers of Barangay Ermita staged a protest in front of Cebu City Hall yesterday afternoon to condemn the acts of Mayor Tomas Osmeña. The groups expressed their disapproval over…

Behold the fixers

Editorial 07/14/2016

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña isn’t one to be restrained from experimentation; and one of his recent announcements to create a so-called Department of Fixers at City Hall, while certainly out of the box, suffers anew from…

Cebu City Hall cuts down allowances for judiciary

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 07/14/2016

The Cebu City government will cut down the monthly allowances it gives to judges and clerks of court working under the jurisdiction of Cebu City. Data culled from the City Budget Office  showed that there are 35…

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