‘Bato’ confirms CV terror threat

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris C. Bongcac, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 04/10/2017

But describes police intelligence reports as ‘generic’   Following Sunday’s travel advisory from the US Embassy for American citizens to review travel plans in Central Visayas, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa,…

Osmeña not giving up on fight

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/30/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s battle with BDO Unibank, Inc., is far from over, and he is ready to take the matter all the way up to the Supreme Court or even the President if need be.…

Court stops Osmeña from closing BDO branches in Cebu

Nestle L. Semilla 03/29/2017

A Cebu Regional Trial Court (RTC) has prohibited Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña from closing any BDO branch in the city. Judge Gilbert Moises of Branch 18 of the RTC in Cebu City also directed Osmeña to…

Tomas O. tells BDO branch: Explain

Inna Mejia 03/22/2017

After Banco De Oro’s Magallanes branch, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña issued another show cause notice against BDO; but this time, it is the bank’s Cebu Osmeña branch. Osmeña provided the media with copies of the notice…

Special treatment

Editorial 03/21/2017

When businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles was brought to then president Benigno Aquino III to signify her surrender, thousands of netizens questioned whose strings she pulled to secure an audience with the highest official of the country. Regardless,…

Are we learning from the garbage problem?

Nestor Ramirez 03/21/2017

Last week, environmental advocates conducted a 60-kilometer climate walk dubbed as “Break Free 2017” and visited existing and proposed coal plants in the province which started near the coal plant in Toledo City. They stopped by at…

Osmeña: Buses could use SRP

Inna Mejia 03/15/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña announced that he has no objection to the request of the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) management to allow its buses to use the South Road Properties while the Tabunok flyover is…

City Hall, Capitol to submit 93-1 proposal to COA

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/15/2017

BOTH Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III will soon ask for clearance from the Commission on Audit (COA) to push through with their land-swap deal to resolve the 93-1 lot dispute. All…

By the numbers

Editorial 03/09/2017

They may have the numbers, but even with the passage of the death penalty bill on third and final reading by the Lower House, the Senate version may serve to further dilute or augment the existing bill…

7 Cebu City barangay officials face criminal raps

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/08/2017

Seven Cebu City barangay officials were formally charged before the Metropolitan Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) for violation of Article 221 of the RPC or the failure to make delivery of public funds or property. In a…

Identify traffic peak hours first, Tomas says

Inna Mejia 03/03/2017

Opening up the access road inside Camp Lapu-Lapu may only be possible during peak hours, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said yesterday. In a press conference, Osmeña said he talked to the City Traffic Operations Management (Citom)…

Osmeña pushes through with deployment of soldiers in Ermita

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/28/2017

Despite the recent arrest of three soldiers who were caught in a drug den last Saturday, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said they will still push through with plans of deploying soldiers in Barangay Ermita. “Why should…

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