SOLDIERS NABBED INSIDE DRUG DEN

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inna Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/27/2017

They were supposed to help the government eradicate illegal drugs. But three members of the Philippine Army in Cebu were caught allegedly in possession of illegal drug paraphernalia inside a makeshift room believed to be used as…

Anti-business

Editorial 02/27/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña may just as well meet with Metro Cebu’s businessmen if he hasn’t already in order to assure them that he is not anti-business in light of the fallout from Filinvest’s decision to…

Cebu City to deploy buses for stranded commuters in Monday’s transport strike

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/26/2017

Kaohsiung buses, Ceres buses and Vans-for-Hire (V-Hire) will be on standby to help ferry commuters who will be stranded in tomorrow’s transport strike. Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) operations chief Francisco Ouano said the city is ready…

DINO TO OSMEÑA: SHOW ME THE MONEY

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/23/2017

Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino has laid out an extraordinary offer to Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña — show me the money and I will shut up and leave. Amid the growing turmoil between the President’s…

Ermita employees, bills to get paid

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/22/2017

Barangay Ermita may soon be able to pay the salaries of its employees and settle their power and water bills. Francisco “Bimbo” Fernandez, executive assistant of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña, said they were given the go…

Cebu City aid: P10M or P1M for Surigao?

Fe Marie Dumaboc 02/20/2017

THE Cebu City Council has yet to decide on how much it would give as aid to the Surigao earthquake victims. Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo, committee on infrastructure chairman, said yesterday that he would recommend during…

Due process of law

Ricky Poca 02/20/2017

These past few days were quite busy for BDO’s Magallanes branch, which secured a 30-day restraining order from the court to stop the closure order issued by City Hall for violations cited by Cebu City Mayor Tomas…

Loss of honorarium means hard times ahead for barangay tanods

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/19/2017

Christie Miñoza, 55, has been a tanod (village watchwoman) of Barangay Guadalupe in Cebu City for the last ten years. She is single but lives with a sibling’s family, helping her extended family members meet their daily…

Pointed threats

Editorial 02/16/2017

He may have the evidence to justify the closure of BDO’s Magallanes branch but exactly how far is Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña willing to take his feud with SM, Ayala and Filinvest? The court’s restraining order…

BDO Cebu City branches on status quo until March 6

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/15/2017

The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 18 Judge Gilbert Moises orders status quo on the operation of Banco De Oro (BDO) branches in Cebu City until March 6. The decision was made after a closed door meeting…

City Hall to assess areas, Capitol to allocate P1M

Inna Mejia, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/14/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña wants a detailed on-site assessment of the situation in quake-stricken Surigao City before deciding what assistance City Hall can extend to the victims. “We don’t like to be a burden. We want…

The Ermita situation

Stephen D. Capillas 02/09/2017

Last week’s verbal clash between Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino has brought to the fore the uncertain status of the city’s political opposition. While the mayor filed charges of…

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