Muslims in Cebu City gather at Plaza Independencia for Eid al-Fitr

Raul Constantine Tabanao and Delta Legio 06/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Carrying his two-month-old baby and a yellow praying mat, 26-year-old Gelil Inok, together with his family, woke up early Wednesday, June 5, 2019, to commemorate the feast of Eid al-Fitr, or the end of Ramadan.…

P13M needed to keep BPO workers safe

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/18/2018

THE plan of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña to keep call center agents safe at night will have to come with a hefty prize. The city will need at least P13-million for Osmeña’s plan of attaching dashcams…

Transport groups laud freeze on BRT

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/06/2017

Some transport leaders in Cebu welcomed the decision by the National Economic Development Authority (Neda) to put on hold the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Cebu City. “Supak me ana sa una pa kay wala pa…

DEL MAR CRIES FOUL

Carmel Loise Matus, Doris C. Bongcac 08/16/2016

Lawmaker asks for Napolcom’s legal basis for suspending Tommy’s supervisory power over the Cebu City police force A staunch ally of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has taken up the cudgels for the mayor, asking Congress to…

With only his driver, Tom O. visits mountain barangays

Nestle L. Semilla 08/15/2016

Margot Osmeña hits relief of police escorts; mayor says no to bodyguards’ suggestion On his first day at work from a 10-day medical check-up in the United States where he was diagnosed as cancer-free, Cebu City Mayor…

JAGUAR’S GROUP BEHIND JAIL DRUGS

Carmel Loise Matus 08/14/2016

The illegal drug operation inside the Cebu City Jail did not sprout overnight. It had been going on for years, with the supply coming from Central Visayas’ top drug lord Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz and the men who…

Tumulak suggests cutting off allowance for city jail guards

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/14/2016

NOT only is the Cebu City Jail facing a major shake up after Saturday’s Greyhound raid yielded illegal drugs, millions of pesos in cash and other contraband, jail guards are in danger of losing the monthly allowance…

End of a bromance?

Lloyd Suarez 08/14/2016

Nyor Gamay (NG): Unsa man ning “bromance”, Nyor? Nyor Daku (ND): Kombinasyon na sa “brother” ug “romance”, maong “bromance”. NG: Incest? ND: Ay lang sad i-literal kaayo, Nyor. Ang brother mahimo mang brotherhood. Basta lang kay mga…

Cop chiefs tight-lipped on Rama’s entry in list

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 08/08/2016

Police officials were tight-lipped about former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama’s inclusion in President Rodrigo Duterte’s watch list of drug lord protectors and coddlers. Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, Police Regional Office chief, said he didn’t provide the…

Davide: Land swap deal beneficial for province

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/08/2016

PURSUING a land swap deal, without additional monetary compensation from the Cebu City government, to resolve the 93-1 lot dispute will still be beneficial to the Cebu Provincial government, said Gov. Hilario Davide III. He said aside…

Borne out of sentimentality

08/08/2016

What to make of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s decision to eliminate the Sinulog sa Kabataan, and by extension, reduce the number of contingents in order to move up and end the Sinulog grand parade celebration early…

Rama’s right to due process

Ricky Poca 08/08/2016

Last Saturday evening, many of us members of the Rama family experienced what we call a sleepless night as we got bothered by the revelation of our President Rodrigo Duterte that former mayor Michael Rama is a…

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