Rama in Japan for disaster risk confab

03/12/2015

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama will leave for Japan to attend the third United Nations (UN) World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR). Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella will be the acting mayor while Rama attends the event…

Davide urges DSWD to reconsider shelter aid rules

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/08/2015

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) should heed the appeal of mayors to reconsider their guidelines on shelter assistance to families displaced by supertyphoon Yolanda in northern Cebu. “I…

Honesty-themed café offers delicacies from Cebu towns

Apple Ta-as 02/05/2015

Governor commends police snack bar, says Capitol  will pay for repair of defective PNP  firearms   Noy Honesto, the self-service cafe at the headquarters of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) has expanded its wares to include…

P19.7M San Fernando road repair starts

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/26/2014

After several years of waiting, work will finally begin on a dilapidated provincial road in San Fernando town, southern Cebu. A 2.8-kilometer portion of the Sangi-Bugho road in barangay Magsico will be concreted, putting an end to…

103-year-old Toledo man walks up to Cebu governor to raise elderly residents’ concern

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/16/2014

Terso Alferes, 103 years old, traveled 50 kilometers from Toledo City to Cebu City to ask why he has not received any monetary aid from the government while others have gotten theirs. Alferes walked barefoot to the…

Capitol sees ‘win-win’ deal in Geonzon St. case

Peter L. Romanillos 10/10/2014

The Cebu provincial government is hopeful that a “win-win” solution over the property dispute between two major real estate developers in the area near Cebu I.T. Park will be finalized by next week. Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes…

44 Carcar officials join Liberal Party

Peter L. Romanillos 09/17/2014

WEARING yellow polo shirts, 44 officials from Carcar City were sworn in by Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III yesterday as the newest members of the Liberal Party (LP) in the province. Four of them are city councilors…

Capitol official’s pickup hits couple in Bogo City, kills golf course worker

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/16/2014

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III apparently had enough of troubles that followed his trusted Chief Security Officer Loy Madrigal in the wake of a scandal involving the latter’s relationship with a married secretary. “I want him suspended,”…

Davide asks Capitol security chief to resign after FB photo scandal

Peter L. Romanillos 09/12/2014

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III yesterday advised Capitol Chief Security Officer Loy Madrigal and his secretary to resign after photos of the two sitting cozily together in an airport spread online amid allegations that the two were…

Governor still trusts jail consultant despite allegations of lax

09/06/2014

Despite allegations that the consultant on jail matters is involved in the illegal drug trade inside the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III said he still trusts his “good friend.” “I…

Raid in CPDRC yields drug paraphernalia

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/31/2014

Are illegal drugs being sold inside the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC)? Jail officials yesterday confiscated several illegal drug paraphernalia from a detainee who was identified by a woman as the person who sold shabu…

14 docs in provincial hospitals sworn in

07/25/2014

The first batch of 14 doctors to be assigned in Cebu’s district hospitals were sworn in Wednesday by Gov. Hilario Davide III. “They will be working as regular doctors with full-time service in designated provincial hospitals. They’re…

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