Measure requiring hotels, inns to get ID from guests proposed

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/22/2015

A draft ordinance is being studied by the Cebu Provincial Board that would require operators  of hotels, resorts and similar establishments to ask  guests for proper identification  before they check in. PB Member Arleigh Sitoy, the sponsor,…

Garcia withdraws case against VM Gica

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/07/2015

Dumanjug Mayor Nelson Garcia has filed a manifestation before the Cebu Provincial Board (PB) withdrawing the complaint he filed against Dumanjug Vice Mayor Efren Guntrano Gica. Garcia stated that he is withdrawing the case out of “utter…

PB affirms suspension order against Mayor Garcia

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/17/2015

The Cebu Provincial Board approved the six-month suspension of Dumanjug Mayor Nelson Garcia on charges of grave abuse of authority in their session yesterday. PB member Arleigh Jay Sitoy, who chairs the committee on complaints and investigation…

Capitol to buck contractor’s P83M bill

Peter L. Romanillos 12/19/2014

The Province of Cebu lost  an arbitration case over a contractor’s P83 million money claim for projects undertaken during the previous administration  of former governor Gwendolyn Garcia. But Capitol officials won’t take this sitting down. The Cebu…

Holiday bonus for Cebu prov workers

Peter L. Romanillos 11/22/2014

More than 25,000 barangay workers in Cebu province will bring home cash bonuses for the  holidays. The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) yesterday approved a supplemental budget for   P134,457,000 in a special session. Of this amount, P52.15 million…

Cenewof accreditation renewed

Peter L. Romanillos 09/23/2014

ACKNOWLEDING the role of media practitioners in nation building, the Cebu Provincial Board (PB) yesterday renewed the accreditation of the Cebu Newspaper Workers Foundation Inc. (Cenewof) as a civil society organization. The foundation’s president Dr. Pureza Oñate,…

PB tackles corals ordinance

Peter L. Romanillos 09/22/2014

A provincial ordinance that seeks to set guidelines that dive shops and other related businesses should follow to ensure the protection of coral reefs has been filed before the Cebu Provincial Board. Among the measures included in…

PB seeks suspension of Dumanjug mayor

03/24/2014

The Cebu Provincial Board sought the preventive suspension of Dumanjug Mayor Nelson Garcia on charges of abuse of power and usurpation of authority. During the PB’s regular session this afternoon, eight members voted “yes” for the preventive…

PB wants death of Cebuana in Kuwait probed

Peter L. Romanillos 01/21/2014

Cebu Provincial Board (PB) is asking the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to investigate the death of a Cebuano overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died in Kuwait. PB Member Arleigh Sitoy said a separate investigation by DFA…

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