Osmeña strips off his office of furnishings as he ends his term

Cris Evert B. Lato-Ruffolo, Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Outgoing Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña served with an office that resembles his leadership: Straightforward and no-nonsense. White porcelain tile flooring, two sets of leather couches, and wooden desks occupied by the mayor’s executive…

DGS head, Osmeña’s office secretary are latest victims of ‘harassment’ in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Incidents of alleged harassment in Cebu City are no longer limited to barangay officials and supporters of the Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK). A City Hall department head and an employee at the…

City dad calls for transparency on distribution of rice subsidy for habal-habal drivers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City Councilor Pastor Alcover, Jr., demands more transparency on the distribution of the rice subsidy of the habal-habal drivers which started distribution on Saturday, February 23. Alcover, in his privilege speech during the regular…

Quisumbing: Expect more cases on city hall irregularities soon

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/16/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — There will be more cases to be filed over alleged irregularities in Mandaue City Hall transactions in the coming days. This was the stern warning of Mandaue City Mayor Gabriel Luis Quisumbing, who,…

A day after the fire: City Hall suspends renewal of Carbon Market vendors lease permits

Morexette Marie Erram 11/30/2018

The Cebu City government has ordered the indefinite suspension of the renewal of lease permits of vendors who occupy the Carbon Public Market Complex. Lawyer Winifreado Orcullo Jr., the city market administrator, made the announcement Friday morning…

City Hall probes reports on issuance of fake tax registration certificates

Morexette Erram 10/08/2018

The Cebu City Government is now working with the Bureau of Internal Revenue in Central Visayas (BIR – 7) in investigating reports on the proliferation of fake tax registration certificates. Lawyer Eleodoro Diaz IV, the acting city…

City jail requests sanitary assistance from City Hall

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/03/2018

The Cebu City Jail has requested the city government to provide at least two pollution control officers in the penitentiary. In a two-page formal letter addressed to Deputy Mayor for Police Matters and Councilor Dave Tumulak, the…

City Hall laptop thief arrested

USJ-R Journalism Intern 08/15/2018

THE city is set to file theft charges against a man who allegedly stole four laptops, external hard drives and cellular phones from the Cebu City Legal Office (CCLO) over the weekend. Ryan Cimafranca, 22, was arrested…

Plastics not allowed inside city hall

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/01/2018

FOOD vendors plying their wares inside the Cebu City Hall are no longer allowed to use plastic wrappers and should cover their food with banana leaves or wax paper. The Cebu City government also encouraged buyers to…

City Hall plastic ban starts today

USJ-R Intern 07/31/2018

Cebu City Hall officials and employees report to work today with a reminder to observe and comply with the ban on single-use plastic materials which takes effect today. As of yesterday, City Hall employees like City Environment…

Plastic ban at City Hall to start tomorrow

Gerard Vincent Francisco, Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/31/2018

Employees of the Cebu City government are preparing for the ban of plastic products at City Hall. The implementation of the executive order is set to take effect on Wednesday (August 1). The ordinance prohibits any person…

City Hall’s unused equipment at P8M

Morexette Eram 07/25/2018

ABOUT P8.5 million worth of equipment owned by Cebu City Hall was found to be unserviceable or unusable as of December 2017, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its 2017 audit observation state auditors said most…

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