Rama names new heads to replace those fired execs linked to alleged P240-M garbage mess

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 12/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Michael Rama has named new heads replacing the officials who were linked to the alleged anomalous P240-million garbage collection scheme. In a report from the Cebu City Public Information Office, Rama on…

City Treasurer told: Temporarily stop payment to Inayawan transfer station contractor

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has requested the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) to temporarily cease disbursing funds to the contractor of the Inayawan transfer station while the council investigates the current situation of garbage…

Mandaue collects P1.2B taxes in 1st quarter of the year

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/25/2021

OLANGO ISLAND, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines — The Mandaue City government has already reached 50 percent or half of the city’s P2.4 billion target collection this year. City Treasurer, Lawyer Regal Oliva, said that the City Treasurer’s Office…

Traditional PUJ drivers in Mandaue urged: Settle fines first

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/09/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The traditional public utility jeepney (PUJ) drivers must need to settle their penalties first before resuming operations in Mandaue City. These are drivers who committed traffic violations in the city and haven’t paid…

Castillo now eligible for Cebu City Treasurer post

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 11/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Cebu City Acting Treasurer Jerone Castillo is one step closer to becoming the official City Treasurer. This was the pronouncement of Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella, who is keen to have Castillo certified to be…

Labella’s promise: Seniors’ cash aid may already be released this month

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Please be patient. This was the appeal of Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella to the more than 75, 000 registered senior citizens in the city who continue to wait for the release of…

Cebu City to transfer business services to SM City Cebu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Cebu City residents can expect a more convenient way of transacting with the Cebu City government. This as starting Monday, July 29, 2019, most of the business services of the City Hall will now…

New City treasurer set to intensify tax drive

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 12/11/2017

Cebu City Hall has a new city treasurer following the retirement of Acting City Treasurer Tessie Camarillo this year. Asst. City Administrator Veronica Morelos took over from Camarillo effective yesterday and will hold the post until December…

Billboard ‘too sexy’ for City Hall

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/07/2015

Cebu City Administrator Lucelle Mercado  has ordered the removal of billboards promoting the Cebu concert of  TV celebrity Vice Ganda for being “sexually suggestive”. She said that as chairman of the Cebu City Anti-Indecency Board, she was…

City treasurer: Be careful with tax relief proposals

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 05/28/2015

Before the Cebu City government can offer tax relief, city treasurer Diwa Cuevas said its records should be reconciled first. “I cannot say I’m against it because we have to clean our records first because there are…

Challenge to Nalzaro

12/11/2014

(A statement from former Cebu City mayor and congressman Tomas Osmeña who filed a libel complaint against broadcaster-columnist Bobby Nalzaro) Mr. Nalzaro is stalling. I accused him in court of lying when he said that I fabricated…

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