Battle royale shaping up in city’s South District

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/18/2018

PESQUERA VS ABELLANOSA IT is still eight months before the 2019 midterm elections, but this early, the two congressional aspirants for the city’s South District have already unvieled some of their planned projects. And while they belong…

Bizmen wary over city’s plan to hike business tax

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/01/2018

Several business groups in Cebu City expressed reservations over the city government’s plans to increase the business tax rate by 1.5 percent. In a statement sent to Cebu Daily News, Robert Go, president of the Philippine Retailers…

Osmeña, Caindec trade barbs over city’s unregistered vehicles

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram, USJ-R Intern Delta Derycka Letigio 07/12/2018

  The Cebu City Government’s Department of General Services (DGS) has requested the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO–7) to produce a list of city-owned vehicles not registered with LTO or those whose registration have already…

Garganera tells Filinvest: Explain city’s share in SRP development

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/26/2018

Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera yesterday asked real estate developer Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) to be transparent in providing updates about the joint venture agreement (JVA) that the company has entered with the Cebu City Government involving…

Economist says road widening won’t solve city’s traffic woes

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/11/2018

ROAD widening is not the solution to the worsening traffic problem in Metro Cebu. This was pointed out by economist Perry Fajardo during yesterday’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) forum at the Palm Grass Hotel organized by Kilusang…

Mandaue City’s face mask ban slammed, defended

Benjie Talisic, Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman Mendoza 03/04/2018

As motorcycle riders affected by the face mask and bonnets ban in Mandaue City show their displeasure on the implementation of the measure in social media, the Mandaue City government is also calling for understanding on its…

Solar and electric jeeps will soon ply city’s streets

Nestle L. Semilla 02/22/2018

Cebu City residents will soon experience commuting in zero-emission and environment-friendly electric and solar-powered jeepneys. This after the Land Transportation and Franchising Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) is set to implement the government’s Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ)…

Cebu City’s public school teachers to get P10K aid if….

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 12/15/2017

Despite COA disallowance PUBLIC school teachers in Cebu City will be P10,000 richer today when they receive the annual financial assistance from City Hall. “Rain or shine mo-release ta. Kadtong mga maestra nga bag-o ra sa service,…

Osmeña firm on stand not to use SRP funds for city’s infra projects

Inna Gian Mejia 11/06/2017

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is standing pat on his decision not to use P9.8 billion of the city’s funds received from giant developers, Ayala Land, Cebu Holdings Inc., SM Prime Holdings, and Filinvest Land Inc. as…

Pamocor, Jomara tapped to collect city’s trash

Inna Gian Mejia 10/05/2017

Two of Cebu City Hall’s top garbage-hauling service providers will now be working together to make sure that city streets are free of clutter. Jomara Konstruckt Corp. will haul the city’s garbage for a fee of P1,296…

Tomas O. cuts allowances of city’s barangay workers

Inna Gian Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/29/2017

POOR PERFORMANCE CITED Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has ordered the suspension of the incentives given by City Hall to the barangay workers of all the 80 villages in the city. Osmeña cited the poor performance of…

Elderly’s plea: Increase Cebu City’s cash aid

Intern 07/08/2017

Although most elderly persons of Cebu City received the P2,000 cash, the fifth tranche of the city’s cash assistance for the senior citizens, with smiles and gratitude, some of them are calling for an increase in the…

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