Cordova Council goes paperless to save on cost, environment

Futch Anthony Inso 03/28/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) in the town of Cordova is now going paperless in its sessions to save on cost and the environment. Instead of printing copies of minutes, agendas, and resolutions, members of…

Hontiveros, Archival are acting mayor and vice mayor for Cebu City

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 03/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With most of the elected Cebu City officials out of the country, councilors Donaldo “Dondon” Hontiveros and Nestor Archival Sr. are taking charge of the city hall until next week. Councilor Hontiveros has…

Council asks DEPW, DPWH to repair Busay school building with cracks

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 01/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has requested the Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to prepare a Program of Works and Estimates (POWE) for…

Council wants city to adopt Cebu province’s temporary ban on live hogs from Panay and Iloilo

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/19/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has agreed during its regular session on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, to request Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama to expedite the adoption of an executive order (EO) issued by…

City Council to DPS: Submit garbage truck inventory on or before Oct. 5

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has agreed to request the city’s Department of Public Services (DPS) to submit an inventory report of all the city-owned garbage trucks on or before Oct. 5, 2022. Councilor…

Mandatory helmets for e-bikers and e-scooter users pushed in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council is reviewing an ordinance that would make it mandatory for electronic bikers and electronic scooter users to wear helmets when traversing the streets. Councilor Jerry Guardo, the proponent of…

Labella to City Council members: Attend session, pass SB 3

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has asked the Cebu City Council members to attend the regular sessions and officially hold a quorum so that the council may decide on important matters of the…

Cebu City Council wants remaining asymptomatic patients in Luz isolated

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has issued a resolution asking the Cebu City Health Department (CHD) to immediately isolate the more than 30 asymptomatic patients of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from highly affected…

Cebu City Council to hold sessions online

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council will be conducting their sessions online following the declaration of a state of public health emergency in the country. This declaration carries with it an advisory to practice social…

Anti-trafficking body’s chief appeals to public: Protect women, kids from abuses

Futch Anthony Inso 12/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Respect other people’s rights and protect women and children who are vulnerable to abuses.” This is the appeal of Fernando Gubalane, regional prosecutor and chairperson of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) in…

RPOC tackles insurgency, crimes for last quarterly meeting in 2019

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Regional Peace and Order Council in Central Visayas (RPOC-7) discussed issues about insurgency in the region for its last quarterly meeting in 2019. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella, RPOC chairman, who presided…

Vice Mayor Rama calls for resumption of Cebu City night market

Irene R. Sino Cruz 11/20/2019

CEBU CITY—Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, called on the executive branch to resume the downtown night market here. The vice mayor noted that it has already been six months since the…

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