BO-PK to pursue council reorganization with Guardo’s return

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/02/2017

Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo is back at City Hall. With his return, the Bando Osmeña–Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) bloc of Mayor Tomas Osmeña can now pursue earlier plans for the City Council reorganization and regain chairmanship of…

Council backs regional Bar exams

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/09/2017

CEBU CITY After the exemplary performance of Visayas-based schools — University of San Carlos in Cebu and Silliman University in Dumaguete — during the 2016 Bar exams, the Cebu City Council has passed a resolution calling on…

PH drug war under fire at UN rights council

05/09/2017

GENEVA — The Philippines came under global pressure Monday over its deadly drug war, facing calls for action following an alleged wave of extrajudicial killings. Diplomats from all continents raised concern over the surge in deaths during…

City Council okays monorail study

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/03/2017

  Can a monorail transport system effectively service Cebu City’s commuters? This is what Philtram Transportation Consortium, Inc. wants to find out in a business case study it will soon conduct in partnership with Cebu City Hall.…

City Council sets proposed SRP ordinance into motion

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/02/2017

AFTER a long verbal tussle between lawyer-councilors at the session, the Cebu City Council finally agreed to push for a proposed ordinance, authored by Councilor Hanz Abella, for the sale of another three hectares of the South…

Public hearing on proposed SRP lot sale ordinance set on June

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/02/2017

A public hearing has been scheduled on June 20 for the proposed Cebu City ordinance to sell another three hectares of the South Road Properties (SRP). The holding of the public hearing was agreed despite objections from…

Bohol govt., tourism council declare Bohol as “totally safe to visit”

Nestle L. Semilla 04/27/2017

  Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto and Provincial Tourism Council chairman Lawyer Lucas Nuñag released an advisory on Thursday morning declaring Bohol as “totally safe to visit.” The advisory wrote, “This is to inform the General Public that…

Regional peace council to hold May 3 meeting

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/25/2017

THE Regional Peace and Order Council will hold a meeting at a still undisclosed venue on May 3 following several postponements. Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III, who chairs the council, said the meeting was initially set on…

Ex-dad seeks suspension of mayor, council

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/23/2017

A FORMER municipal councilor sought a three-month suspension of San Francisco Mayor Aly Arquillano and the municipal council for reportedly continuing to collect a “purok clearance fee” despite a court ruling against its enforcement. Edgardo Maningo filed…

City Council pays tribute to Aboitiz

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/18/2017

A RESOLUTION giving recognition to the late business icon Roberto Eduardo “Bobby” Aboitiz was passed by the Cebu City Council during its regular session yesterday. The council resolution extended their condolences to the Aboitiz family and acknowledged…

Innovation Council of Cebu to focus on ICT’s small players

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/17/2017

DIGITAL entrepreneurs, technology startups, homegrown business process outsourcing firms, freelancers and animators will get a boost from the Innovation Council of Cebu (ICC) and the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI). These are the subsectors of…

Simple majority

Editorial 03/28/2017

Setting aside the numbers game that is part and parcel of the country’s political landscape, what can Cebu City residents expect from the emerging simple majority that is the Bando Osmena–Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) bloc in the Cebu…

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