Cebu City Council mulls P18.1-B investment plan

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/22/2015

WHILE Cebu City Hall’s proposed annual budget next year is only P8.9 billion, it proposed a 2016 Annual Investment Plan (AIP) that is twice as big at  P18.1 billion. In yesterday’s City Council session, Councilor Margot Osmeña,…

Parian kids share festive lunch

Doris C. Bongcac 07/26/2015

They had lechon, fried chicken, pancit, barbecue and fruit salad for lunch. About 27 children from the Pari-an Drop-in Center were treated to a festive lunch yesterday as they celebrated the 24th anniversary of the Children of…

Council questions solicitation letter for bottled water

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 06/25/2015

IS Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama asking for donations of bottled mineral water from commercial establishments?  If so, is this legal? Councilor Sisinio Andales asked this during last Wednesday’s City Council session. He posted on his Facebook…

‘Time heals all wounds’

Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/24/2015

  Could talks between former rivals  lead to ‘M and M’ tandem? Former mayor Tomas Osmeña last June 22, tuesday confirmed  that he sat down with former rival Mary Ann delos Santos last Friday to discuss a…

PR man’s contract hits snag

Doris C. Bongcac 09/18/2014

The Cebu City Council yesterday renewed the six-month contracts for 18 consultants but paused on rehiring public relations practitioner Cerwin Eviota under the office of the mayor. “There may be a conflict of interest on his part,”…

Tomas: ‘Thanks, bye’ to allies who voted for SRP lots sale

Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles 08/18/2014

Are Councilors Richard Osmeña, Gerardo Carillo, Roberto Cabarrubias and Noel Wenceslao still with the Bando Osmeña – Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK)? This and other questions propped up when the four voted for the resolution authorizing Mayor Michael Rama…

20 barangay officials show up for Tomas O’s birthday

Doris C. Bongcac 07/27/2014

They may be fewer now, but Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) allies showed on Friday night that they remain a force to be reckoned with in Cebu City. Close to 20 barangay officials posed with former mayor Tomas…

Panel to check who got cars from City Hall

Doris C. Bongcac 07/24/2014

CEBU City councilors want a review of the city’s policy on the acquisition of sports utility vehicles (SUVs). This is to prevent duplication of purchases and to misdo away with the practice of assigning vehicles to individuals…

Settle other payables, Rama told

Doris C. Bongcac 01/09/2014

Aside from the reduced seniors cash assistance, Mayor Michael Rama should also account for the other payables that were not settled by his administration. “There are a lot of things that he (Rama) has not done,” Councilor…

City Council set to review P10-B budget

Doris C. Bongcac 11/07/2013

THE Cebu City Council will convene on Monday to review the P10.4 billion budget that mayor Michael Rama is asking for next year. Councilor Margot Osmeña, the council’s budget committee chairman, scheduled three budget hearings per week…

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