Archival airs dismay: Restoring ‘Citizen’s Hour’ in City Council sessions rejected

Pia Piquero 07/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – City Councilor Nestor Archival expressed disappointment over the rejection of a motion to reinstate the Citizen’s Hour, a time for public participation in council meetings, during the reorganizational session on July 3. Archival…

Archival seeks ‘updated’ online data on COVID-19 infection and vaccination rate

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has requested the Cebu City Health Department (CHD) to upgrade its online information services regarding COVID-19. The council, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, approved the resolution that Councilor Nestor…

Councilor Archival flags CHD’s proposed P1.7 million for office supplies

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Council Minority Floor Leader Nestor Archival Sr. has questioned the proposed P1.7 million budget of the Cebu City Health Department (CHD) for its office supplies and materials, as part of its…

Cebu City Council passes P1.6B supplemental budget

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council managed to pass the P1.6 billion Supplemental Budget No.1 on a divided house. The council passed on Wednesday evening, March 2, 2022, the SB 1 that contains appropriations for…

COA’s report a slap to Cebu City, says opposition

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The opposition party here, the Bando Osmeña Pundok Kasuwagan, clapped at the administration for the result of the Audit Report of the Commission on Audit (COA) on Cebu City’s expenses in 2020. Councilor…

Cebu City passes ordinance for color coding of utility lines

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has passed an ordinance that would color code all utility lines in the city. Councilor Nestor Archival authored the ordinance providing the mandatory color-coding of utility lines within 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…

Osmeña to go to court to void SRP lot sale, says Archival

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña will be filing in court a petition for declaratory relief to void the sale of the 45-hectare South Road Properties (SRP) to Filinvest and the SM-Ayala Consortium…

Reduction of electric bill among Archival’s accomplishments as VM

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/11/2016

IN his two months as acting vice mayor and presiding officer of the Cebu City Council, Councilor Nestor Archival has accomplished some of his seven-point agenda of office, including reduction of the legislative building’s electrical and water…

Archival asks OWWA’s help for Cebuana workers

Marc Eric Cosep 12/03/2015

CEBU City Councilor Nestor Archival called on the city government to help three Cebuana overseas workers who suffered abuse  in Saudi Arabia. In a privilege speech during yesterday’s session, Archival said the city government should investigate whether…

Farmers group wary over proposed anti-GMO law

Nestle L. Semilla 06/08/2015

A Cebu City-based farmers group voiced reservations against a proposed ordinance banning the planting of genetically modified crops (GMC) in the city’s mountain barangays. Emelio Secretaria, president of the Cebu City Farmers Federation, said there is still…

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