Police eye drugs, politics in killing of Lazi councilor

Benjie B. Talisic 10/12/2018

  Senior Supt. Clarito Baja, director of the Siquijor Provincial Police Office, said that Lazi Town Councilor Domingo Arcamo was a drug surrenderee who was asked by the police to join their community activities. Arcamo was shot…

Lazi town Councilor shot dead

Benjie Talisic 10/12/2018

A municipal councilor of Lazi town was shot dead in  Barangay Poblacion, Siquijor town in Siquijor province,  Thursday night (October 11). Domingo Arcamo, 50, died from  gunshot wounds on his left chest and waist. Arcamo was shot by…

Cubacub Councilor dies from gunshot wound, companion now safe

Norman Mendoza 10/10/2018

Cubacub Barangay Councilor Edgar Bihag has died from a gunshot wound near his left armpit, which may have pierced his heart, said Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) Chief Julian Entoma. Bihag, Entoma said, died an hour after…

Councilor Garcia on Malubog killings: Alarming

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/04/2018

Cebu City Councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia described the incident that resulted in the death of five individuals in Barangay Malubog in Cebu City on Thursday dawn as ‘alarming’. Garcia, in an interview with reporters in Naga City,…

From ‘number 1’ councilor to Ronda’s top official

Nestle L. Semilla 09/05/2018

  Rocky Gabatan, the incumbent vice mayor of Ronda town, Cebu is expected to assume as town mayor after Former Mayor Mariano Blanco III was shot dead by unknown assailants. Gabatan ranked first among the elected councilors…

Councilor ‘Soc’ Fernandez suspended for 3 months

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/20/2018

DILG-CEBU: SUSPENSION ORDER SERVED Former Talisay City Mayor and currently Councilor Socrates “Soc” Fernandez has been meted a three-month suspension for his alleged role in the escape of his adopted son, Joavan Fernandez, from jail in 2013.…

Councilor wants cinemas to play 3-minute videos on waste segregation, and illegal drugs

Morexette Eram 08/18/2018

Cebu City Councilor Eugenio Gabuya Jr. has filed an ordinance mandating cinema operators in Cebu City to play a three-minute video on waste segregation, proper garbage disposal, and fighting illegal drugs before every film. He said the…

Councilor dares mayor to prove P500K bribe offer

Rosalie Abatayo 07/29/2018

Opposition Councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia dared Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña to show proof that he offered money to administration allied barangay captains in exchange for support to Mabolo Barangay Captain Niña Mabatid’s bid for the presidency…

Councilor seeks probe on Lahug hotel over alleged collection from female escorts

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/29/2018

Cebu City Councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia has sent a request to Commission on Human Rights and National Bureau of Investigation to probe one of the hotels in Barangay Lahug Cebu, City. The councilor received reports that the…

Barangay councilman, 4 others arrested in anti-drug raid

Benjie B. Talisic 07/18/2018

CEBU CITY– Son of a former town mayor in northern Cebu was among the five persons arrested in a drug bust operation in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City. But Junie Gungog, son of former mayor Avelino Gungob of…

SK councilor tests positive for drug use

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/17/2018

A Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilman in Danao City tested positive for drug use. This was disclosed by Ivy Durano-Meca, chief of the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO). However, the anti-drug abuse office is yet to receive…

Espina takes oath as Cebu City’s councilor

Morexette B. Erram 07/09/2018

Newly-appointed Cebu City Councilor Erik Miguel Espina took his oath at the Court of Appeals-Cebu Station, Banawa, Cebu City on Monday morning (July 9). Espina, who is affiliated with Barug Team Rama, was appointed by President Rodrigo…

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