Dimataga on 113 indictments: ‘I was too complacent’

Norman V. Mendoza 02/17/2017

  IT could have been complacency and too much trust that landed him an indictment of over a hundred cases by the Office of the Ombudsman. “Siguro nasayop lang ko kay kompyansa ra kaayo ko nga namerma…

Dad pushes measure to sell more lots at SRP

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/05/2017

Three-hectare lot will have a P110K per square meter floor price Another move to sell lots in the South Road Properties (SRP) is being initiated at the Cebu City Hall. This time, Councilor Nendell Hanz Abella is…

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Editorial 02/01/2017

By extending the contract for private garbage hauler Jomara Konstruct Corp., Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña drove home the message that the city’s garbage would go anywhere except the Consolacion landfill whose operator has yet to collect…

Council votes for ad hoc review of 93-1 land swap deal

Inna Mejia 12/14/2016

THE City Council referred the land swap deal entered into between the city government and the province to an adhoc committee that would be created to review it. Eight councilors under the Team Rama bloc and Vice…

Team Rama to forego cars for transpo subsidy

Nestle L. Semilla 07/08/2016

Councilors identified with Team Rama don’t see any problem with Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s refusal to issue them any service vehicles. “Not one of the councilors from Team Rama has requested for a service vehicle (from…

Quisumbing, new councilors make courtesy call on outgoing Mayor Cortes

Norman V. Mendoza 05/12/2016

Mayor-elect Luigi Quisumbing and newly elected officials made a courtesy call to outgoing Mayor Jonas Cortes, who also won as the Representative of the Sixth District. Quisumbing, Vice Mayor-elect Carlo Fortuna and newly elected councilors under the…

PB suspends five Alegria councilors

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/02/2015

The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) approved a committee recommendation to suspend five Alegria municipal councilors for three months due to dereliction of duty. In an Oct. 20 report, the committee on complaints and investigations found councilors Emelita…

Council mulls transfer for ACT scholars

Nestle L. Semilla 05/14/2015

A proposal to allow scholars of the Asian College of Technology (ACT) to transfer to other schools so they can still avail of city cash assistance was met with resistance from the Cebu City Council and Mayor…

Councilors back SRP lot sale

Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/12/2014

MORE than half of the Cebu City Council supported the sale of the templete lot in the South Road Properties (SRP). In a draft resolution, 11 councilors signed in favor of allowing Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama…

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