DISMISSED, SUSPENDED

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Norman V. Mendoza 01/24/2017

Aloguinsan mayor faces dismissal, Lapu-Lapu City mayor suspended The incumbent mayor of Aloguinsan town was ordered dismissed from service by the Office of the Ombudsman, along with his wife, who also served as town mayor, and several…

Not another shortcut

Nestor Ramirez 01/24/2017

If the gauge to quantify the performance of barangay officials in the campaign against illegal drugs is the continued presence of drug lords, drug peddlers and drug users, Barangay Ermita officials should not only be preventively suspended…

Cebu mayors summoned to Malacañang

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/09/2017

Municipal mayors in Cebu were summoned to appear before the Office of the President in Malacañang Palace tomorrow, Wednesday. According to Tuburan town Mayor Democrito Diamante, president of the League of Municipalities in the Philippines – Cebu…

Tumulak: No pyro outlets in malls

Inna Mejia 12/16/2016

WITH only a few days before Christmas, Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak announced that selling firecrackers inside malls and other establishments is no longer allowed. Tumulak said that according to the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 1,…

Be safe, be healthy on holidays, DOH says

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/14/2016

FILIPINOS should not compromise on their health and safety when it comes to celebrating the Christmas season, the regional office of the Department of Health (DOH-7) said yesterday. Dr. Shelbay Blanco of DOH-7 said they asked the…

PB requests from Ombud copies of order dismissing complaint vs Martinez

12/09/2016

THE Cebu Provincial Board has requested the Office of the Ombudsman Central Office to furnish copies of the order dismissing the complaint filed against Provincial Board member Celestino Martinez III to all concerned government agencies including barangays…

2 Capitol execs, Medellin officials ordered suspended

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/09/2016

TWO Cebu provincial officials and four incumbent councilors and vice mayor of Medellin town in northern Cebu were meted a penalty of two-month suspension over an administrative case filed against them. Ordered suspended by graft investigation and…

Equitable share

Editorial 11/30/2016

It is a legal opinion, but would Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña heed the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and order the issuance of certifications to barangays to facilitate the release of their share of…

IOUs are personal, not a condition for RPT share

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/28/2016

Executing promissory notes by barangay officials for their incentives disallowed by the Commission on Audit is an undertaking for their personal obligations, and not as representative of the barangay. Cebu City Accountant Arlene Rentuza clarified there was…

NO STRINGS ATTACHED

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/27/2016

There should be no conditions attached to the release of the shares of the barangays in the real property taxes (RPT) of the Cebu City government, the Department of Interior and Local Government Central Visayas (DILG 7)…

DILG TO CEBUANOS: Protect Cebu from ‘ferocious’ illegal drugs

Nestle L. Semilla 11/22/2016

  An official of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has appealed to Cebuanos to take government’s anti-drug campaign very seriously and to sustain it even beyond the term of the country’s crime-busting President, Rodrigo…

Yolanda victims in Bantayan town gets Capitol aid

Nestle L. Semilla 11/14/2016

Provincial Board Members approved on Monday, a resolution authorizing Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III to allocate P5.8 million to aid Super Typhoon Yolanda victims in the municipality of Bantayan in Bantayan Island to rebuild their damaged homes.…

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