Voting underway in special elections for Cordova barangay

Izobelle T. Pulgo 05/14/2016

Cordova’s special election for cluster 33, composed of precincts 74a, 74b, 76a, and 76b, in Gabi Elementary School is underway. The remaining 436 voters who were not able to vote during last Monday’s election due to ballot…

Rama refused to form a transition team

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/13/2016

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama yesterday announced he has no plans to form a transition team for a smooth transfer of power to a new city administration, as he insisted that he should have won the mayoral…

LP bets and allies dominate mayoral posts

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/13/2016

CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III said he was sad that Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Mar Roxas trailed far behind presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte in Cebu in the May 9 polls but was also happy that LP…

Cordova’s Gabi to hold special elections today

Izobelle T. Pulgo 05/13/2016

A special elections will be held today at Gabi Elementary School in Cordova town to accommodate the remaining 436 voters who were not able to vote during last Monday’s elections due to ballot misprint. Cordova election officer…

Dumanjug shooting is election-related, police says

Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores 05/13/2016

LAST Sunday’s shooting incident in Dumanjug town near the Garcia ancestral home was election-related, the Police Regional Office said. Senior Supt. Rey Lyndon Lawas, deputy regional director for operations of PRO-7, said the shooting incident at Dumanjug…

TIME TO MOVE ON

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/12/2016

After a divisive political campaign and electoral exercise, an official of the Archdiocese of Cebu called on the people to unite and support the newly elected leaders. “Let us now move on as a nation,” enjoined Msgr.…

Revoking sale of SRP lots could have serious legal implications

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/12/2016

THERE could be serious legal ramifications should Mayor-elect Tomas Osmeña revoke the sale of lots at the South Road Properties (SRP). Reelected Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella cautioned Osmeña about his plan as he expressed his reservations especially…

Yield, Bongbong urged

Carmel Loise Matus 05/12/2016

Groups backing Liberal Party vice presidential candidate and Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo called on Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to concede yesterday. Lawyer Levi Wee of Cebu for Leni told reporters that Marcos’s allegation that Robredo…

Corro supporters leave municipal hall

Apple Ta-as 05/12/2016

TENSION eased in Daanbantayan yesterday after more than 100 supporters of Mayor Augusto Corro left the town hall grounds which they occupied the day before. Senior Insp. Roger Quijano, Daanbantayan police chief, told Cebu Daily News by…

Cash cards for BEI members ready

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/12/2016

Land Bank of the Philippines cash cards containing the honorarium for each teacher who served during the May 9 elections are ready for distribution, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Acting Cebu provincial election supervisor said a…

Grace in victory and defeat

Editorial 05/12/2016

Following Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s show of magnanimity in victory and the equally gracious concessions of Sen. Grace Poe and Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Mar Roxas, candidates in Cebu who either won or lost showed that…

PRO-7 poll-related incident committee to tackle Dumanjug shooting incident

Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores 05/12/2016

The Police Regional Office Central Visayas (PRO-7) election-related incident validation committee will meet today to discuss the recent Dumanjug town shooting incident. Senior Supt. Rey Lyndon Lawas, PRO-7 deputy regional director for operations, in an interview Thursday…

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