Cebu City skatepark construction postponed after May 13 election – Gabuya

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Skateboarding enthusiasts will have to wait a little longer for the promised Cebu City skatepark to be realized. Councilor Eugenio Gabuya Jr., the deputy mayor for sports, said that the start of the…

Comelec-7 chief: We are 99.9% ready for May 13 election

Zena V. Magto 05/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The teachers, who will be part of the Board of Election Inspectors, have already been briefed on how to operate the Voter Registration Verification Machine (VRVM). Lawyer Veronico Petalcorin, acting Commission on Election…

PRO-7 sets up Remac, central communication center, for upcoming election

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio, Denice Jann Reyes 05/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Eleven days before the May 13 national and local elections, the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), has set up the Regional Election Monitoring and Action Center (Remac) at the Camp Sergio…

680 bulbs found in Mandaue City polling precincts in need of replacement

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/30/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines —A total of 680 defective bulbs and LED tubes found in Mandaue City polling precincts and holding areas will have to be replaced to make sure that the casting of votes in the May…

Power stakeholders: Cebu has enough power supply in May 13 polls

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu would have an adequate power supply during the May 13, 2019 elections, power industry stakeholders said. Jose Rey Maleza, OIC-director of the Department of Energy (DOE) Visayas Field Office explained that all government agencies…

Palma tells voters: Be critical in choosing country’s next leaders

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will remain non-partisan and will not be endorsing candidates in the May 13 elections, but they will be providing guidance to help the voters and…

Cebu City’s tanods urged to continue working despite temporary suspension of honoraria

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (Cosap), which handles the distribution of the honoraria for the barangay tanods, said the tanods would continue to work despite the suspension of the release of their…

Senior citizens’, tanods’ financial aid put on hold until Cebu City gov’t gets exemption from Comelec ban 

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Financial assistance for senior citizens, barangay tanods, and barangay workers from several government projects in the Cebu City will have to be put on hold until the city government can get an exemption…

VECO reminds public: No posters on poles please

PR 04/05/2019

As the campaign for the upcoming May elections heat up, the Visayan Electric Company, Inc. (VECO) is reminding the public, candidates, and their supporters not to post campaign materials on its electric poles. The Commission on Elections…

Sinas: Some candidates use drug money to fund their campaign

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The recovery of 750 grams of illegal drugs during the conduct of their Synchronized Enhanced Management Police Operations (Sempo) in Negros Oriental on Saturday, March 30, was an indication that shabu continues to proliferate…

Quisumbing promises to comply with election rules in their campaign

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/26/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — As the campaign period for local candidates kick off on Friday, March 29, reelectionist Mandaue City Mayor Gabriel Luis “Luigi” Quisumbing vowed to self-police their camp to make sure that their supporters do…

Binay: Going solo is hard but fun

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Running as an independent candidate in the May 2019 election, re-electionist Senator Nancy Binay said that she had to bring her campaigning straight to the people. “Ang strategy is direct to the people…

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