“Pulihi Na, Cebu” calls voters to choose officials with ‘good image’ as Osmeña faces illegal gambling complaint

Zena Magto with reports from Benjie Talisic 05/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Vote for public officials with good image. This is the core message that the “Pulihi Na, Cebu!” Movement shared in a press statement released on Sunday, May 5, 2019. The press statement followed…

Osmeña-Labella debate to push through; new date is May 10

Rosalie Abatayo 05/05/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — May 10 is the date to block off on every Cebu City voter’s calendar for the long-awaited face-off between incumbent Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella. This was…

Persons in white van attack Osmeña ally’s car showroom

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo and Benjie Talisic 05/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Chevrolet showroom of Franklin Ong, president of the Association of Barangay Councils in Cebu City, was peppered with bullets by unidentified persons around 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2019. The showroom…

Lapu police to candidates: Coordinate with us to secure campaign rallies

Futch Anthony Inso 05/03/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Coordinate with us so we can help secure the safety of your campaign sorties. This is the reminder of Police Colonel Limuel Obon, director of the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO), to political…

Tanods’ accounts say fellow cops responsible for Yballe’s death

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 05/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police Corporal Feliciano Yballe Jr. was killed by fellow cops who barged into his home in Barangay Sudlon I a few minutes past midnight on Tuesday, May 1, 2019. This was the pronouncement…

Delos Santos’ aide files charges against police in ‘harrassment’ incident

Delta Derycka Letigio 04/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One of Cebu City Councilor Mary Ann delos Santos’ aides has filed several charges against a group of police personnel, who allegedly harassed him while conducting a checkpoint on Sunday night, April 28…

Delos Santos raises concerns on election violence to City Council

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Mary Ann Delos Santos, who is running for vice mayor under the Bando Osmeña Pundok-Kauswagan (BO-PK) slate, took advantage of her privilege speech to address her concerns on what she…

Bakud Party on arrest of San Francisco officials: “It’s politically motivated”

04/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The local party of arrested San Francisco, Camotes officials said they are being targeted because they support the candidacy of Vice Governor Agnes Magpale and Governor Hilario Davide III. “It is what it…

Magpale, Garcia in Mega Cebu candidates forum today

04/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Candidates for the governor and vice governor positions of Cebu province will face a crowd of students and sectoral representatives in two separate sessions today, April 5, in the Mega Cebu Candidates Forum…

Comelec Cebu now 70 percent ready for May elections

Rosalie Abatayp 02/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cebu Province is now 70 percent ready for the midterm elections on May 13, 2019. Acting Provincial Election Supervisor Jerome Brillantes told Cebu Daily News Digital that they are…

Congressman’s security escort, another arrested in Cebu as election gun ban takes effect

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/14/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines  — In just two hours after the election gun ban took effect at midnight of Sunday, January 13,   two persons, including a security escort of Cebu Fourth District Representative Benhur Salimbangon,  were…

Comelec DQ stance ‘baseless’, Serge says

Inquirer 11/11/2018

IT WAS baseless. This was how senatorial aspirant Sergio “Serge” Osmeña III branded the move of the Campaign Finance Office (CFO) of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disqualify him for alleged failure to declare his campaign…

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