Garcia orders permanent halt of resource center construction

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Is it now the end of the 20-story Cebu Provincial Resource Center project? Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in her first executive order on Monday, July 1, has ordered for the “immediate stoppage and permanent…

President Duterte to declare Cardinal Vidal’s burial day on October 26 a holiday

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 10/23/2017

President Rodrigro Duterte personally gave his assurance that he will sign an executive order declaring October 26 a holiday all over Cebu for the burial of Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal. The President made the pronouncement…

City to protect shark, ray species

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/15/2016

At least 100 pro-shark advocates marched to Cebu City Hall on Tuesday morning to meet with Mayor Tomas Osmeña to get the city’s commitment to protect all shark species. The group led by Vince Cinches of Greenpeace…

Gov mulls EO to help gov’t workers tested positive for drug use

Nestle L. Semilla 10/21/2016

TO help government employees of Cebu province found positive of using illegal drugs, Gov. Hilario Davide III is considering issuing an executive order (EO) to provide the guidelines on how to deal with them. Davide said in…

Expect electronic FOI by November – Andanar

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/23/2016

If the Duterte administration meets its self-imposed deadline, starting Nov. 25, 2016, various information on public transactions will be made available on government websites except for a considerable 166 matters involving national security, executive privilege and invasion…

Cebu press council calls on LGUs to enforce FOI order

Lesley Cara Delos Santos 09/22/2016

The Cebu City-Press Council (CCPC) passed a resolution during its 44th quarterly meeting urging local government units of Cebu to uphold transparency by implementing the Freedom of Information (FOI) Executive Order No. 02 series 2016 signed by…

Malacañang declares August 30 a special non-working holiday for Mandaue

Lesley Cara Delos Santos 08/12/2016

Mandauehanons will enjoy a four-day weekend after August 30, Tuesday, was declared a special non-working holiday. The Mandaue City Public Information Office, in their Facebook Page, posted a photo of the executive order from Malacañang signed by…

Duterte ready to launch FOI law; vows to stop media killings

07/04/2016

DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to issue an executive order (EO) that would implement the proposed Freedom of Information (FOI) law. A Palace official on Sunday said that the new administration will issue an…

Councilors question 2 signatures on EO

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/28/2016

SOME Cebu City councilors yesterday questioned an executive order (EO) which was signed by both Acting Mayor Edgardo Labella and City Administrator Lucelle Mercado. The executive order establishes the office for the implementation of the Sustainable Poverty-reduction…

Security bond from SRP highest bidders to fund bonuses, asphalting projects

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/02/2015

THE estimated P1.7 billion revenues from the bidding of two South Road Properties (SRP) lots will be used to fund a proposed supplemental budget, officials said. Of the proposed P250-million supplemental budget 1 (SB1) for this year,…

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