Osmeña promises 14th month pay, P25K extra bonuses for Toledo City employees

Doris C. Bongcac 11/26/2018

Regular employees of the Toledo City Hall are expected to have a very Merry Christmas this year. In a message which he delivered in this morning’s flag raising ceremony, Mayor John Henry Osmeña announced that employees will…

Small fishers warned: Be extra careful when going out to sea

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/05/2018

FISHERMEN using small fishing boats in the Visayas are cautioned from going out to sea amid the prevailing weather systems in the country in the next three days. Al Quiblat, chief of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and…

Voters question extra ballot box in Punta Engaño

Futch Anthony Inso 05/14/2018

Voters in Barangay Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City complain after an extra ballot box was found under the table of a classroom precinct at Punta Engaño Elementary School. It was Milagros Flores who first discovered the extra ballot…

Election offices urged: Let others borrow ‘extra’ ballot boxes

Jessa Mae O. Sotto with Correspondent Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/18/2018

COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Cebu has encouraged election offices in different towns to supply other offices which lacked ballot boxes. Comelec Provincial Election Supervisor lawyer Lionel Castillano said they have not received additional yellow boxes from Manila.…

Extra pair of eyes

Editorial 02/15/2018

A proposal by the Cebu City Traffic Operations Office (CCTO) to purchase body cameras to augment their operations is a double-edged sword, but it gained credence in light of a recent video that went viral on social…

No gifts

Editorial 12/12/2017

It may be downright tightfisted and Scrooge-like, but the Provincial Warden’s decision not to allow families of inmates to bring gifts during their annual holiday visits on Dec. 25 and 26 is not only practical but necessary…

SM City goes extra mile to assist its shoppers

PR 06/16/2017

suspension of elevators SM City Cebu submitted yesterday all additional documents required by the Office of the Building Official (OBO) of the Cebu City government for their permits to run their elevators. With the suspension of the…

MAO BA?

Editorial 05/16/2017

FAVORITISM A passenger was taken aback after a taxi driver whose vehicle was the next in line told him to board another taxi at the end of the line outside a hotel. Upon seeing the passenger, the…

MAO BA?

Editorial 04/17/2017

EXTRA DUTY A broadcaster said the public would not have been inconvenienced by last week’s rains if local media outlets warned them about it in advance. Since local media outlets were closed during the Holy Week, the…

Public extra vigilant over kidnapping reports

Nestle L. Semilla 03/18/2017

  Alarmed over the series of alleged kidnapping cases, residents in some parts of Cebu have been vigilant as suspicious activities happening in the neighborhoods are quickly being reported to the police. At around 6 p.m. on…

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