Osmeña firm on stand not to use SRP funds for city’s infra projects

Inna Gian Mejia 11/06/2017

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is standing pat on his decision not to use P9.8 billion of the city’s funds received from giant developers, Ayala Land, Cebu Holdings Inc., SM Prime Holdings, and Filinvest Land Inc. as…

Lack of manpower, funds surface in budget hearing

JOSE SANTINO BUNACHITA 10/27/2017

CITY Hall’s Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) blamed the lack of manpower for the delays in the implementation of its projects. In Friday’s continuation of the series of budget hearings for Cebu City’s proposed P6.3…

‘Richest province’ needs more funds

USJ-R Intern Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 10/17/2017

CEBU PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT WHILE Cebu remains the richest province in the country according to a Commission on Audit (COA) report with its assets amounting to P32.43 billion, Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III said this “wealthiest province” actually…

CPA employee ordered jailed for malversation of funds

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 10/02/2017

A cashier of the Cebu Ports Authority was convicted for misappropriating P15, 817.70 in office funds. Romeo Pañares was meted with imprisonment of 10 to 14 years and a penalty of perpetual special disqualification or a disqualification…

Friends organize run, concert to raise funds for PO2 Guillen

Glendale G. Rosal, Norman V. Mendoza 08/14/2017

COLLEAGUES at the Philippine National Police (PNP) are organizing various fundraising activities like run for a cause and concerts to help secure cash that will take care of the medication of PO2 Brian Guillen. Guillen collapsed before…

P16B scholarship funds eyed for free college tuition

Inquirer.net 08/09/2017

President Rodrigo Duterte may not know how to fund the free higher education law he just signed, but the House of Representatives has pinpointed P16 billion in scholarship funds that may be realigned for that purpose. In…

Smile Train hooks up with Ironman tilt to raise funds

Glendale G. Rosal 07/27/2017

Smile Train Team Empower will send 10 triathletes to the Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines with the aim of not just winning the race but raising funds as well for children with cleft palate and cleft lip. Smile…

City Hall to release funds for Ormoc

USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/14/2017

ORMOC City needs water. This is the ground assessment of former Cebu City councilor Alvin Dizon in his return from earthquake-stricken Ormoc City and Kananga, Leyte. Dizon reported to Mayor Tomas Osmeña that of the 29 electricity-run…

Disaster management chief spending funds on preparedness projects

USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/11/2017

WHILE the Cebu City government affirmed the Commission on Audit report claiming the disaster management fund was underutilized by the city, the current city disaster management chief is already spending funds for preparedness projects. “We spend our…

COA tells Osmeña: Explain P2.5M in Pagcor fund spending

Nestle L. Semilla 03/29/2017

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and 19 other city officials were asked to explain the alleged unauthorized spending of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) funds amounting to P2.5 million. This after the Commission on Audit (COA)…

Cebu Protected Landscape needs funds for projects

Nestle L. Semilla 03/27/2017

THE Central Cebu Protected Landscape-Protected Area Management Board (CCPL-PAMB) has asked the National Economic and Development Authority in Central Visayas (Neda-7) and the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) to lobby to the national…

Dumanjug vice mayor assumes town’s leadership

Nestle L. Semilla 02/23/2017

DESPITE having assumed the mayorship of Dumanjug town for the past 10 days, Rene Asentista has not yet fully discharged his new function. He admitted that he has not yet signed any legal documents, especially those involving…

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