Mayor ‘threatened to cancel’ contract to get developers to pay city

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/14/2015

The Bando-Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) bloc in the Cebu City Council yesterday said they are not against the sale of South Road Properties (SRP) lots  per se. “We want to help Cebu City. We are not against…

The Big 3 should rise above it

08/11/2015

Has Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama outsmarted the City Council? He seems quite happy with the results of his lightning trip to Manila, where he handcarried notices of award for the highest bidders for two lots of…

Game of polls

08/06/2015

It was simply convenient for President Benigno Aquino III to sound off a call to Congress to pass the anti-dynasty bill so he could sign it into law before he leaves office. Maybe he’s confident that his…

Ortiz was a ‘model of public service’

08/06/2015

A Mass and memorial  service  were held yesterday in City Hall for the late Cebu City mayor Mario Diez Ortiz who served as chief executive in 1963. Four of his children—Danilo, Jerome, Edwin and Julie Marie—and  11…

One-upmanship

08/05/2015

You know it’s election season when former and incumbent officials appear more frequently in radio programs, TV spots and event launchings. With the advent of online social media, their Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels are more active…

Memorial service for Ortiz at Cebu City Hall today

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/05/2015

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today at City Hall for Mario Ortiz, lawyer and former mayor of Cebu City. Ortiz passed away on Friday at 5:25 a.m. at his home in Beverly Hills…

Government to sell Cebu as work-and-play destination

Vanessa Claire Lucero 08/04/2015

Government agencies are working together to show visiting high-level officials from 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies that Cebu is a work-and-play destination. Joel Garganera, vice president of the Liga ng mga Barangay in Cebu City, said…

It’s Roxas’ turn

08/04/2015

In anointing  Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas as the Liberal Party standard- bearer in next year’s elections, President Benigno Aquino III stayed true to form and tradition, picking  a successor from party ranks. Twenty five…

Complaint vs Talisay vice mayor, councilors for reducing proposed budget

Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/04/2015

The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) will look into an administrative complaint filed by Talisay City Mayor Johnny de los Reyes against Vice Mayor Romeo Villarante and eight city councilors after they reduced his proposed P1-billion budget by…

Aquino praises Roxas as man of ‘clear integrity’

07/31/2015

“Mga Boss, idinudulog ko po sa inyo ngayon, sa akin pong opinyon, ang nagpakita na ng gilas at ng integridad, ang hinog at handang-handang magpatuloy ng Daang Matuwid: walang iba kundi si Mar Roxas.” (To my bosses,…

Archival for BO-PK vice mayor candidate?

Doris C. Bongcac 07/31/2015

ENGINEER Nestor Archival is being considered as candidate for Cebu City vice mayor in next year’s comeback  bid of former Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña. But the city councilor said nothing is final until the Bando Osmena…

Some thoughts on the Aquino presidency

Jobers R. Bersales 07/30/2015

In just a year from today, the six-year term of President Beningo “P-Noy” Aquino III shall have ended. The most palpable signal was his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday before both houses of…

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