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…

Bautista no-show in House hearing on barangay polls delay

Inquirer.net 08/14/2017

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson Andres Bautista won’t be attending the House of Representatives’ hearing on Monday on the proposal to postpone the 2017 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. In a press conference on Monday, Cibac Rep.…

Public hearing on proposed SRP lot sale ordinance set on June

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/02/2017

A public hearing has been scheduled on June 20 for the proposed Cebu City ordinance to sell another three hectares of the South Road Properties (SRP). The holding of the public hearing was agreed despite objections from…

Council to hold public hearing on transfer station proposal

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/05/2017

THE Cebu City Council will ask city residents if they would support the city government’s move to set up a one -hectare transfer station in the now closed Inayawan dumpsite despite a court order not to do…

Loot answers Kerwin’s claim during Senate investigation

Dominic D. Yasay, Rosemarie H. Borromeo 12/05/2016

Allegations that Daanbantayan Mayor, retired Chief Supt. Vicente Loot, received money from suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa surfaced again during yesterday’s Senate hearing into the death of Albuera, Leyte, Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. In answer to a…

MAO BA?

Editorial 12/02/2016

ABOUT-FACE During the budget hearing of a local government unit, every department head was given a chance to justify his/her budget. When it was the turn of the public information officer, who is known to be feuding…

No retraction from Kerwin

Joey Gabieta 12/01/2016

ALBUERA, Leyte — Self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa will reaffirm his earlier statements that Senator Leila de Lima received drug money from him through Ronnie Dayan in 2015 when he appears again during the resumption of the…

Senate hearing on POC funds issue cancelled

Calvin D. Cordova 11/22/2016

Manila—Yesterday’s much-anticipated face off between officials of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) didn’t push through after the Senate hearing that would have looked into the latter’s alleged unliquidated funds was cancelled.…

Magpale off to HK for a vacation with grandkids, will not preside over budget hearings

Nestle L. Semilla 11/15/2016

Cebu Vice Governor Agnes Magpale will not be able to preside the budget hearings set next week as she will leave for a family vacation in Hongkong on Wednesday. Magpale will be staying in Hong Kong until…

Council’s budget session postponed

06/27/2016

THE four-man Cebu City Council has postponed the special session to discuss the proposed P6 billion annual budget and moved it to today. Councilor James Anthony Cuenco called for the postponement of the special session, said Acting…

Council of four to tackle P6B budget with ‘caution’

Nestle L. Semilla 06/15/2016

WITH only four officials sitting in session, the Cebu City Council will review and deliberate “with caution” the P6 billion budget submitted by Acting City Mayor Margot Osmeña on June 20. Cebu City Councilor James Anthony Cuenco,…

Judge inhibits from SRP case against Cebu City officials

Edison Delos Angeles, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/08/2015

A trial court  judge backed off from hearing  the civil case that seeks to stop Cebu City officials from spending proceeds of the sale of lots in the South Road Properties  (SRP). Judge Generosa Labra said she…

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