Garcia told to produce Palace order

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/12/2015

Without a Palace order directing suspended Dumanjug mayor Nelson Garcia to reassume his post, he cannot function as the town’s chief executive. This is what lawyer Edgar Gica, lawyer and father of acting Mayor Efren Gica, said…

P14.4 B SAFE IN LAPU BANK

Marites Villamor Ilano, Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/23/2015

Will Mactan airport board make sure funds stay in Cebu? The P14.4-billion premium paid last year by the winning bidder of the Mactan Airport upgrading project is still intact in a government bank in Lapu-Lapu City. Airport…

Davide denies Nelson’s motion

05/22/2015

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III has ordered suspended Dumanjug Mayor Nelson Garcia to comply with his six-month suspension for grave misconduct and grave abuse of authority. In a three-page order, Davide trashed Garcia’s urgent motion to recall…

Disaster council cites ‘creeping disaster’

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/20/2015

The Cebu provincial disaster  council yesterday recommended the declaration of a state of calamity in the entire province. Below-normal rainfall since March has damaged crops and caused water levels to go down, said Baltazar Tribunalo, Jr., head…

Davide not threatened, looks forward to ‘fun’ 2016 polls

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/18/2015

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III yesterday said he didn’t feel threatened by former governor Emilio “Lito” Osmeña and other gubernatorial candidates. “Why should I be threatened? I should be happy that the people will have more to…

Davide favors study of wage increase

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/03/2015

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III expressed support for a plan by organized labor  to seek another round of wage increases this year to enable workers to cope with increasing prices of commodities. He said the P340 daily…

Time to pay up

04/01/2015

  The Cebu provincial government will take some time before it can resolve its P36.9 million refund claim from the Balili heirs after the court ruled in their favor recently. Among the questions that Cebuanos want answered…

No reclamation project in Cordova

Melissa Q. Cabahug 03/27/2015

The Cebu Provincial Reclamation Authority (CPRA) has not approved any permit for a reclamation project in barangay Gabi, Cordova, said Gov.  Hilario Davide III. “As far as I know, there’s none (permit). I don’t think there is…

POWER OF THE PURSE

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/22/2015

Robredo: ‘Women who earn their own money are stronger in fighting off abuse’   Letting a woman earn her own income is a sure way to empower her. If she is a battered wife, this is how…

Davide to call JVR, council to dialogue

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/29/2015

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III yesterday said he will call in Talisay City Mayor Johnny V. delos Reyes and the members of the City Council to a meeting in a bid to end their squabble and  resolve…

Capitol gains P9M from CPVDC venture

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/15/2015

The Cebu provincial government received P9 million from the Cebu Properties Venture and Development Corp. (CPVDC) yesterday. Gov. Hilario Davide III said the amount was the Capitol’s divident sharefrom a 2014 joint venture with CPVDC. Davide also…

Zero casualties but crop damage high

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Peter L. Romanillos 12/10/2014

Cebu City had zero casualties after typhoon Ruby but the City Council still declared the city under a state of calamity after close to P40 million worth of crops and livestock in upland barangays were  reported damaged.…

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