Exempted sa FOI ang prosecution service?

Lloyd Suarez 11/27/2016

Wa ko kasabot ni Assistant City Prosecutor Ma. Theresa Casiño kinsa maoy gi-designate nga spokesperson sa Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office kay gilisod-lisod gyud ko nga maka-access sa mga dokumento sa mga kaso nga may public interest. Nga…

Mao Ba?

Editorial 11/27/2016

ONLY FROM CEBU Since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed his post, names of suspected drug lords were revealed to the public. Five of them are Cebuanos: Peter Lim, Franz Sabalones, Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz, Rowen “Yawa” Secretaria, and Kerwin…

Councilor pushes for Mandaue lone district

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Norman V. Mendoza 10/28/2016

The Mandaue City Council presented a draft resolution urging Congressman Jonas Cortes to pass a bill for Mandaue City to become a lone congressional district during their regular session last Wednesday. The resolution proposed by Councilor Demetrio…

Solon to discuss Metro Cebu’s traffic problem

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/07/2016

THE House of Representatives transportation committee headed by Catanduanes Rep. Cesar V. Sarmiento will meet with businessmen, including transport industry stakeholders, today at the Waterfront Airport Hotel and Casino Inc. in Lapu-Lapu City for a public hearing.…

Red flags in the proposed national budget

08/30/2016

Old habits die hard, as the saying goes. This seems to be the case in the proposed P3.35-trillion national budget for 2017, on which the House of Representatives began deliberating on Aug. 22. Huge lump sums, pork…

ALVAREZ READIES DRAFT EO FOR CONCOM

Carmel Loise Matus 08/29/2016

Cebu’s Antonio Cuenco is considered a possible commission member The name of at least one prominent Cebuano legislator has been floated as a possible member of a Constitutional Commission (Concom) that is expected to be formed within…

NBI: 2 of 5 concert fatalities died of massive heart attack

05/24/2016

TWO of the victims that attended the Closeup Forever Summer Concert during the weekend died of massive heart attack, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said yesterday. NBI has conducted an autopsy on two of the five…

NO MORE RESIDENCY RULE IN HS

Jonas N. Panerio 06/12/2015

Student-Athletes Protection Bill approved High school athletes across the country can now breathe easy after the Senate and the House of Representatives approved a bicameral version of the Student-Athletes Protection Bill authored by Senator Pia Cayetano, which…

Marcos: Senate to be more thorough, won’t railroad passage of BBL

05/20/2015

Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the Senate would not railroad the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Marcos, chair of the Senate committee on local government, told Radyo Inquirer 990 AM in an…

Pacquiao loses House panel chair bid, will head Olympics committee instead

05/20/2015

Talk about being outfought twice. Fresh from losing to American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the much-awaited “Fight of the Century” last May 2 (US time), Filipino boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao lost another battle…

House junks impeach raps against Aquino

09/02/2014

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives justice committee on Tuesday found insufficient in substance the three impeachment raps lodged against President Benigno Aquino III. The panel, dominated by Aquino allies, overwhelmingly voted to junk the complaints,…

Pacquiao still richest congressman in 2013

05/28/2014

MANILA, Philippines—Sarangani Representative and welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao remains as the richest congressman in the country and is the only billionaire in the House of Representatives. Pacquiao had a net worth of P1.4 billion in 2013, down…

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