Dave Tumulak kicks off first day campaign at a landfill in Cebu City

Jewil Anne M. Tabiolo 03/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In a long-standing tight mayoral race between two prominent parties in Cebu City, Councilor Dave Tumulak kickstarted his independent candidacy by rousing the slums of Inayawan landfill on Friday morning, March 25, 2022.…

Tulfo: I’m willing to be guest candidate for senator to any presidentiables

Futch Anthony Inso 10/28/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Media personality Raffy Tulfo is willing to become a guest candidate for a senator to any presidentiables in the upcoming 2022 national elections. Tulfo, who is an independent senatorial candidate, said that currently,…

Who is the preferred Presidential candidate of Cebu City standard bearers? 

Dyrecka Letigio 10/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — No one yet.  The three major mayoral candidates of Cebu City have not signified any support to a Presidential candidate yet.  Independent candidate, incumbent Councilor David Tumulak, said he would not be endorsing…

Tumulak files surprise candidacy for Cebu City Mayor

Dyrecka Letigio 10/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A sudden twist to Cebu City’s brewing political battle for 2022 elections came as Councilor David Tumulak filed his candidacy for City Mayor on October 7, 2021.  Tumulak filed his candidacy shortly after…

Dondon confirms he ‘may run independently’ for 2022 polls

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Donaldo ‘Dondon’ Hontiveros on Sunday, September 5, confirmed that he might be running independently for the upcoming 2022 polls. Hontiveros, in a statement on his official Facebook page, said it…

Zafra, Hontiveros to run as ‘independent’ candidates in 2022 polls?

Dyrecka Letigio 09/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Independent!” Councilors Philip Zafra and Donaldo Hontiveros posted the same cryptic message on their social media accounts Friday night, September 3. Zafra admitted to CDN Digital in an interview that he is now…

Binay: Going solo is hard but fun

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Running as an independent candidate in the May 2019 election, re-electionist Senator Nancy Binay said that she had to bring her campaigning straight to the people. “Ang strategy is direct to the people…

Inquirer.net pivots Cebu’s only independent newspaper to fully digital

12/19/2018

Inquirer.net, the number one Filipino news website, announced its acquisition of the URL www.cebudailynews.inquirer.net and trademark of Cebu Daily News (CDN) and its plan to pivot CDN to a fully digital platform on New Year’s Day of…

Smart backs independent student learning

PR 06/29/2018

Teaching more by teaching less Can students learn something as complicated as integral calculus largely on their own? In a workshop held recently in Bohol, dozens of teachers handling different subjects were asked to copy a calculus…

Palma: SK officials must remain independent

Futch Anthony Inso 05/26/2018

WHILE veteran government officials can guide Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials, they must not in any way influence the decisions of these young leaders. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma gave this reminder just as SK officials are set to…

BOPK gets more SK allies

Morexette Erram 05/24/2018

The number of elected Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials affiliated with the Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) has risen from 41 to 42. This developed after Christine Bontuyan, the SK chairperson-elect of Barangay Talamban decided to be a…

MAO BA?

Editorial 02/23/2017

A POLITICAL THE president of a newly formed private organization in a town in Cebu vowed to keep the group apolitical and independent. But some who heard her pronouncements doubted it would be achieved since the group…

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