Mayor Rama to rehire JOs as long as…

Wenilyn Sabalo 02/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has promised that he will rehire all city hall employees hired under job-order (JO) contracts as long as they are not proven to be “kawatan” (thieves). The mayor announced…

Lapu-Lapu City Council OKs resolution for P25,000 bonus of city hall employees

Futch Anthony Inso 12/03/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Council has already approved the resolution for the giving of a performance-based bonus for the city’s regular, co-terminous, and casual employees. This was confirmed by City Councilor Annabeth Cuizon, who…

Gymnastics organizers explain after event in Labangon draws flak

Glendale G. Rosal 11/20/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A supposed to be fun-filled Cebu City Junior Olympics gymnastics event at the Labangon Elementary School over the weekend drew negative comments from parents and gymnasts who weren’t allowed to join. One of…

JO from Barili, Cebu positive for drug use, risks termination

Doris C. Bongcac 08/05/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A job order (JO) employee assigned at the Municipal Social Welfare Office in Barili, Cebu tested positive for illegal drug use and risks termination from service. The municipal government said in a statement…

Rama scales up campaign vs. scalawags in City Hall

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Reelected Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama aims to intensify his administration’s campaign on cleansing the City Hall from scalawags. This time, he has laid down a different set of criteria that would help…

City Council defers OK of P5K gratuity pay for JOs in Lapu-Lapu

Futch Anthony Inso 01/03/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Council has deferred the approval of the ordinance granting a P5,000 gratuity pay for job order (JO) employees in the city. In the special session of the city council on…

JO workers of Lapu-Lapu to get P3K bonus next week

Futch Anthony Inso 01/04/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- Job Order employees (JOs) in Lapu-Lapu City are expected to receive P3,000 as bonus next week. This was announced by Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan during the flag raising ceremony this morning, January…

5 more Cebu City Hall employees test positive for drugs

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Five employees of the Cebu City Hall tested positive for illegal drugs, the Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP) reported on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.  Four of these five employees were from…

Gunmen kill Lapu-Lapu JO in Bankal attack

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 34-year-old job order employee of Lapu-Lapu City government was shot and killed by unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen in Sitio Coles, Barangay Bankal at past 1 p.m. today, June 1, 2020. Ryan Fuentes Daño…

Labella orders termination of City Hall JO arrested for drugs possession

Delta Derycka C. Letigio and Alven Marie Timtim 04/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered dismissed a Job Order (JO) employee of the Cebu City Hall following his arrest this afternoon for the possession of suspected shabu. “You have no place in the…

Labella to City Hall employees: Take drug tests

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is making sure that his administration will maintain a drug free workplace as he orders regular and job order (JO) employees of city hall to undergo a drug test…

PDRRMO ready to respond despite possibility of losing JO employees

Rosalie Abatayo 06/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —With the possibility that some of its staff may be lost after June 28, 2019, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said it will still be ready to respond to incidents any time. At…

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