Scholarship for agriculture students pushed

Futch Anthony Inso 02/21/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- Recognizing the vital role of the agriculture sector in food sustainability and local farmer empowerment, a Cebu City councilor proposed an ordinance to provide scholarship grants to students who would pursue agriculture-related programs in…

Cebu City joins in declaring Pura Luka Vega persona non grata

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/17/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Drag artist Pura Luka Vega has been declared persona non grata here. The Cebu City Council, during its regular session on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, passed a resolution declaring Pura Leka Vega, whose…

SRP culvert bridge demolition starts

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The demolition of the six-year-old culvert bridge at the South Road Properties (SRP) has already started, according to Cebu City Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover Jr. Alcover said demolition works being undertaken by the…

Kids go trick-or-treating at Cebu City Hall

Morexette Erram 10/28/2016

Several Cebu City councilors adorned their offices with fake cobwebs, lights and pumpkins as they celebrated Halloween yesterday by inviting children for a trick or treat. Some of them started to assemble their gimmicks along the lobbies…

BO-PK allies on hand for seniors cash aid

Margarette Managaytay 10/27/2016

ALLIES of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña who are planning to run in next year’s barangay elections were on hand to facilitate yesterday’s distribution of cash aid to seniors in various venues. In Barangay Sambag 1, about…

Mayor Tom: City owns Osmeña Shrine

Nestle L. Semilla 10/14/2016

REACTING to the criticism from Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña clarified that the city government remains to be the sole owner of Osmeña Shrine in Barangay Kalunasan. Osmeña admitted that there was a…

Demolition of shanties starts at Osmeña Shrine

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/11/2016

Clutching her crying six-month-old baby, 31-year-old Dayen Bacaro tried to stop Cebu City Hall’s demolition team from dismantling her small home at the Osmeña Shrine yesterday morning. “We had to borrow money to buy housing materials. We…

City demolishes illegal structures on Osmeña Shrine

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/11/2016

Some settlers in the Osmeña Shrine in Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City lost their houses on Tuesday morning. The members of City Hall’s Prevention Restoration Order Beautification Enhancement (PROBE) team implemented the order issued by Mayor Tomas Osmeña…

Ban ‘Pokemon Go’ in all public areas – Alcover

Margarette Managaytay 09/13/2016

BEWARE Pokemon Goers. Your playing days in public places across the City of Cebu are numbered as officials begin a review of a proposed ordinance regulating the game’s “playing zones” here. A draft ordinance by Cebu City…

A world-class, accessible hospital

Ricky Poca 09/05/2016

Since two years ago I’ve been having my hemodialysis at an uptown hospital. I remember lamenting in my column how many patients discontinued their hemodialysis sessions after the 45 free sessions under their PhilHealth ran out. Fortunately…

Oops lihay (sa sumbalik dasdas ni Junalx)

Gerard Pareja 09/04/2016

Kay naghatag man siyag kasikas sa politikanhong kalihukan sa atong dakbayan di kita makalikay sa paghisgut ni Jun “way kulba” Alcover. Apan wa nato damha nga negatibo diay ang iyang pagdawat sa atong pasiaw. Ania ang iyang…

Alcover’s proposed ordinance: Mandatory community service for Tokhang surrenderers

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/29/2016

WHAT else can be done to the growing number of drug users and pushers that have turned themselves in to authorities? If Cebu City Councilor Pastor “Jun” Alcover Jr. is to be asked, mandatory community service is…

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