MARGOT’S DARE: SUE ME

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/12/2016

From being called “Ms. Babag” (Ms. Obstructionist) to a kidnapper. Things have escalated quickly for Cebu City Acting Mayor Margarita “Margot” Osmeña who is now being threatened by incoming city councilor Jocelyn “Joy” Pesquera with a lawsuit…

Overnight detention

Editorial 06/12/2016

Was the so-called “citizen’s arrest” of Labangon barangay councilman Rodolfo Tabasa really necessary? That it was done in the middle of the night at his home by two General Services Office personnel who were accompanied by city…

MTCC asked to order the release of village councilman detained over unreturned vehicle

Nestle L. Semilla 06/11/2016

Cebu City Councilor-elect Joey Daluz III today filed before the Municipal Trial Court in Cities a petition seeking for the immediate release of Labangon Barangay Councilman Rudy Tabasa who has been held since Friday night at the…

Cebu City village councilman arrested for carnapping over unreturned city-owned car

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 06/11/2016

  He thought he was just invited for questioning but was shocked that upon reaching the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), he was arrested for carnapping. Labangon Barangay councilman Rudy Tabasa was arrested by policemen from CCPO’s…

Margot suspends demolition of vendors, illegal settlers

Julit C. Jainar 05/24/2016

ACTING Cebu City Mayor Margot Osmeña yesterday issued a memorandum ordering the suspension of all pending demolitions targeting vendors and informal settlers occupying city-owned properties until June 30. The suspension will not apply if there is an…

Four homes destroyed by fire in Labangon

Jhunnex Napallacan 04/02/2016

CEBU CITY—Four houses were destroyed while four others were damaged in a fire that broke out past 1 a.m. on Saturday on Katipunan Street, Barangay Labangon in Cebu City. FO3 Antonio Gonzales of the Cebu City Fire…

Ombud suspends Labangon village chief, three other barangay execs

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/15/2016

THE Ombudsman-Visayas issued a six-month suspension order against Labangon barangay chairman Victor Buendia and three other barangay workers for the demolition of a stall owned by a vendor in the Labangon Public Market in 2014. The anti-graft…

Fire damages house in Labangon

Apple Ta-as 03/06/2016

A Sunday morning fire damaged a house made of light materials and built close to the Labangon municipal cemetery in Cebu City. The fire was reported about 10:55 a.m. and was put out in five minutes. Fire…

6 centenarians to get incentives

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/11/2016

Six centenarians will be recognized by the Cebu City government and will be given P100,000 each. During the City Council’s regular session yesterday, they approved a resolution authored by Councilor Lea Japson to use P600,000 of the…

Labangon center median has permits – contractor

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/04/2016

The center median in Labangon that was ordered removed by suspended Cebu City mayor Michael Rama was covered by all the required permits. This was the testimony of Gil Hamoy of Falco Construction, the contractor of the…

Rama’s lawyers want Labangon case dismissed

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/21/2016

SUSPENDED Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama’s legal counsel wants the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to dismiss outright the administrative case filed by Labangon barangay captain Victor Buendia on the clearing of a center barrier…

CCNSHS sets entrance exam

PR 01/21/2016

THE Cebu City National Science High School in barangay Labangon will hold its entrance examination on Feb. 20 to screen applicants for the 175 slots of incoming grade 7 and 16 slots of senior high school academic…

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