Disaster funds’ ‘misuse’ to be studied; brgys urged to follow calamity guidelines

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will be studying the Commission on Audit (COA) audit observation memorandum (AOM) stating that the city has wrongly used the quick response fund (QRF) for disasters that did not…

Honor Don Vicente Rama by practicing honest governance, city execs urged

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has encouraged city officials to serve the public with the principles of Don Vicente Rama, the father of the Cebu City Charter, in mind. This was his message…

DOST to establish seismic station in Cebu City’s Barangay Taptap

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is seeking the approval of the Cebu City government to establish a seismic station in Barangay Taptap. In a letter to Mayor Edgardo Labella dated November…

Labella: Tricycles not a problem in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tricycles are well monitored and are not major problems in Cebu City’s roads. Mayor Edgardo Labella said this on February 21, 2020 after the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) included tricycles…

Labella: Cebu City should prepare for heavy SRP traffic once CCLEX opens

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Traffic congestion is expected at the South Road Properties (SRP) once the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) will open on August 2021.  Mayor Edgardo Labella said that this would be one of the things…

Labella wants other Cebu City rivers tested for poliovirus

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella wants the other rivers in the city to be tested for poliovirus after the Department of Health (DOH) revealed that Butuanon River tested positive for the virus.  In a phone…

96 couples say ‘I do’ in Fort San Pedro on PAG-IBIG day

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Glowing brides line up along the aisle as one by one they walk up to their smiling grooms surrounded by the antique ambiance of the Fort San Pedro. The Fort may be a…

Labella assures public: Despite recent killings, Cebu City is safe

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In a span of five days, five people has been killed in Cebu City including a policeman, two suspects to the killing of the policeman, and two other individuals in different incidents.  Cebu…

Cebu City gov’t to provide police with bulletproof vests

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will provide policemen with bulletproof vests. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella gave this promise after the death of a policeman during a botched surveillance operation against suspected drug personalities…

Metro Cebu needs national gov’t help to solve traffic problem — Labella

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The local government units (LGUs) in Metro Cebu cannot solve the “massive” traffic problem of the metropolis without the help of the national government. This was the statement of Cebu City Mayor Edgardo…

Labella hopeful for Garcia’s appointment in MCWD Board

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 02/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippine — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is still hopeful that the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) would reconsider their rejection of the appointment of former mayor, Alvin Garcia, as member of the Metropolitan Cebu…

Cebu City determined to pay off SRP loan before 2022

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is determined to pay off before the end of Mayor Edgardo Labella’s term the balance left of its P4.65 billion loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) for…

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