Tourism officer Ybañez: Suroy Suroy Sugbo Northern Escapade minus Danao City

Rosalie Abatayo 01/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Suroy-Suroy Sugbo will be going up north this January minus Danao City. Provincial Tourism Officer Maria Lester Ybañez said the city declined to be part of the tour on January 22 to 24,…

Gwen infers ‘conflict of interest’ in Manila Water JIA terms breach

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —   Governor Gwendolyn Garcia is suspecting conflict of interest as the reason behind former Capitol officials “failure to protect the interest of the province” concerning the joint investment agreement of the provincial government and…

Gwen begins term recalling 42-day lockdown in 2012

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Today marks the start of a fresh term for elected officials in the government. And for Cebu Capitol, an inaugural ceremony of Governor Gwendolyn Garcia attended by allies and non-allies kicked off their…

Davide takes oath as vice governor before Magpale

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —   Swearing in her successor in office is the last act as a public official that former Vice Governor Agnes Magpale has done before she steps down. An hour before noon today, June 30,…

With autopsy showing foul play, NBI-7 to probe Badian boy’s death

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) will further investigate the death of a 9-year-old boy, who was initially thought to have committed suicide following the results of the autopsy conducted…

Pa from Badian turns to Magpale, NBI for help on 9-year-old son’s death

Benjie Talisic 06/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The father of the nine-year-old boy, who was found unconscious with the rope of a makeshift hammock tied to his neck and who eventually died, has turned to Vice Governor Agnes Magpale and…

Garcia spends P4.5 million in May polls

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Governor-elect Gwendolyn Garcia has spent over P4.5 million for her gubernatorial bid in the May 13 polls. In her Statement of Contributions and Expenditures filed at 5:30 p.m. today, June 13, Garcia declared…

Carcar City Provincial Hospital receives CT-Scan, P20M fund for ICU rooms

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Computerized Tomography-Scan (CT-Scan) services will now be available for patients in the provincial hospital in Carcar City, located 31 kilometers south of Cebu City. Carcar Provincial Hospital, which serves most patients from the…

New Capitol admin urged: Limit number of tourists for Oslob’s whale shark watching activities

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Vice Governor Agnes Magpale is encouraging the incoming administration in the Capitol to continue with the plans to cut the allowable number of tourists for the whale shark watching activities in Oslob town,…

Gwen Garcia awaits proclamation as Cebu governor

Gresheen Gift M. Libby, Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There’s no stopping Third District Representative Gwendolyn Garcia from making a comeback to the Capitol’s highest echelon. As of  2:30 pm on Tuesday, May 14, Garcia has already secured a margin of over…

More images of the day Cebuanos choose their leaders

05/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — On May 13, Cebuano voters cast their votes to choose their leaders that will lead them in the next three years. A sizeable number of voters trooped to the voting precincts in the…

Gwen files graft complaint at Ombud against Davide, Magpale over P1.3B project

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Capitol’s top officials are yet facing another set of charges for the construction of the P1.3-billion resource center. Cebu third district Representative Gwendolyn Garcia filed criminal and administrative complaints before the Office of…

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