Mayor Chan orders manhunt for fake news authors

Norman V. Mendoza 03/18/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Right after a group chat prank caused undue panic to Cebu City residents, it is now the turn of Oponganons to feel uneasy after a piece of fake news was posted on social…

Mayor Chan approves early release of mid-year bonus and 13th-month pay for gov’t employees

Norman V. Mendoza 03/18/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Here’s a piece of good news in this time of crisis and dread. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan has approved today, March 18, 2020, the resolution requesting his office for an early release…

Lapu-Lapu City declares State of Calamity

Norman V. Mendoza 03/17/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – A State of Calamity has been declared by the Lapu-Lapu City government on Tuesday, March 18, 2020, as a means to add more teeth in its fight against the spread of the coronavirus…

Mayor Chan to terminate 26 traffic enforcers involved in illegal drugs

Norman V. Mendoza 03/05/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Formal termination procedures are now being processed against the 22 Lapu-Lapu City traffic enforcers who are in the PNP narco list and the four others who tested positive for illegal drugs during a…

Lapu-Lapu City earns DILG nod for good governance

Rosalie Abatayo and Norman Mendoza 11/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City is the only city in Central Visayas to be conferred with the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for their performance in…

Lapu-Lapu City dept head sent to Olango Island asks Chan to reconsider assignment

Norman V. Mendoza 10/03/2019

OLANGO ISLAND, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu — They get their salary regularly while doing nothing. Most employees of government would have no reason to complaint.  But not Rolando Duero, the former secretary to then mayor Paz Radaza, who…

5 Lapu-Lapu City garbage disposal workers fired for alleged extortion

Norman V. Mendoza 09/27/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu —  Five city employees detailed at Lapu-Lapu City’s Materials Recover Facility (MRF) office were terminated for allegedly extorting money from garbage disposal violators instead of issuing them citation tickets. Mayor Junard Chan announced the…

Chan’s camp to Radaza on office dispute: Respect, follow DILG’s direction

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The camp of Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan once again asked Congresswoman Paz Radaza to vacate the Office of the District Representative inside the city hall building following the statement of Interior…

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