Osmeña eyes legalizing ‘habal-habal’

Margarette Managaytay 10/03/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he will establish the “habal-habal” or motorcycles for hire as a legitimate industry in the city by tapping it to transport school children and hiring seniors to manage their terminals. “We…

Condo ‘problem’ reaches Cebu City Council

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/30/2016

A controversy resulting from what could be a case of miscommunication reached the attention of the Cebu City Council. It all started with a letter to Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña from Buot barangay captain Rosalina Callino…

Better stewards

09/27/2016

In as close to an ideal world as humanly possible, humanity and creation would live side by side with each other in relative peace and harmony, a so-called “ecopolis” where people practice sustainable living and creatures and…

Return of Tom’s authority over police means intensified war against drugs, says city dad

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Margarette Managaytay 09/23/2016

EXPECT a stricter enforcement of the law and an intensified war against crime and drugs with the return of the deputation power over the police of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña. “Because of the restoration of the…

Davide not keen on acquiring zoo animals

Nestle L. Semilla 09/23/2016

Gov. Hilario Davide III announced yesterday that he was not interested in acquiring the animals from Cebu City Zoo. Davide said he declined the offer of Mayor Tomas Osmeña to donate the 272 animals in the zoo…

WRIT OF KALIKASAN VS CITY DUMPSITE

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/23/2016

To close or not to close the controversial Inayawan landfill will now be up to the Court of Appeals (CA) to decide. Making good on his promise to sue Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña over alleged violation…

BARANGAY WORKERS UNPAID

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/22/2016

Buddy Lopez, 54, has been struggling to make both ends meet for nearly four months now. Lopez is supposed to be gainfully employed as a member of Barangay Tisa’s Lupong Tagapamayapa, or an arbitrator for disputes among…

That Waze survey and the ‘Train to Busan’

Stephen D. Capillas 09/22/2016

Anyone who experienced Metro Cebu’s traffic, regardless of how horrible it may be to some, may still be surprised by the recent Waze survey that showed Metro Cebu’s roads, streets and traffic to be the most unfriendly…

Tomas confirms closure plans for Cebu City Zoo

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/19/2016

Cebu City residents may have to count the days until they bid goodbye to the 272 animals of the Cebu City Zoo. Most of them will be shipped to a planned zoo in Negros Oriental while the…

City allows contractor to resume CCMC work

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/15/2016

AFTER complying with the requirements, contractor of the construction of the new Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) was given the go-signal by the Cebu City government to resume work on the project. Cebu City Councilor Mary Ann…

The legacy of Cebu’s ‘Grand Old Man’

Izobelle T. Pulgo 09/09/2016

The “grand young man ever of Cebu.” This interesting twist to Don Sergio Osmeña’s title as the “Grand Old Man of Cebu” came from one of his better known grandchildren, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña, in a…

‘Pabling is a nonentity’

09/09/2016

AT the heart of Cebu City is an important landmark for the Queen City of the South which is now once again embroiled in an ownership controversy. The Fuente Osmeña Circle, created in 1912 as a tribute…

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