Dumanjug mayor told to ‘be his own man’

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/19/2017

DUMANJUG Vice Mayor Rene Asentista said he will continue with building farm-to-market roads and a water supply system for the town after he assumed the mayoral post from Efren Gica last Wednesday. Asentista disclosed this as former…

Another former town mayor indicted for graft

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/15/2017

ONE case involving two mayors stemmed from buying supplies from a bakery owned by the mayor and his spouse. In another case, a mayor allegedly padded receipts for food in his liquidation report. The mayors involved were…

Resign but not surrender

Editorial 02/15/2017

In other countries like the US where officials resign due to public pressure or in Japan where elected officials or even company officials perform hara kiri or suicide after being publicly disgraced, the resignation of now former…

DILG enforces dismissal order against Gica

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/15/2017

The dismissal order meted by the Office of the Ombudsman against Dumanjug Mayor Efren “Gungun” Gica is set to be implemented today. As of 1 p.m. Department of Interior and Local Government in Central Visayas (DILG 7)…

Aloguinsan mayor resigns

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jhunnex Napallacan 02/14/2017

Barely two weeks after he filed a motion for reconsideration to contest the order of dismissal from service meted against him by the Office of the Ombudsman, Mayor Augustus Caesar Moreno of Aloguinsan tendered his resignation as…

Mandaue mayor: Report illegal dumping

Dominic D. Yasay, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/10/2017

The city government of Mandaue is urging its constituents to be wary of any suspicious activity in their respective localities and immediately report it to the city. Mayor Gabriel Luis Quisumbing said this is to prevent the…

Durano contests suspension order

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/28/2017

  Danao City Mayor Ramonito “Nito” Durano III filed a motion for reconsideration on the three-month suspension imposed on him by the Ombudsman for failing to reinstate seven employees whose appointments he revoked in 2013. Durano’s lawyer…

Osmeña steps in to calm rowdy crowd

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/15/2017

CEBU CITY—Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña went to Juana Osmeña Street about 6:40 p.m. on Sunday after receiving reports that revelers attending a party hosted by a local radio station were getting rowdy. The music immediately stopped…

Cebu mayors summoned to Malacañang

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/09/2017

Municipal mayors in Cebu were summoned to appear before the Office of the President in Malacañang Palace tomorrow, Wednesday. According to Tuburan town Mayor Democrito Diamante, president of the League of Municipalities in the Philippines – Cebu…

Tom to cancel bldg. permits of Filinvest, SM properties

Inna Mejia 01/09/2017

Non-correction of setback violations at Il Corso and SM Seaside at SRP prompts mayor’s action Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña yesterday announced that he would cancel the building permits of properties owned by Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI)…

Cebu City Council approves funds for garbage collection

Morexette Erram 12/23/2016

The Cebu City council has authorized Mayor Tomas Osmeña to use the P9.2 million unspent funds of the previous administration to pay a private hauler or service provider to collect the city’s garbage and dump it in…

Libel case vs Osmeña junked

Nestle L. Semilla 12/23/2016

THE Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office has recommended the dismissal of the libel and oral defamation cases filed by former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama against Mayor Tomas Osmeña. In a joint resolution dated Nov. 3, 2016, City…

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