Meet the other ‘Mayor Duterte’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/22/2016

THERE is another “Mayor Duterte” in the country aside from Davao City Mayor and President-elect Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte. And he is in Cebu. Not only that, Mayor Zigfred Povadora Duterte, of the northern Cebu town of Tabogon,…

Entitlement

Editorial 06/21/2016

Unless the barangay officials who refused to return their service vehicles to City Hall for inventory produce incontrovertible proof that doing so will paralyze services in their areas, then there is no reason for them not to…

Mayor-elect Quisumbing to take oath at Mandaue session hall on June 30

Julit C. Jainar 06/20/2016

MANDAUE City Mayor-elect Gabriel Luis “Luigi” Quisumbing will take his oath before Court of Appeals Justice Marilyn Lagura-Yap, his professor in University of San Carlos, on June 30 at the session hall of Mandaue City Hall. Quisumbing…

Costly garbage disposal

Editorial 06/07/2016

Incoming Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s declaration that the arrangement between the outgoing administration and private landfill operator Asia Energy Systems Corp. based in Consolacion town is illegal makes us wonder how he will deal with the…

GET OUT OF TALISAY OR ELSE…

Carmel Loise Matus 06/05/2016

With just about 24 days before he assumes as the new mayor of Talisay City, former Cebu first district Rep. Eduardo Gullas warned drug lords: Get out of the city or face his wrath. But unlike incoming…

Tommy O is fit, says Margot

Nestle L. Semilla 06/05/2016

CEBU City Mayor-elect Tomas Osmeña and his wife Margot, now the city’s acting mayor, are set to leave for the United States of America in August for the annual check up of Tomas, a cancer survivor. Margot…

Gullas offers dep’t heads to retire, seeks appointees

Carmel Loise Matus 06/05/2016

Incoming Talisay City Mayor Eduardo Gullas wants a Talisay City resident to become department head even as he offered five department heads a chance to retire. Gullas said this is only one of the four criteria he…

Who will lead Cebu City’s opposition?

Stephen D. Capillas 06/02/2016

The reported appearance of businessman Michael Dino at the press conference where President-elect Rodrigo Duterte showed off his Cabinet members was a bit of surprise to anyone familiar with his involvement in the Davao City mayor turned…

Revoking sale of SRP lots could have serious legal implications

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/12/2016

THERE could be serious legal ramifications should Mayor-elect Tomas Osmeña revoke the sale of lots at the South Road Properties (SRP). Reelected Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella cautioned Osmeña about his plan as he expressed his reservations especially…

Grace in victory and defeat

Editorial 05/12/2016

Following Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s show of magnanimity in victory and the equally gracious concessions of Sen. Grace Poe and Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Mar Roxas, candidates in Cebu who either won or lost showed that…

Estrada reelected Manila mayor

05/11/2016

FORMER President Joseph Estrada won his second term as Manila mayor yesterday, narrowly beating former mayor Alfredo Lim. Estrada was proclaimed the winner after garnering 283,149 votes, only 2,685 higher than Lim’s 280,464 votes. Dr. Maria Shielah…

Loot wins Daanbantayan mayoral race

Chito O. Aragon 05/10/2016

Retired police chief Vicente Loot is now the new mayor of Daanbantayan town in northern Cebu. Loot was proclaimed winner in the election before noontime today after he won by only seven votes against incumbent Mayor Augusto…

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