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Editorial 04/03/2017

WRONG NAMES A military official committed a faux pas during a speaking engagement when he mispronounced not one but two names of local officials as he introduced them. Instead of (Vice Gov. Agnes) Magpale, he read out…

JUST IN: Camp Crame orders relief and transfer of high ranking police officials in Central Visayas to Mindanao

Benjie Talisic 04/01/2017

  Tagbilaran City Police chief and a senior police officer as well as former Central Visayas Regional Special Operations Group (RSOG-7) chief where ordered relieved from their posts and transferred to Mindanao by Camp Crame. Senior Supt.…

Bribery suspect charged in court

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Benjie Talisic 03/31/2017

THE Cebu Provincial Prosecutor’s Office yesterday filed “corruption” charges against a market collector who allegedly tried to buy off policemen in Consolacion town after the arrest of his nephew in an anti-drug operation. Giovanni Pepito, 45, was…

Barangay captains told: Support drug war

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/30/2017

THERE appears to be no gray area as far as the administration’s anti-drug campaign is concerned vis-à-vis the support for it expected from barangay captains. According to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Isidro Lapeña, barangay…

Rep. Red Durano says no to appointing barangay officials, Senator Sonny Angara says he is open to the idea

Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/28/2017

    While a Cebu congressman showed his disagreement to the plan to appoint barangay officials instead of electing them, a senator adopted an open mind approach to the issue. Rep. Ramon “Red” Durano VI (Cebu, 5th…

MAO BA?

Editorial 03/23/2017

STANDARDS FOR OFFICIALS Upon learning that President Rodrigo Duterte will appoint barangay officials and postpone the barangay elections anew, a broadcaster said whoever will be appointed should be people with integrity and no links to illegal drugs.…

Digong impeachment unlikely — Cebu officials

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inna Mejia, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/16/2017

If the initial reactions of Cebuano legislators were to be an indication, the impeachment complaint slapped against President Rodrigo Duterte, on Thursday, may be headed for doom. But its failure, at the onset, may just be a…

Brgy. Banilad workers, officials take drug test

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/12/2017

The 76 officials and employees of Barangay Banilad in Cebu City were made to undergo a surprise drug testing yesterday morning. This is part of city government’s campaign to ensure and promote a drug-free workplace in the…

Officials study WTE facility for Inayawan

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/12/2017

Cebu City officials, led by Mayor Tomas Osmeña, are checking a waste-to-energy (WTE) facility operated by a Chinese firm in Bangkok, Thailand to determine if such could be applied in the city’s Inayawan landfill. “WTE doesn’t create…

Cosap conducts surprise drug test on 76 officials and workers of Barangay Banilad, Cebu City

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/12/2017

  Officials and employees of Barangay Banilad in Cebu City underwent a surprise drug testing on Sunday morning. A total of 76 officials and employees were tested by the Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (Cosap),…

Reschedule music festival after Black Saturday, officials urged

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 03/09/2017

The parish priest of Sta. Fe town, Bantayan Island wants organizers of the Isla Music Festival 2017 lined up for the Holy Week to reschedule them after the Black Saturday Easter Vigil Mass. Fr. Roy Bucag, the…

22 Bohol officials suspended, indicted for graft, corruption

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/26/2017

There seems to be no let up in the campaign of the Office of the Ombudsman against alleged erring government officials in the region. This time, officials from Bohol province are the ones under fire. At least…

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