Mayor Osmeña’s son files libel charges against broadcaster-columnist

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The son of outgoing Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Councilor Margarita Osmeña filed charges of libel against broadcaster-columnist, Pablito “Bobby” Nalzaro over alleged malicious statements against him on the broadcaster’s columns. Ramon…

Cop, Mayor Tom file charges against each other at Ombudsman

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The patrolman, whose motorcycle was impounded by outgoing Mayor Tomas Osmeña outside Camp Sotero Cabahug in Cebu City for violating traffic rules, filed criminal and administrative charges against Osmeña to the Office of…

Cebu City braces for transition of mayors

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Hall administration is preparing for the transition of the chief executives from outgoing Mayor Tomas Osmeña to incoming Mayor Edgardo Labella, which is set on June 30. This developed after…

CCTO chief: No carnapping happened, cop was given traffic citation

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmena’s ordering the impounding of the motorcycle of a police patrolman cannot be considered as carnapping since the police officer was given a traffic citation. Francisco Ouano, Cebu City…

Masked police officers outside Mayor Tom’s house alarm his supporters

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A group of policemen inside a patrol car parking outside the house of Mayor Tomas Osmeña in Barangay Guadalupe, alarmed the supporters of the mayor prompting them to stand guard at the chapel…

Police arrest one of three butane vendors ‘freed’ by Mayor Osmeña last August

Benjie B. Talisic 05/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philipppines — One of the three butane vendors that Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña helped get out of police detention last August 2018 is back in police custody. This developed after Romeo Appareci, 41, was…

IBP to hold more debates in future polls amid Labella-Osmeña face-off success

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Integrated of Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Cebu City Chapter said that with the success of the mayoral debates on Friday, May 10, they hope to conduct more debates in the future…

Osmeña brings ‘victims’ of police violence to IBP debate

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña brought to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Cebu City Chapter mayoralty debates some of the victims of alleged police brutality in the city. The wife of…

Osmeña, Labella face off in IBP Cebu City debate

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The long-awaited face-off of Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella ended with a satisfied audience on the afternoon of Friday, May 10, at the Cebu City City Sports Club. Osmeña and…

Comelec: Second Osmeña in Cebu City mayoral race, a ‘nuisance’

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There is now only one Osmeña in Cebu City’s mayoral race. This after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) En Banc affirmed the earlier decision of the poll body’s second division declaring Paulino Osmeña…

Osmeña: Violence against allies will worsen leading to election day

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña warns that violence and threats that he claims to be allegedly perpetrated by the police will worsen as the May 13 election draws nearer. Osmeña gave the warning…

Petalcorin on Tom’s Comelec control request: Time is our enemy

Gerard Vincent Francisco 05/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Putting Cebu City under the control of the Comelec will not be an easy task. Lawyer Veronico Petalcorin, acting Commission on Election officer in Central Visayas, said this in a press briefing on…

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