PB urges police to conduct all-out investigation on Ramirez killing

Rosalie Abatayo 06/25/2019

CEBU CITY — The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) has urged the provincial police to conduct a thorough and all-out investigation on the killing of former Medellin Mayor and Councilor Ricardo “Ricky” Ramirez. The PB passed in its…

El Niño’s heat hurts coffee, corn in Tuburan

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/21/2019

CEBU, Philippines — The plantation of coffee in Tuburan town, 92 kilometers northwest of Cebu City, has not escaped from  the effects of the weak El Niño looming in the province and the entire country. Tuburan Mayor…

PB Members to hold regular session on Holy Monday

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Before they take their Holy Week break, Cebu Provincial Board Members will convene for their regular session on Monday afternoon, April 15, to discuss priority measures. Matters for discussion include a proposal by…

Shimura seeks police security for campaign period after his car was stoned

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Fourth District Board Member Sun Shimura will request the Commission on Election (Comelec) in Cebu province for security details for the duration of the campaign period after a still unidentified man reportedly…

New ordinance requires underperforming Capitol employees to undergo drug test

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Absenteeism, tardiness, and underperformance may bring Capitol employees in a queue for mandatory drug testing. This after the Provincial Board (PB) has approved the ordinance that would require compulsory drug testing for employees who would…

PB to hold special session, to tackle ‘Davide authority’ issue

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/18/2018

Resource Center Project Will the proposed resolution giving authority to Gov. Hilario Davide III to enter into a contract with WT Construction for the building of a P1.3 billion 20-storey resource center be passed today (Dec. 19)…

Resource Center project encounters a ‘roadblock’ at PB

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/17/2018

THE process towards the construction of the 20-storey resource center at the Capitol compound has hit a snag. The Provincial Board has decided to adjourn their last regular session on Monday with the authority for Gov. Hilario…

PB tackles Capitol budget today

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/16/2018

The Cebu Provincial Board will tackle the P4.6 billion proposed budget today, the last session for the year. The budget ordinance, authored by Budget and Appropriations Committee head, Celestino Martinez III, was passed on second reading without…

PB to tackle loan for Resource Center

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/09/2018

THE PROVINCIAL Board will discuss on first reading today measure giving Gov. Hilario Davide III the authority to enter into a loan agreement amounting to P1.525 billion with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) for the…

PB rejects Toledo’s bid to allow commercial fishing

Rosalie O. Abatayo 11/09/2018

The Provincial Board has rejected an ordinance of Toledo City supposedly allowing small-scale commercial fishing activities within its waters, particularly 10.1-15 kilometers from its coastline. Toledo City’s Sangguniang Panlungsod passed City Ordinance No. 2018-004 on July 2,…

PB to tackle Naga’s relocation site project Two-hectare Balili socialized housing project closer to being realized

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/07/2018

The socialized housing project in a portion of the Balili Property in Barangay Tinaan, which is for the hundreds of families affected by the landslide in Sitio Sindulan, Barangay Tinaan in Naga City in southern Cebu, is…

PB OKs P164M SB

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/13/2018

Members of the Provincial Board (PB) approved the ordinance for the P164 million supplemental budget of the general fund, during the regular session on Monday. Provincial Budget Officer Danilo Rodas explained that bulk of the total amount…

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