Zafra denies Osmeña’s claims ABC not coordinating on tanod honorarium

Inna Gian Mejia 09/26/2017

CEBU City councilor Margarita Osmeña said the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) has failed to coordinate with her office on the release of honorarium to barangay tanods. Osmeña said she has been trying to coordinate with ABC president…

Council blocs argue over Zafra’s status

USJ-R Journalism Intern Kristine Q. Remolisan 09/26/2017

CEBU City Councilor Sisinio Andales moved to dismiss City Councilor Philip Zafra as an ex officio member of the City Council during Tuesday’s regular session. Andales believed that Zafra’s term as both Tisa barangay chairman and president…

Tisa adopts positive spin on Pajo’s shame campaign

Inna Gian Mejia 09/09/2017

Zafra: Drug-free stickers instead of spray-painting identified drug dens on houses Instead of shaming suspected drug pushers and users, officials of a barangay in Cebu City are taking a more positive approach in the war against illegal…

57 barangay chiefs take drug tests

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/22/2017

They were called to a meeting, but 57 Cebu City barangay captains instead found themselves peeing for urine samples that were to be given in a surprise drug test conducted on them. Association of Barangay Councils (ABC)…

Village chiefs told to submit drugs list ahead of deadline

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/01/2017

CEBU City barangay officials were reminded to immediately submit their respective list of drug personalities ahead of the March 15 deadline to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Councilor Philip Zafra, who heads the Association of Barangay…

No allowances for tanods, loaders

Inna Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/15/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña suspended the granting of allowances to the city’s barangay tanods and garbage loaders starting this month until after their performance had been evaluated. In a memo signed last Jan. 24 but received…

ABC’s Zafra denies talks he’s switching to BO-PK

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/08/2017

TO advance the concerns of Cebu City barangays, Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) President Philip Zafra, a staunch ally of former mayor Michael Rama, reached out to Mayor Tomas Osmeña and his allies last month. Little did…

Zafra still with Team Rama but open to talking with Tomas

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/08/2017

LAST month’s meeting between Councilor Philip Zafra and Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and his allies fueled talks that the councilor may bolt Team Rama to join Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK). Zafra, president of the Association of…

Zafra belies rumors of him leaving Team Rama for BOPK

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/08/2017

Another Cebu City councilor denied rumors that he is leaving Team Rama to join rival party Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK). Cebu City Councilor Philip Zafra, who is the president of the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) in…

93-1 land swap deal: Osmeña gives Council a week to decide

Inna Mejia 12/14/2016

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he will give the City Council one more week to decide on the 93-1 land swap deal. This developed after the Council referred the issue to the ad hoc committee. “Well,…

NO STRINGS ATTACHED

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/27/2016

There should be no conditions attached to the release of the shares of the barangays in the real property taxes (RPT) of the Cebu City government, the Department of Interior and Local Government Central Visayas (DILG 7)…

DILG clarifies: Osmeña did not create Barangay Mayor’s Office

Nestle L. Semilla 11/26/2016

THE Cebu City Council raised issues regarding the creation of Barangay Mayor’s Office (BMO) by Mayor Tomas Osmeña. The Department of Interior and Local Government in Central Visayas (DILG-7), however, when asked about their legal opinion on…

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