House OKs proposal to legalize habal-habal

Morexette B. Erram 02/04/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – The House of Representatives has approved in third and final reading a proposal to legalize the operations of habal-habal or motorcycles for hire in the country.  Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña made this…

CCCI opposes proposal to hike business tax

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/17/2018

THE Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has expressed opposition to the proposal of the Cebu City Government to impose a flat rate of 1.5 percent on the city’s business tax. In a statement sent to…

Palace sees drug test proposal for 2019 bets as ‘problematic’

Inquirer.net 10/20/2018

The proposal of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) for it to conduct surprise drug testing of candidates for the 2019 midterm elections is still to be reviewed. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the clarification in a…

CPADAO backs proposal to subject candidates to drug testing

Rosalie Abatayo 10/18/2018

  The Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse office (CPADAO) backs the proposal of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to subject all candidates in the 2018 midterm elections to drug testing. Chief Carmen Remedios Durano-Meca, CPADAO head, said…

CCENRO eyes city-wide plastic ban

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/15/2018

The Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CCENRO) is now eyeing to expand the ban of single-use plastics city-wide. CCENRO head Ma. Nida Cabrera said the Office of the Mayor has drafted a proposed ordinance to…

…as he rejects proposal to legalize smuggling to curb the rice ‘crisis’

Inquirer.net 09/02/2018

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he is not in favor with Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol’s proposal to legalize all transactions related to rice, including smuggling, in order to address the developing rice crisis in the Zamboanga…

Palace to study 14th month pay proposal for employees

Inquirer.net 08/10/2018

MALACAÑANG will study the proposal to require private sector employers to pay their rank-and-file employees a 14th month pay. President Duterte has yet to make known his stand on the proposed bill filed by Senate President Vicente…

Davide backs Cebu as lone federated region proposal

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/29/2018

IF a federal form of government were to be implemented in the country, Cebu should be made an independent state to make Cebuanos fully enjoy the benefits of federalism, said Governor Hilario Davide III. Davide said he…

SK Fed Prex opposes proposal to conduct drug tests on elem students

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 06/29/2018

Cebu’s Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation President opposed to the plan of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to conduct a mandatory drug test for elementary students. Jericho Rubio, however, approved the conduct of drug tests among high…

Talisay to study proposal on turning plastic waste into bricks

John Michael Aroa 06/05/2018

The Talisay City Council is studying a proposal from a private company to turn the city’s plastic trash into bricks. Talisay City Councilor Antonio “Jojo” Bacaltos, chairman of the city’s committee on environment, said the bricks are…

Labor groups: Wage hike now a widely accepted proposal

Inquirer.net 06/02/2018

Because of the continuous rise in the prices of basic commodities and petroleum products, the request for a wage hike has become a widely accepted proposal, according to representatives of different labor groups. “Any amount or a…

Council reviews Binaliw MRF, Sanitary landfill proposal

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/18/2018

The fate of the construction of the sanitary landfill and Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Barangay Binaliw now lies in the hands of the Cebu City Council. In the executive session today, the council reviewed for the…

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