CEBU-WIDE MEASURE

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/17/2017

  While cases of cyberpornography have been seeing a rise in Cebu, expect local officials to apply the full force of the law on violators including going into their otherwise private money transfer transactions and remittances. The…

MAO BA?

Inquirer, Inquirer.net 04/26/2017

MAYOR’S PROTECTION A group of tourists passed by a derelict house on an island in northern Cebu that bore a sign stating that “this house is protected.” When they asked around, some residents told them that the…

DTI: Numbers to go up

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/25/2017

Business name registration IN CEBU A local trade official expects business name registration in Cebu to grow further this year as the government is poised to reach out to the informal sector. Zaide Bation, chief of the…

Motorist who recorded video seeks protection; group offers legal aid

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/20/2017

  FEARING for his safety, the owner of the video that supposedly showed the son of a controversial businessman shooting a Cebuano nurse asked for protection from authorities. Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak said the owner of…

Naked inmates issue: PDEA-7 chief says that is for our mutual protection

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 03/02/2017

  CEBU CITY-The director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) on Thursday defended its decision to let inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) remove their clothes during a surprise…

Palawan’s biodiversity and us

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 01/15/2017

Nickelodeon (Viacom International Media Networks as owner), and Coral World Park Undersea Resorts Inc. created quite a stir among advocates and netizens when they announced a grandiose plan to set up a 400-hectare underwater theme park in…

Mandaue officials call: No ’crackers, use horns

Norman V. Mendoza 12/28/2016

Acting Mandaue City Mayor Carlo Fortuna, together with the members of the local police and the Bureau of Fire Protection, encouraged the public to use horns as he also warned them of the city’s ordinance on the…

Proposed law pushes ban on full face helmets

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/30/2016

AN ordinance requiring the use of half face rather than full face helmets by motorcycle riders underwent first reading in last Monday’s Provincial Board (PB) session. PB Member Sun Shimura, author of the proposed ordinance, said half…

Tomas to attend court hearing on landfill

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/19/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña will appear at the Court of Appeals (CA) next Monday in relation to the hearing on the petition for a temporary environmental protection order (TEPO) against the city’s operation of the Inayawan…

Cops woo residents, assure their safety

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/10/2016

Two weeks after the anti-illegal drug raid in Banacon Island, the Central Visayas police chief is trying to assure residents in the island of their safety and is seeking their cooperation in the fight against illegal drugs.…

Cops coddling drug lords not exempt from shoot-to-kill order

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/10/2016

Erring policemen across the province are not exempted from the Cebu Provincial Police Office’s (CCPO) anti-drug operations and will be shot dead if they fight back. If it comes down to it, anti-illegal drugs operatives will have…

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