Public school pupils in Cebu City to receive free school supplies, uniforms

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Elementary public school pupils in Cebu City will start getting free school supplies, uniforms, and shoes in 2020. This after the City Council passed an ordinance providing annual school supplies and uniforms to…

Displaced street vendors to be placed in Cebu City’s night market

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The vendors displaced from the recent clearing operations in Colon Street and Osmeña Boulevard will soon be back to their trade as the night market is expected to open before Christmas. Cebu City…

Vice Mayor Rama calls for resumption of Cebu City night market

Irene R. Sino Cruz 11/20/2019

CEBU CITY—Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, called on the executive branch to resume the downtown night market here. The vice mayor noted that it has already been six months since the…

Move for naming CCLEX as Santo Niño Bridge pushed

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cordova municipal government is pushing to name the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) as “Santo Niño Bridge” since it is expected to open by 2021, in time for the Quincentennial Celebration of Christianity…

Garcia assures Cebu City 2020 budget will be approved

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia, City Council’s majority floor leader, assured the public that the 2020 annual budget proposed by Mayor Edgardo Labella would be approved before the end of the year.…

Labella forms City Peace and Order Council

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered the formation of the Cebu City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) to ensure the coordination of agencies for the general security of the city. Labella signed…

Rama orders suspension of budget hearing, wants source of funds tackled first

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/14/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama has suspended the budget hearing for the 2020 annual budget proposed by Mayor Edgardo Labella on Thursday afternoon, November 14, 2019. Rama, who is the presiding…

Controversies prompt Barug-PDP Laban to meet weekly

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s administration party, Barug-PDP Laban, will be meeting weekly to address pressing issues in the party. This followed amidst reports of a falling out between Mayor Edgardo Labella and Vice Mayor Michael…

Labella’s promise: A grander Sinulog in 2020

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella wanted to already put an end to rumors about a “brewing tension” between him and Vice Mayor Michael Rama, who chairs the Sinulog Foundation Incorporated (SFI). Labella said…

Sinulog Governing Board vs. Sinulog Foundation, who runs Sinulog?

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Sinulog Governing Board has convened for the first time on Thursday evening, October 24, 2019, and has decided to make some changes in the Sinulog 2020. The Sinulog Governing Board will be…

Rama’s 100 days as Cebu City vice mayor: 3 ordinances passed, 70 proposed by dads

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three ordinances were passed while 70 others were proposed in the first one hundred days of the Cebu City Council presided over by Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama. In his 100-days report, Rama…

Labella to fly to Taiwan for Asian smart cities confab, leaves city’s reins to Rama

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella will be representing Cebu City in a conference of Asian smart cities in Kaohsiung, Taiwan from September 6 to 11, 2019, leaving the city under the hands of…

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