Rama on BRT: City Council will have to intervene

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama said he is concerned with the committment fees the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project have incurred five years after loans were taken to fund it.  According…

Dead man found in Shell Island is Inayawan mom’s son

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The body of the man found floating off the seawaters of Shell Island, Cordova town four days ago is the 32-year-old son of a 59-year-old mother mother living in Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City.…

Vice Mayor Rama: Comprehensive approach against dengue needed in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will need a comprehensive approach to address the dengue problem in the city. This is what Vice Mayor Michael Rama will aim for when he will meet on Friday,…

Council to create a solid waste management code for Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council plans to draft a solid waste management code that will serve as basis for future legislation and executive orders for the city government to adhere to when it comes…

Rama hints of surprises at City Council’s inaugural session

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 07/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Stay tuned.” This is Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama’s advice to the public as he hints about several changes in the 15th Sangguniang Panlungsod on its inaugural session on Tuesday, July 2.…

Labella to use Senior Citizen Affairs Office as temporary Mayor’s Office

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s new Mayor Edgardo Labella will be staying in a smaller office while the city finds the funds to renovate the Mayor’s Office, which was stripped bare by former Mayor Tomas Osmeña…

Labella, Rama take oath as Cebu City’s new top execs

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s new top executives took their oaths and were inaugurated in front of the City Hall on Sunday morning, June 30.  First time Mayor Edgardo Labella said in his inaugural speech that…

Labella taps five lawyers to join his administration

Doris C. Bongcac 06/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Old and new faces will be seen at the Cebu City Hall when Mayor-elect Edgardo Labella assumes his post starting on June 30. Labella said that he tapped the services of lawyers and…

Guardo: No plans to shift parties, backing Labella a personal choice

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Emmanuel Fort Nieto 06/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Outgoing Councilor Jerry Guardo (Cebu City north district) has clarified his action to support incoming Mayor Edgardo Labella as nothing but a personal choice. Guardo, who is a Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) member,…

Comelec Cebu City waits for candidates’ SOCE on last day of filing

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Election (Comelec) in Cebu City will be waiting until 8 p.m. tonight, June 13, for the candidates to file their Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE). According to Lawyer Marchel…

Rama calls for a cease-fire of Alcover-Mabatid online war

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor-elect Michael Rama, who is also Partido Barug head, is asking incumbent Councilor Pastor Alcover Jr., and incoming Councilor Prisca Niña Mabatid to stop throwing tirades against each other on social…

Labella, Garcia vow to work together for Cebu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor-elect Edgardo Labella and Provincial Governor-elect Gwendolyn Garcia and Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayas (PDP-Laban) allies promised to work together for the betterment of Cebu during their Unity and Solidarity meeting…

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