Oliva won’t pursue case against man who violated LGBT Code of Mandaue City

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/02/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines—Mandaue City Treasurer Lawyer Regal Oliva has decided not to pursue the cases she filed against Roch Dungog, who posted “derogatory remarks” about the city’s pride flag last June during the city’s celebration of pride…

Transgender women in beauty pageants: Gloria Diaz’s take and two other sides of the issue

Vhenna Marie Mantilla 05/04/2023

CEBU City, Philippines— (UPDATED) Women, who were born male but identify as female, have been breaking barriers and challenging traditional beauty standards today. As they have often been excluded from mainstream beauty pageants and other similar competitions,…

Mandaue’s Pride March returns on June 26 after 2-year absence

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/10/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City will again conduct a Pride March as part of its celebration of Pride Month. The highly anticipated Pride March will make its comeback on June 26 at the Mandaue City Heritage…

Election paraphernalia arrive at Mandaue City Treasurer’s Office

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/19/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines- The Mandaue City Treasurer’s Office has started to receive election paraphernalia that will be used during the May 9 polls. The supplies received include thumbprint takers, envelopes, and ballot secrecy folders, among others. The…

Mandaue real property owners to get 20% tax discount

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/05/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Government will be giving a 20 percent tax discount to real property owners. Lawyer Regal Oliva, Mandaue City Treasurer, said they have already advised the city’s real property owners not…

Mandaue sets aside P150M for tablets of grades 5 and 6 students

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/23/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City government has allocated P150 million for the procurement of tablets or tablet computers this time for grades 5 and 6 students. City Treasurer, Lawyer Regal Oliva, said the allotted P150…

Mandauehanons urged to get jabbed with arrival of additional vaccines

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/01/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Health Office (CHO) is encouraging residents to get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19 especially with the arrival of another 3,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines. Subangdaku Barangay Captain Ernie Manatad, vaccine czar,…

Cash aid distribution for seniors in Mandaue City 99% complete

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/24/2021

OLANGO ISLAND, Lapu-Lapu City — Mandaue City was able to distribute 99 percent of the financial assistance worth P4,000 to the city’s more than 24,000 senior citizens. Lawyer Regal Oliva, the city’s treasurer, said the remaining one…

Mandaue Treasurer’s Office on ‘full lockdown’ from July 1 to 3

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The City Treasurer’s Office of Mandaue City will be under “full lockdown” starting this Wednesday, July 1, 2020, until Friday, July 3, after one of its staff tested positive for the coronavirus disease…

Oliva: 3 CTO personnel tested negative for COVID-19, two others await test results

Doris C. Bongcac 04/28/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Mandaue City Treasurer Regal Oliva announced on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, that three of his office personnel tested negative of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while two others continue to wait for the outcome…

Oliva tells lawyers: Learn self-defense, carry guns if necessary to protect yourselves

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The harassments now experienced by Cebu lawyers are meant to “sow fear” among members of the legal community. Lawyer Regal Oliva, president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Cebu City Chapter,…

IBP Cebu City to police: Protect our lawyers

Rosalie Abatayo 09/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)- Cebu City Chapter is calling on the police to address the violence that is “targeting” lawyers. Lawyer Regal Oliva, president of IBP-Cebu City, said it is…

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