Court upholds Talisay City Council in budget dispute

Carmel Loise Matus 03/08/2016

THE Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 65 dismissed the petition for mandamus filed by Talisay City Mayor Johnny V. delos Reyes against the City Council after they passed last year’s reduced budget. In a Feb. 26 ruling,…

Rama asks court not to issue simultaneous eviction orders

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/22/2016

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is asking court judges not to release eviction orders within the city simultaneously. In a meeting he called with Regional Trial Court (RTC) and Metropolitan Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) judges at…

City can’t remove Calvary cell sites yet

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/19/2016

THE city cannot proceed with the deactivation of the two cell sites in Sitio Calvary Hills after Globe Telecommunications secured a 72-hour temporary restraining order (TRO) while the court issued a status quo order in favor of…

Capitol Site settlers yield to demolition

Marc Eric Cosep 02/18/2016

Settlers who earlier resisted the demolition team in Sitio Sta. Cruz Barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City have packed their belongings and left their homes an hour before noon yesterday. Still others like 39-year-old Diane Culpa pleaded with…

Gun ban violator indicted

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/15/2016

A 26-YEAR-OLD  man who pretended to be a member of the Philippine Navy faces  trial for violating the election gun ban. The Cebu City Prosecutors’ Office on Monday found sufficient basis to indict Mark Solon who, on…

Man nabbed in Mandaue raid

Chito O. Aragon 01/14/2016

A MAN was arrested after police found packs of suspected shabu and a firearm in his house during a raid in barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City yesterday morning. Israel Bryan Trinidad Pulvera denied owning the 9mm caliber pistol…

Case seeking freeze of SRP sale elevated

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/07/2016

A bid to invalidate Cebu City’s  sale  of two lots of the South Road Properties (SRP) was filed with the Court of Appeals. After the Regional Trial Court dismissed the petition of former prosecutor Romulo Torres, he…

Judge urges city to act on pedestrian safety

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/05/2016

Executive Judge Soliver Peras of the Regional Trial Court in Cebu City yesterday called on the city government to act on his overdue request to ensure the safety of court employees and the public who cross the…

Where has our money gone?

Vanessa Claire Lucero 12/18/2015

Policy holders of pre-need firm APEC Financials receive  only a small part of  expected benefits Pacific Plans, Inc. (PPI) policy holders are questioning where their money has gone after receiving only a  fraction of the promised benefits…

Compromise for ACT scholars

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/10/2015

The Cebu City government is willing to reach a compromise  with the Asian College of Technology International Educational Foundation (ACTIEF) on  payment for city scholars enrolled in the school. A pre-trial is set today in the Regional…

Gwen on CICC bidding lapses: We were in a hurry to finish

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/04/2015

With the recent Ombudsman ruling, allegations of overpricing in the construction of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) should be laid to rest, said former governor and now Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia of Cebu’s 3rd district. “The Ombudsman…

Dumanjug VM posts P40K bail on malversation charges

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/02/2015

DUMANJUG Vice Mayor Efren Gica posted a P40,000 bail for malversation charges filed against him at the Regional Trial Court (RTC) last Tuesday. Presiding Judge Leopoldo Cañete of RTC Branch 60 in Barili signed his release order.…

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