Toledo City, Cebu City under period of mourning for Sonny O

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Toledo City and Cebu City have been placed under a period of mourning for the death of esteemed politician John Henry “Sonny” Osmeña. Toledo City has announced a five-day mourning starting today, February…

Sonny O passes away

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/02/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Former Senator John Henry ‘Sonny’ Osmeña has passed away on Tuesday, February 2, his sister Annie Osmeña – Aboitiz confirmed in a statement. Annie said her brother passed away inside his residence in…

John O: I have cancer, high blood pressure—and I beat Covid

Cathy Cañares Yamsuan 07/25/2020

John Henry “Sonny” Osmeña, 85, is a survivor. He has lived through the 1971 bombing at Plaza Miranda, the vagaries of political drama in his earlier incarnations as senator and congressman, as well as two terms as…

Sonny O reveals: ‘I have stage 2 cancer but I know I can overcome it’

Rosalie Abatayo 11/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Former senator and Toledo City mayor John Henry Osmeña revealed on Sunday, November 3, that he is battling  stage 2 cancer. Osmeña said he has been diagnosed last July 2019 and has since…

Sonny O wants Toledo to manage port

Nestle L. Semilla 11/22/2016

TOLEDO City Mayor John Henry Osmeña told the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) in no uncertain terms that his administration wants to take over management of the city port. Osmeña told Cebu Daily News that he wrote the…

Mandaue’s congressional bid

Editorial 11/02/2016

The Mandaue City Council’s passage of a resolution urging Rep. Jonas Cortes of Cebu’s sixth district to lobby for the passage of a bill creating Mandaue City as a lone congressional district has several obstacles in its…

CAUGHT!

Carmel Loise Matus 07/10/2016

Bogo cop nabbed in an anti-drug raid, the first to fall since President Duterte took office Anti-drug policemen and civilian agents were hoping to catch as many shabu users as possible when they raided a suspected drug…

Sonny O wants tough cop chief, eyeing Dumpit

Carmel Loise Matus 07/06/2016

TOLEDO City Mayor John Henry “Sonny” Osmeña wants to replace his current city police chief with someone he described as having “the balls” to fight criminality and illegal drugs. In a press conference that he called at…

Sonny O reelected Toledo mayor

Rene F. Alima 05/10/2016

TOLEDO City Mayor John Henry Osmeña received a new mandate after receiving 41,024 votes from constituents. Osmeña was proclaimed winner in the city’s mayoral race at 4 a.m. today by City Election Officer Gallardo Escobar. Osmeña’s opponents…

It’s Davide for Sonny

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/08/2016

Toledo City Mayor John Henry “Sonny” Osmeña was endorsing reelectionist Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III of Liberal Party (LP) whom he said was the “lesser evil.” He added he had not spoken to Davide’s challenger, One Cebu…

Sonny faces ‘defacing’ plaint

Carmel Loise Matus 04/22/2016

Former Toledo City Mayor Arlene “Dydee” Zambo filed a complaint against Toledo City Mayor John Henry “Sonny” Osmeña for allegedly defacing her campaign posters. In her letter to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Zambo alleged that Osmeña…

Sonny O still backing Binay

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/02/2016

MORE than an hour before Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte arrives in Toledo City with running mate Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, Toledo City Mayor John Henry “Sonny” Osmena said he is still committed to Vice President Jejomar…

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