Spanish priest accused of abusing minors sought

05/29/2020

A Vatican diplomat has sought the help of Filipino bishops for information about a Spanish priest accused of abusing minors and believed to have been hiding in the Philippines. Filipino Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Pope Francis’ envoy to…

Testing of teachers sought before classes resume

Matthew Reysio-Cruz 05/22/2020

A teachers’ group has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to conduct widespread testing on workers in the education sector before they are required to work. The DepEd’s own workforce of about 900,000 is the largest in…

Protection sought for Sarangani’s Mt. Busa to save PH eagle

01/02/2020

GENERAL SANTOS CITY—The presence of the critically endangered Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) in Sarangani province has prompted local officials to seek the declaration of Mt. Busa as a protected landscape. Lawyer Ryan Ramos, chief of staff of…

Better collaboration between public, private sector sought

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/20/2018

IMPROVING CEBU CITY’S COMPETITIVENESS Better collaboration among the private sector and government should be done if Cebu City wants to improve on its competitiveness ranking. Cebu Business Club (CBC) President Gordon Alan Joseph said that platforms like…

Fences sought for two bridges

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/08/2018

TO PREVENT SUICIDES A resolution lobbying for the installation of tall razor barbed fences at two bridges connecting mainland Cebu and Mactan Island had been addressed to the Mandaue City government for consideration. Provincial Board (PB) Member…

Police detail sought for South Bus Terminal

Jessa Mae Sotto 07/27/2018

THE Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) called on the provincial government to reassign police in their area after they were pulled out last June. “The volume of passengers and the design of the terminal nga daghang kalutsan…

P50,000 additional aid to Mandaue City’s centenarians sought

Norman V. Mendoza 06/11/2018

Mandaue City Mayor Luigi Quisumbing proposed an additional P50,000 in financial aid to the city’s centenarians to the City Council. Should the council enact an ordinance raising the cash aid to P100,000, Mandaue City’s centenarians will receive…

Unity, alignment of support of port, gov’t projects sought

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/06/2018

P8.8B KOREAN LOAN FOR CONSOLACION PROJECT There should be unity and alignment of all stakeholders in supporting priority projects of the government. Glenn Soco, Regional Development Council in Central Visayas infrastructure development committee head, made this call…

Speedy investigation of 7 jail guards sought

Benjie B. Talisic 06/03/2018

JAIL guards in Central Visayas are encouraged to do their tasks well even as they are warned not to engage in illegal activities or they will face the consequences of their actions. Chief Supt. Arnold Buenacosa, regional…

Transfer of some CPDRC inmates sought

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/28/2018

THE new Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) warden is asking the governor for the transfer of some inmates to other city jails to decongest the overcrowded facility. Reynaldo Valmoria, the new CPDRC warden, said when…

Day care centers for voting mothers sought

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/05/2018

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) requested local officials in the province to open daycare centers for nursing mothers on election day, May 14. Comelec Provincial Election Supervisor Lionel Marco Castillano said the day care centers can help…

Legal opinion sought on real owner of Kawit Island

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/01/2018

IS CONSTRUCTING recreational infrastructures such as casinos and resorts on the eight-hectare Kawit Island in the South Road Properties (SRP) legal? The Cebu City Council would like the City Legal Office to answer this question after legal…

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