Will they attend Dec. 28 special session?

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/23/2015

The Cebu City Council may hold a special session on Monday, December 28, to discuss the fate of the P2.8 billion Supplemental Budget 1 (SB1), which has been shelved several times. But will enough legislators in the…

City Council’s inaction

Ricky Poca 12/07/2015

Last Wednesday, the BO-PK-dominated council still refused to act on the proposed Supplemental Budget 1 of the mayor despite the recent court ruling that said there is no conflict between the resolution and the ordinance. Apparently, just…

BO-PK bloc still deferring SB1 despite court ruling

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/29/2015

THE Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) bloc in the Cebu City Council won’t budge on its deferral of the P2.8 billion Supplemental Budget 1 (SB1). This despite a court ruling dismissing the case filed by former prosecutor Romulo…

Labella seeks Ombudsman intervention on stalled SB1

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/28/2015

With the court’s dismissal of the case questioning the sale of two South Road Properties (SRP) lots, Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella wants the City Council to act on the stalled P2.8 billion Supplemental Budget 1…

Labella ask Ombuds to direct council to act on SB1

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/27/2015

CEBU City Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella is asking the Office of the Visayas Ombudsman to direct council members to already act on the P2.8 billion Supplemental Budget 1 after the trial court declared as valid the use…

BSP okays Cebu City Hall loan payment scheme

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/27/2015

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) approved Cebu City Hall’s plan to prepay its outstanding loan for the South Road Properties (SRP). City Hall only needs the approval of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the…

Court dismisses case against use of SRP lot sale proceeds

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/25/2015

THE Regional Trial Court dismissed the case filed by former prosecutor Romulo Torres against the Cebu City Council to bar the use of proceeds from the sale of the South Road Properties (SRP) earlier this year. Presiding…

Double budget for new trash scheme?

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/17/2015

The Department of Public Services (DPS) is seeking a P238.2 million budget for garbage services next year or double its current figure to afford a new scheme of outsourcing services of waste collection and diposal in Cebu…

DILG asked for legal opinion: Is inaction over budget proper?

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/15/2015

CEBU City Hall is asking the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) 7 for its legal opinion on the current impasse over the P2.8 billion Supplemental Budget 1 (SB1). In a letter dated November 13, City…

Budget stalled till 2016?

Editorial 11/12/2015

Cebu  City Mayor Michael Rama seems  more concerned with  the fate of the P2.8 billion Supplemental Budget 1 (SB1) than next year’s  P8.9 billion budget proposal. First, he’s   scaled down the proposed 2016 budget allegedly   to give…

Legal support for employees

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/12/2015

CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama yesterday assured legal support for City Hall employees and officials who were administratively charged before the Civil Service Commission (CSC) 7 for participating in a protest rally last month. “I can guarantee…

City Hall execs, workers charged for holding rally

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/11/2015

A SENIOR citizen is asking the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to dismiss from public service several Cebu City Hall officials and employees who participated in a protest rally during working hours last month. Ernesto Adolfo, a resident…

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