SC orders Cebu City gov’t to pay P57M to bizman

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/10/2016

THE Supreme Court has ordered the Cebu City government to pay P57 million as compensation to a businessman who claimed that his property was affected by the South Road Properties (SRP) project. The amount is almost equal…

Cebu City owes P57M to trader

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/10/2016

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the Supreme Court ordered the city government to pay P57 million to businessman Roque Ting who claimed that his private lot was affected by the South Reclamation Project several years back.…

Tom: Only SC can make city pay P32M

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/04/2016

It will take a court order from the Supreme Court (SC) before the Cebu City government pays the P32 million it owes to the private landfill in Consolacion town, Mayor Tomas Osmeña said. He said a representative…

Speech and the written word

Randy David 09/11/2016

In everyday life, we tend to assign less weight to oral speech than to the written word. The spoken is presumed to be “ephemeral,” liable to be misheard, reinterpreted, or denied. The written word, in contrast, is…

SC affirms disbarment of Cebu City judge

Izobelle T. Pulgo 08/31/2016

THE Supreme Court reaffirmed the disbarment of a former Cebu City judge for grave misconduct. In a press conference held last Tuesday in Manila, Supreme Court spokesperson Theodore Te confirmed the disbarment of Rosabella Tormis, former judge…

‘Uphill battle’ against Marcos burial

Carmel Loise Matus 08/29/2016

While militant and civil society groups held yet another rally to protest the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani, two Cebu-based martial law era activists believe the Supreme Court may…

Activists protest anew against Marcos burial at Libingan ng Mga Bayani

Carmel Loise Matus 08/29/2016

Nearly 100 people from youth and non-government organizations mounted another rally at the Capitol grounds at 5 pm Monday to voice their opposition to the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng…

SC allows Cordova to expropriate private lots

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/24/2016

THE municipality of Cordova can now continue with expropriation proceedings on private lots where they plan to construct a road access into their municipal roll on/roll-off (RO-RO) port. In a decision dated June 29, but received by…

Hero’s burial for a hero-maker

08/23/2016

“WE LIVE by symbols.” We make meaning through them — we are homo significans. The battle for the public meaning of the Libingan ng mga Bayani has now reached Padre Faura, threatening to become the first confrontation…

Digong’s martial law threat an exaggeration

08/11/2016

No reason to fear. That was the reaction of political analyst Prof. Clarita Carlos after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to declare martial law should the Supreme Court impede his anti-drug campaign. In an interview with Radyo Inquirer…

SC metes 6-month suspension from practice of law on Castro

Izobelle T. Pulgo 07/23/2016

The Supreme Court has suspended Cebu City Assistant Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro from the practice of law for six months for forum shopping, or filing multiple cases involving the same parties and with essentially one relief sought,…

Castro suspended anew for six months

Izobelle T. Pulgo 07/23/2016

THE Supreme Court suspended again for six months Cebu City Asst. Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro for filing two separate petitions for annulment of marriage in two courts in Cebu in 2000. Castro’s latest suspension stemmed from an…

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