Solons want to study suspension of polls

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla 03/28/2017

Caminero okay with suspending elections but not appointing officials Most of Cebu’s legislators were non-committal about the Duterte administration’s plans to suspend this year’s barangay elections. Reps. Gwendolyn Garcia, Ramon “Red” Durano VI and Peter John Calderon…

‘Gun pointing’ leads to suspension of Cubacub Barangay Captain Bihag

Norman V. Mendoza 03/26/2017

CONTROVERSIAL Cubacub Barangay Captain Almario Bihag of Mandaue City will be served with a two-month suspension order this week after he was found guilty of an administrative charge for misconduct in office. In a six-page committee report,…

DILG-7 implements Guardo’s suspension

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/21/2017

The Department of Interior and Local Government in Central Visayas (DILG-7) has moved to implement a three-month suspension against Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo ordered by the Office of the Ombudsman–Visayas. The suspension came as a surprise…

Durano starts serving 3-month suspension

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/20/2017

Danao City Mayor Ramon “Nito” Durano III has started serving the three-month suspension order meted against him by the Office of the Ombudsman. According to Atty. Edmund Lao, Durano’s lawyer, the mayor started serving his suspension last…

Ombudsman rules: Rupinta, 7 others still suspended

Inna Mejia, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/15/2017

THE Office of the Ombudsman – Visayas (OMBV) denied a motion for reconsideration (MR) filed by Ermita barangay captain Felicisimo “Imok” Rupinta and seven village councilors currently under preventive suspension for six months upon orders of the…

MAO BA?

Editorial 02/28/2017

CONFUSION OVER SUSPENSION TWO government offices bickered over whether or not classes were suspended on last Monday’s transport strike. One office announced the suspension of classes as ordered by the Executive Secretary of the President while a…

Suspension of classes also made drivers decide not to go to work

Doris C. Bongcac 02/27/2017

CEBU CITY—Not all drivers who opted not to ply their routes on Monday were protesting against the government’s plan to phase out units that were more than 14 years old. The scarcity of passengers in some parts…

MARINA suspends operation of 3 vessels involved in Saturday’s collision

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/20/2017

CEBU CITY–The Maritime Industry Authority in Central Visayas (Marina-7) has grounded the three vessels involved in the mishap that left 58 passengers wounded on Saturday. MV St. Braquiel of 2Go Shipping, SMC Barge No. 8 of San…

Tining begins service of preventive suspension

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/13/2017

  JUST as one Provincial Board (PB) member resumed office last week after serving a two-month suspension penalty, another board member started serving his own 90-day preventive suspension. PB member Horacio Franco resumed office on February 8…

Tining starts serving 90-day suspension

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/13/2017

Provincial board member Celestino “Tining” Martinez has started serving his 90-day suspension on Monday. His suspension was in connection with the alleged misuse of P15 million in pork barrel funds intended for an anti-drug abuse program of…

Ermita caretaker visits as brgy officials face delay in stopping suspension order

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 02/10/2017

  ON THE day that Ermita Barangay Captain Felicisimo Rupinta and the seven other barangay officials were contesting their suspension in the Court of Appeals and failing to stop it because of documentary discrepancies, Cebu City’s market…

Mayor told to surrender

Nestle L. Semilla 02/08/2017

THE Mayor’s League of the Philippines-Cebu chapter called on former Aloguinsan mayor Cynthia Moreno to pay heed to the arrest warrant issued by the Sandiganbayan against her and seven other officials. “Balaod mana. Sandiganbayan mana, dapat mo-follow…

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