College friends start Cebu Skin Care Swap frenzy

Immae Lachica 05/31/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—Have you heard of the Cebu Skin Care Swap Facebook page? Unlike other private groups that you may have already seen on Facebook, this one caters who women and girls who love makeup and…

DENR-7 offers cash, reusable items in exchange for recyclable garbage

Doris C. Bongcac 06/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Wanting to encourage recycling and proper waste management, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) set up a “Palit Basura” booth at the Ecotech Center in Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu…

Land swap deal inked, beneficiaries relieved

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/03/2018

Tomas asks grantees to reject Rama in 2019 polls From now on, Celsa Ferrer can finally sleep soundly at night, free from the nightmares of a looming demolition and the terrifying sight of wrecking crews. The 62-year-old…

PDEA director orders swap of regional offices staff

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/03/2018

SEEING threat and “greater risks” for current Central Visayas operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-7), Director General Aaron Aquino has ordered for all operatives and staff of the regional office to be transferred to Western…

PDEA to swap personnel after death of agent

Rosalie Abatayo 08/03/2018

  Regional Offices of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Central and Western Visayas will be swapping their personnel as part of the agency’s continuing cleansing process. In a Philippine News Agency (PNA) report, Director General Aaron…

Tomas: ‘Approval of land swap deal to secure 5,000 families’

Gerard Vincent Francisco, Morexette B. Erram 07/31/2018

The approval of the land swap deal with the Cebu Provincial Government will ensure the security of tenure of 5,000 Cebu City families who now occupy around 32-hectares of province-owned land, said Mayor Tomas Osmeña. Osmeña said…

PB to approve resolution for 93-1 land swap deal

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/28/2018

THE provincial government will finalize its approval of the land swap deal with Cebu City that will resolve the plight of settlers covered by Provincial Ordinance 93-1 tomorrow. Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III and Vice Gov. Agnes…

COA still to approve 93-1 land swap deal

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 12/13/2017

MORE than a year ago last December, beneficiaries of the 93-1 lot swap agreement rejoiced after the Cebu City government and the Provincial Capitol signed a deal to trade city-owned properties for these province-owned lots occupied by…

‘Land swap deal benefits province’

Inna Mejia, Nestle L. Semilla 01/25/2017

BOTH Cebu City Hall and Capitol officials refuted the claims of former governor Pablo Garcia that the land swap deal they recently entered into was “illegal” and “grossly disadvantageous” to the province. In separate statements, Francisco “Bimbo”…

Watching closely the Cebu City Council on 93-1 issue

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 12/15/2016

For more than ten long, agonizing years of waiting, the thousands of occupants of the lot covered by 93-1 finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel when Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Cebu…

93-1 land swap deal: Osmeña gives Council a week to decide

Inna Mejia 12/14/2016

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he will give the City Council one more week to decide on the 93-1 land swap deal. This developed after the Council referred the issue to the ad hoc committee. “Well,…

Land swap

Editorial 12/13/2016

With barely two weeks to go, the Cebu City Council may or may not approve the agreement signed by Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III that would finalize a land swap deal for occupants…

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