Rama, Labella question mobile shutdown, Osmeña apologizes

Doris C. Bongcac, Nestle L. Semilla 01/13/2017

Are we now conceding that we cannot protect our city if we have our communication continue to be operative? It raises more questions than answers,” said Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella in a news conference by…

Mike vents ire anew; accepts Tommy’s lie detector test dare

Edison Delos Angeles, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/18/2016

Former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama vented his ire anew on accusations by Mayor Tomas Osmeña that he received P10 million in drug money from Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz. “I want to make this clear. I am not…

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…

Mayor Tom urges Council: Approve land swap deal first

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/09/2016

BEFORE the city government could start negotiating with the beneficiaries of the 93-1 lots, it should first approve the land swap agreement with the province. Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said this as he claims to be…

‘Skin and bones’ budget for city cut down to P6.1B

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/08/2016

The “skin and bones” budget of P7.2 billion proposed by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña for next year was skinned and deboned further to P6.1 billion by the Team Rama bloc in the Cebu City Council. During…

Team Rama mulls shrinking budget

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/30/2016

CEBU City Hall’s budget for next year may be smaller than the P7.2 billion proposed by Mayor Tomas Osmeña depending on how the Team Rama bloc sizes it up. Councilor Joy Pesquera, who chairs the council’s committee…

Budget politics

Editorial 11/25/2016

Technically, Cebu City Hall’s budget deliberations still have more than a month to go before the December 31 deadline, but every city councilor knows better than to wait that long before they roll out the “skin and…

Osmeña to Team Rama councilors: Stop complaining on communication allowance

Inna Mejia 11/23/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the Team Rama councilors should stop complaining why they had not been granted monthly communication allowance. “Don’t be a cry baby. That’s life,” he said. Councilor Joel Garganera earlier questioned the…

Team Rama city councilors question non-release of their phone allowances

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/22/2016

TEAM Rama councilors chided the General Services Office (GSO) for not granting them their monthly communication allowance of P5,000. In a budget hearing on Tuesday, Councilor Joel Garganera questioned why Team Rama-allied councilors had not been given…

Free medicines

Editorial 11/14/2016

On the surface, the plan to hire 600 job order workers to distribute medicines to Cebu City beneficiaries under the Osmeña administration’s Long Life Medical Assistance program looks to be redundant as argued by the Team Rama…

Seniors in Quiot get their cash aid

Margarette Managaytay 10/02/2016

At least 1,000 senior citizens from Barangay Quiot, Cebu City received their financial aid from the Cebu City Hall on Sunday morning. The distribution started at around 6 a.m. on Sunday today at the residence of former…

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