Village execs told: Explain garbage dumping at fish port

USJ-R Intern Rosalie Abatayo 10/11/2017

OFFICIALS of Barangay Suba in Cebu City were given 10 days to answer allegations of garbage dumping at the Cebu City fish port. This came after a city resident posted a photo on the Facebook page of…

Pinoys told: Use N. Zealand IAA checklist to get right adviser

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/10/2017

IMMIGRATION ADVICE AS THE New Zealand Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) encouraging Filipinos to seek immigration advice from licensed providers, the immigration body is also suggesting that they use IAA’s checklist to help them choose the right person…

Cops told to uphold people’s rights

USJ-R Intern Rosalie Abatayo 09/28/2017

“Execute your duty but uphold the people’s rights.” This was Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Villarojo’s reminder for law enforcers who are sent out on the streets to do checkpoints. “We understand that checkpoints are valid, but everything valid…

Cebu media told to ‘fight’ fake news with truthful reporting

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/21/2017

As social media gains greater recognition as a legitimate source of information in this age of the proliferation of “fake news,” a journalist-turned-government official urged the traditional media practitioners to aggressively campaign for the truth. Undersecretary Joel…

Cebu resorts told: Augment security

Morexette B. Erram 09/15/2017

CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III wants private resorts to augment their security in the wake of the death of former Mandaue City councilor Beethoven Andaya. “We will beef up security there. It was on the news that…

Police told: Enforce curfew, pursue gangs

Rosalie Abatayo 09/13/2017

CEBU City police will be required to raise their visibility and enforce the city’s curfew ordinance in order to crack down on teenage gangs who are reportedly recruiting members by force and intimidation along Natalio Bacalso Avenue.…

Capitol dep’t chiefs told: Secure offices from thieves

Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 09/07/2017

CAPITOL departments should coordinate with each other in securing their offices to avoid a repeat of the burglary that occurred during last week’s celebration of the provincial government’s 448th anniversary. Acting Provincial Warden Roberto “Bobby” Legaspi said…

Barangay chiefs told: Prepare disaster plans

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/06/2017

Better be safe than sorry. This was the advise of Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak to the city’s barangay officials whom he asked to already start preparation of their respective disaster preparedness plans. Preparedness, Tumulak said, will…

Ermita employees told to cease fees collection or face arrest

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/04/2017

Barangay Ermita employees caught collecting “voluntary” contributions from Carbon Market vendors will have to risk arrest. Francisco Fernandez, executive assistant for Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña, said City Hall is also studying the possibility of filing robbery…

Judges, court workers told: Exercise prudence in using social media

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/18/2017

BE careful. With the rise of social media, the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) has called on trial judges and court employees to exercise prudence in posting photographs, liking posts and making comments in social networking…

Cadac told to review tanods’ participation in anti-drugs fight

Inna Gian Mejia 08/03/2017

  Mayor Tomas Osmeña convened members of the Cebu City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Cadac) for the first time since he assumed office on July 2016. Their first mission: assess the participation of tanods from the 80 barangays…

Western tourists told to avoid southern PH

Inquirer.net 07/27/2017

Western governments are warning their citizens against travelling to nearly all of the southern third of the Philippines, citing the rising threats of terror attacks and kidnappings by Islamist militants. Fresh alerts from Britain, Canada and Australia…

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