Operation Second Chance to shut doors in 2017

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/17/2016

DUE to overcapacity, Cebu City will refuse to accept minor offenders from other towns and cities starting January next year in a city-owned rehabilitation facility called Operation Second Chance Center (OSCC). Mayor Tomas Osmeña sent out letters…

Dumpit: The Man Behind The Name

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/17/2016

Within the streets of Maria Gochan, Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City, just a few meters away from the national road, Police Station 11 is a hustle and bustle of activities as people going about their business pass by.…

Osmeña considers Kalunasan as new city jail site

Inna Mejia 11/17/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said the city government has yet to find a suitable site for a new jail facility. The mayor said this after Councilor Joel Garganera questioned his plan of converting the Inayawan landfill…

San Nicolas Station cops go after illegal gambling

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Dominic D. Yasay 11/16/2016

Less than 12 hours after Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña announced the suspension of city allowances for cops assigned to the San Nicolas Police Station for failing to curb illegal gambling, police assigned in that precinct pounced…

Village chiefs defend Station 6 police on Osmeña’s illegal gambling claims

Edison Delos Angeles, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/16/2016

DIFFICULT access to some locations and criminal lookouts giving suspects an early warning to an impending police raid were among the reasons given by village officials for the proliferation of illegal gambling in Barangays Pasil and Sawang…

Illegal settlers

Editorial 11/16/2016

Much as it won’t sit well with urban poor rights groups, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s decision to dismantle the houses and to bar settlers from occupying the Osmeña Shrine has some valid points. First, and it…

TOM STOPS COPS ALLOWANCE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/15/2016

For failing to curb illegal gambling, all 52 policemen assigned at the San Nicolas Police Station will stop receiving their monthly stipend from the Cebu City government. Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he decided to suspend giving allowances…

Plaint vs. Tom junked

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/15/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has been cleared by the Ombudsman over allegations of indirect bribery when he allegedly received two Chrysler Dodge Charger from Bigfoot Studios during his previous term in 2009. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales…

Man claiming to be Tom’s son arrested for drugs

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/15/2016

Police arrested a suspected drug pusher who claimed to be an illegitimate son of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña in a drug bust in Barangay Suba, Cebu City, last Monday. Rolando Yburan Osmeña, 48, is facing charges…

Colon night market on hold

Inna Mejia 11/15/2016

Traffic management is serious business for Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña. Osmeña today announced that vendors occupying the sidewalks along B. Rodriguez Street will have to clear the area after the Sinulog Festival on January. According to…

Ombud dismisses raps against Tomas

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/15/2016

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales dismissed the criminal case for indirect bribery against Mayor Tomas Osmeña in relation to the Dodge Charger cars he received due to lack of probable cause. Morales also dismissed the administrative case for…

Incentive allowance of cops in Station 6 suspended

Inna Mejia 11/15/2016

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña announced Tuesday morning that the incentive allowance of all police personnel in Station 6 or San Nicolas police station will be suspended due to the large number of gambling cases there. “When there’s…

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