No fanfare for BOPK for Friday’s campaign kick-off

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) will not be holding any fanfare on the start of the election campaign period on Friday, March 29, but they promise to go full blast in their…

Osmeña declares Sinulog 2019 a success; promises to raise to P1M aid to contingents

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/21/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Contingents who want to compete in future ritual showdowns during the Sinulog Festival grand parade have more reasons to look forward in joining one of the country’s grandest festivals. Cebu City Mayor…

Osmeña backs shutting off cellphone signal

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Citing the New Year’s eve terrorist attack in Cotabato City, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is agreeable to the plans of local law enforcers to reimplement the shutting off of mobile phone signals during the…

Pala away gyud ning mga Osmeña

Lloyd Suarez 10/21/2018

Panghadlok sa media kining bag-ong libel nga gipasaka sa mga Osmeña pinaagi kang Miguel, anak ni Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña batok kang Sir Bobby Nalzaro ilabina nga political season na karon. Nahalangan si Miguel sa mga…

NO BUSINESS PERMIT

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/29/2017

City Hall shuts down resto owned by Tom O’s cousin Not even the mayor’s cousin could stop Cebu City Hall’s crackdown on businesses without proper business permits. The next business establishment to be shut down by the…

Tomas to ‘tolerate’ Angkas operations

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 11/14/2017

The arrest of Angkas and other motorcycle-for-hire drivers will not be a priority of the Cebu City government. Mayor Tomas Osmeña said that while he respects the decision of the Land Transportation Franchise and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)…

Habal-habal rides soon on Uber and Grab?

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/11/2017

PEOPLE in Cebu City may soon be able to hail motorcycles-for-hire or habal-habal drivers through their cellular phones. Both Grab and Uber have already started presenting their proposals to Cebu City officials and habal-habal drivers’ organizations in…

City Hall to look into allowances

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/12/2017

BARANGAY workers in Cebu City who were unable to receive their allowances since last year may finally be paid this year based on yesterday’s dialogue between City Hall and barangay officials. The dialogue stemmed from an order…

Club assures BDO depositors: Bank’s case vs Cebu City won’t affect operations

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/10/2017

The Cebu Bankers Club (CBC) has assured depositors of BDO Unibank Inc. that the day-to-day operations of the bank will not be affected by recent developments involving the institution and the Cebu City government. In a statement,…

Sueno dismissal won’t affect local DILG offices

Inna Mejia, Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/04/2017

THE dismissal of Interior and Local Government secretary Ismael Sueno won’t impact on the operations of the local offices of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). DILG Provincial Director Jerome Gonzales said their programs have…

Terminal dispute

Editorial 03/30/2017

Aside from noncompliance with a city ordinance, what other issues does Team Rama have to raise against the continued operation of the jeepney and van-for-hire (V-hire) terminal in Junquera Street, Barangay Kamagayan in Cebu City? In filing…

Politics is personal

Jobers R. Bersales 03/29/2017

We all lament all these deaths and turn emotional at photographs of poor people getting killed or caught in the crossfire of the continuing and relentless drug war in our midst. But I heard neither sigh nor…

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