Tomas won’t beef up own security amid death threats

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/31/2018

DESPITE receiving a warning from an anonymous texter that he is one of the targets of armed assailants, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he has no intentions of beefing-up his own security. “I will not ask…

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…

Tomas to CIDG-7: ‘Make a fool of yourselves’

Morexette B. Erram 07/31/2018

“Go ahead and make a fool out of yourselves”. This was the response of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña to the plan of Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Visayas (CIDG-7) to file a case against…

Osmeña: ‘Don’t worry about me’

Morexette Erram 07/31/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he has no plans to beef up his own security. Osmeña received a warning last week that he and Tejero Barangay Councilman Jessielou Cadungog are being targetted to be killed. Osmeña…

Tomas: Accusation vs Cadungog shows police may have hand in Metro Cebu killings

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 07/30/2018

THE attempts of police officials to turn the tables on former Barangay Captain Jessielou Cadungog only showed one thing: The police may have a hand in the killings in Metro Cebu. This was the statement of Cebu…

‘Best birthday gift’ for Tomas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/28/2018

Learning that the long-delayed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project was finally cleared for resumption was the “best birthday present” he received, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said. Osmeña, who lobbied for the BRT since the 90s, celebrated…

Sinas: Only two not 20, Tomas: She’s just lying

Nestle Semilla, Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/24/2018

ON MABATID’S REQUEST FOR 20 ESCORTS Can Mabolo Barangay Captain Prisca Niña Mabatid defy another protocol by having 20 police security details? Yes, if the president says so. Chief Superintendent Debold Sinas, Police Regional Office in Central…

Tomas vetoes ordinance creating new traffic code

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/21/2018

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has vetoed the ordinance creating a Consolidated Traffic Code for Cebu City (City Ordinance No. 2497). In a two-page letter sent to the Cebu City Council, Osmeña said that the ordinance, which…

Mabatid blames Osmeña on clamping of barangay vehicles

Morexette Erram 07/13/2018

  Mabolo Barangay Captain Niña Mabatid blamed Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña for playing politics on clamping four vehicles of their barangay. Mabatid said enforcers from the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) clamped the vehicles on Friday…

Tomas: “Cebu is not so safe”

Morexette B. Erram 07/11/2018

“Not so safe.” This was how Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña described the peace and order situation of Cebu City following the recent killings. “Killers are not scared anymore. They just run, and bang!” said Osmeña. On…

Tomas wants 40 policemen deployed to Mambaling to help ease traffic

Morexette Marie B. Erram, USJR Intern 07/09/2018

TO HELP ease traffic congestion, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has requested the deployment of at least 40 policemen near the multimillion peso underpass project along N. Bacalso Avenue. In a press conference on Monday, Osmeña said…

Profiling visitors to Dumpit’s wake ‘unfair’ – Tomas

Benjie B. Talisic, Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/03/2018

BREAKING his silence, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña yesterday criticized the decision of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO – 7) to conduct a background check on police officials visiting the wake of SPO1 Adonis…

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