780 policemen secure UP Cebu grounds for presidential debate

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/20/2016

At least 780 policemen were deployed in and around the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu campus to ensure no untoward incident would happen before, during and after the presidential debate, according to Senior Superintendent Armando Radoc,…

Honasan vows to include green agenda in platform

Julit C. Jainar 03/20/2016

SEN. Gregorio Honasan pledged to include environmental issues in his platform if he is elected vice president. The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) vice presidential bet made the promise to the environmental group Sugboanong Nagpakana sa Kalikupang in…

Duterte tops UP Cebu mock polls

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/20/2016

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte may be elected president if the elections were held today based on a mock survey done by the University of the Philippines-Cebu held ahead of the 5 p.m. presidential debate. As of…

UP Cebu student-volunteer for the presidential debate treated after a fall

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/20/2016

A sophomore student of the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu was brought to a nearby hospital after falling off four steps of stairs outside the presidential debate venue at 11:40 a.m. today. Volunteer marshall John Paul…

Duterte supporters sell T-shirts near presidential debate venue

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/20/2016

To bolster Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign, volunteers from Mindanao came to Cebu to sell T-shirts with his image on it. The “Shirts for Duterte” movement, made up of 13 members working from Paintline Printing Services…

Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista stopped at the gate of UP Cebu

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/20/2016

The security at the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu campus in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City that will host the Visayas leg of the presidential debates was so tight that even Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres…

ROUND 2: EXPECT FIREWORKS

Connie E. Fernandez 03/19/2016

The second presidential debate set in Cebu today will not only be longer by an hour but will also be “explosive.” Organizers of the Visayas leg of PiliPinas 2016 debate at the University of the Philippines (UP)…

Santiago issues apology for skipping 2nd debate

03/19/2016

SEN. Miriam Defensor-Santiago has apologized for not being able to attend tomorrow’s presidential debate at the University of the Philippines in Lahug, Cebu City. “I am very sorry to miss out on the debates, but it would…

THE CHASE BEGINS

Carmel Loise Matus, Julit C. Jainar 03/18/2016

If Sen. Grace Poe can find the time to engage students,  supporters of Mar Roxas intend to mobilize Cebu City’s urban poor  to show support for the administration’s standard-bearer. Davao City Mayor Rodolfo Duterte has  his free…

No road closure at UP Cebu Hall for presidential debate

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/14/2016

THE roads surrounding the UP Cebu Performing Arts Hall, where the presidential debate will be held on Sunday, will remain open to vehicular traffic. Rey Gealon, executive director of the Cebu City Transportation Office, said they decided…

Road closure near UP Cebu eyed for debates

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/11/2016

ORGANIZERS of the Visayas leg of the presidential debate at the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu campus, who are in midst of preparations for the March 20 event, are considering the closure of a portion of…

UP Cebu to host presidential debate

Juli Ann M. Sibi 02/22/2016

AFTER Cagayan de Oro City, the country’s five presidential candidates will face off again in the Visayas leg of the PiliPinas Presidential Debates to be held at the Performing Arts Hall of the University of the Philippines…

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