CEBU CITY – Thousands die every year in the country due to crashes. ROAD safety tips are discussed in the 51st National Road Safety Conference from May 30 to 31 in Cebu City. (Calvin D. Cordova) With this, the Safety Organization of the Philippines Inc. (SOPI) intensified its advocacy for road...
CEBU CITY – Anti-divorce groups here will hold mass actions to oppose the passage of the pro-divorce bill into law. “Within the next two months, we will definitely do some concrete action, mass action, prayer rallies,” said Dr. Rene Bullecer, country director of Human Life International...
CEBU CITY – The acting vice mayor here insisted that there was nothing irregular with the procurement orders for this city’s upcoming hosting of the Palarong Pambansa. Councilor Dondon Hontiveros, who ascended to acting vice mayor in lieu of Raymond Garcia, who is now the acting mayor following...
CEBU CITY – On technicality, the Court of Appeals (CA) in this city dismissed the petition filed by Mayor Michael Rama and seven other City Hall officials who challenged their suspension ordered by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB). The dismissal, in effect, affirmed the suspension order. PHOTO...
CEBU CITY – Acting Mayor Raymond Garcia here has ordered the suspension of procurement orders for the city’s hosting of the Palarong Pambansa in July. GARCIA (seated center). (FB) Garcia said the suspension will pave the way for the review of the procurement orders that were made before Mayor...
CEBU CITY – More than P20-million worth of suspected shabu was seized in buy-bust operations in Metro Cebu on Sunday, May 19. PACKS of suspected shabu amounting to P10.4 million were seized from a 48-year-old man in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Calamba, Cebu City on Sunday night, May 19....
CEBU CITY — Police here are gearing up for the country’s biggest multi-sporting event that this city is hosting in July. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) said it is already focusing on crafting security measures to ensure the peaceful conduct of the week-long Palarong Pambansa starting on...
CEBU CITY – The Supreme Court (SC) has cleared former Tourism Secretary Ace Durano of graft charges stemming from a P2.7-million calendar project that allegedly failed to undergo public bidding. The Second Division of the High Court granted the appeal of Durano, reversing the previous decision of...
CEBU CITY – With Vice Mayor Raymond Garcia ascending as acting mayor following the six-month suspension of Mayor Michael Rama, a prominent figure in the city council is set to occupy the second-high government post here. HONTIVEROS (FB) Councilor Dondon Hontiveros expressed readiness to assume as...
CEBU CITY – With his six-month suspension, Mayor Michael Rama’s vision of a “Singapore-like Cebu City with Melbourne features” has to take a backseat. GARCIA (FB) Acting Mayor Raymond Garcia admitted he is not too keen on pushing Rama’s dream of transforming the city like Singapore. READ:...
CEBU CITY – Vice Mayor Raymond Garcia on Monday, May 13, formally took over as acting mayor of this city following the six-month suspension of Mayor Michael Rama. VICE Mayor Raymond Garcia (right) meets department heads after officially becoming acting mayor of Cebu City on Monday, May 13,...
CEBU CITY – The Office of the Ombudsman has suspended Mayor Michael Rama here and seven City Hall officials for six months. Rama’s suspension stemmed from a case filed by city government workers who complained that they were not paid for at least 10 months. Also suspended were City...
