CEBU CITY – Another government official from Cebu has resigned from the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes on Wednesday, May 29, tendered his resignation letter to PDP-Laban president Palawan Rep. Jose Alvarez. Cortes’ resignation came a day...
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 Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) has just lost a key member. GARCIA (FB) Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia on Tuesday, May 28, announced that she has submitted her resignation letter to PDP-Laban’s president Palawan Rep. Jose Alvarez. Garcia had been a member of the...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu Archdiocesan Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (CACCHC) has expressed “deep concern” over the installation of a light emitting diode (LED) board at the entrance of the Our Lady of the Pillar Parish church in Sibonga town, southern Cebu. THE Cebu...
CEBU CITY – Hundreds of passengers were stranded in various ports in Cebu due to tropical depression “Aghon.” SEVERAL passengers are stranded at Hagnaya Port in San Remigio, Cebu after sea trips were canceled due to tropical cyclone ‘Aghon.’ (Cebu Port Authority) The Philippine Coast...
CEBU CITY – A suspected drug pusher was killed in a shootout with the police in Barangay Candulawan, Talisay City on Thursday afternoon, May 23. The fatality was identified as Albert Padayao, high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade. Police Lt. Col. Epream Paguyod, chief of the Talisay...
CEBU CITY – Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has issued an executive order (EO) placing the entire province of Cebu under a state of calamity “due to the devastating effects of the El Niño phenomenon.” Garcia issued EO No. 9 days after the provincial board approved a resolution declaring a state of...
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 – The extremely high heat index brought by the El Niño phenomenon has caused severe damage in 46 towns and cities in the province of Cebu. Data from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) showed that 33 local government units are experiencing low...
CEBU CITY – A 63-year-old man died and his wife was injured in a vehicular accident in the City of Naga, southern Cebu. The accident happened shortly before 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 19. STEEL bars block a portion of a road in Naga City, Cebu after the truck carrying it turned upside down and...
