CEBU CITY – While there were expected maneuverings, twists and surprises sprung up during the final day of the filing of Certificates of Candidacy in the province of Cebu on Tuesday, October 8. CEBU Gov. Gwen Garcia, who is seeking reelection, and her running mate, provincial board member Glenn...
CEBU CITY – Newcomers and returning personalities showed up on the penultimate day of filing of Certificates of Candidacy in Cebu province on Monday, October 7. Among the new faces who decided to foray into politics is a little-known businessman who is challenging an established political clan in...
CEBU CITY – Rep. Pablo John “PJ” Garcia, secretary general of the dominant One Cebu party, was one of the early birds who kicked off the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) for the elections next year on Tuesday, October 1. CEBU Rep. Pablo John ‘PJ’ Garcia files his Certificate of...
CEBU CITY – In-person classes in several schools in Metro Cebu were suspended one day after a magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck Poro, Camotes Islands, Cebu. ARCHITECT Florante Catalan, chief of the Cebu City Office of the Building Official, checks cracks found in a classroom of the Abellana...
CEBU CITY – A Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman in Tuburan town, Cebu was arrested after he was caught stealing cash in the mayor’s office. The theft was caught on CCTV (closed-circuit television), police said. MATTHEW John Barangan, the 21-year-old SK chairman of Barangay Bakyawan,...
CEBU CITY – Mandaue City Rep. Emmarie “Lolypop” Ouano-Dizon has been named as the regional chairperson of the country’s most dominant political party, the Lakas-CMD, in Central Visayas. SEN. Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr. (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (right) raise the hands of...
CEBU CITY – A Cebuano lawmaker has filed a bill that, if turned into law, will only require the public to present one valid identification card in private and public transactions. Cebu third district Rep. Pablo John “PJ” Garcia filed House Bill (HB) No. 10973 or the “One Valid ID” bill...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government has partnered with Singapore in its bid to come up with sustainable infrastructure projects and boost the province’s economy. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, Singaporean Ambassador to the Philippines Constance See, Lavan Thiru, executive director of...
CEBU CITY – Hopes are high for the Philippines’ economic growth as bankers are one in believing that the country’s potential is something that the global market should pay attention to. SANDEEP Uppal, president and CEO of Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC)-Philippines, shares his...
CEBU CITY — A policeman was wounded in a shootout with two armed toughies in Barangay Cotcot, Liloan town, Cebu. Corporal Ian Lagnasan was wounded in the shoulder in the shootout that happened past 9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18. Police Master Sgt. Arne Goc-ong, investigator of the...
CEBU CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) will file additional charges against individuals who were arrested for allegedly running an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator hub in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. Lawyer Rennan Oliva, chief of NBI-7, said that they plan to...
CEBU CITY – Eight persons were rescued when the pump boat they were riding in sank in the sea of Barangay Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu on Monday afternoon, September 16. LAPU-LAPU City Hall of Justice A private pump boat in the area rescued them. Among those rescued were the operator of...
