TWO men fell to their deaths after the cable of a suspended working platform they were on snapped in a resort that is still under construction at the South Road Properties in Cebu City on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. The fatalities were identified as Junnel Tunda-an, 28, and Richard Dabasol Jr., 39. The Cebu City […]
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150 couples tie knot in 4-day mass wedding
DESPITE the dangers that the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) have wrought to the populace, it didn’t stop 150 couples from Cebu City from expressing their eternal love for one another. The 150 couples formally tied the knot during a mass wedding organized by the Cebu City Government. The mass wedding, the 14th organized by the City, […]
Probe on human rights lawyer ambush-slay stalled, says IBP Cebu City
IT’S BEEN almost a month since Cebuano human rights lawyer Rex Fernandez was gunned down by an unknown assailant, but no one has yet been charged for his murder, said officials of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Cebu City chapter. But lawyer Regal Oliva, IBP Cebu City chapter president, said she understands why […]
Rama completes lineup for May 2022 elections
NINE days before the start of the week-long filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for all elective positions for the May 9, 2022 national and local elections, Cebu City Vice Mayor and now Acting Mayor Michael Rama said he has completed his full slate under “Partido Barug.” “It has been completed. I cannot just announce […]
Mandaue City fire victims receive P800,000 cash aid
ABOUT P800,000 worth of financial assistance was distributed to the 108 fire victims in Brgy. Subangdaku, Mandaue City at the Mandaue Presidencia, in the morning of Sept. 21, 2021. Brgy. Subangdaku officials have also negotiated with the owner of the lot where the fire incident happened in Sitio Riverside A, Brgy. Subangdaku, Mandaue City, on […]
Bikers, drivers, ‘tambays’ nabbed for flouting public health protocols
POLICE and civilian authorities apprehended 79 bikers, drivers and bystanders for violating health protocols during a simultaneous operation in Barangay Busay on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The operation against violators of health protocols such as wearing of masks and observing physical distance were conducted by the members of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), Cebu […]
Mandaue adopts law mandating feeding of undernourished children
TO COMBAT malnutrition in Mandaue City, the City Council passed a resolution adopting Republic Act 11037, an act institutionalizing a national feeding program for undernourished children. The Mandaue City Council approved the resolution sponsored by City Councilor Nerissa Soon-Ruiz during the 124th regular session on Sept. 15, 2021. In an interview, Ruiz endorsed the resolution […]
EXPLAINER: Saavedra wants City Council to ‘appoint’ VM Rama as mayor. It cannot. But it can look into Labella’s frequent leaves and C.A. Casas’s authority.
WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE. Last September 8, Crisologo Saavedra, who calls himself “an advocate against corruption and protector of taxpayers,” filed a letter-complaint with the Cebu City Council, asking it to investigate Mayor Edgardo Labella for his frequent leaves of absence and his administration’s bidding on a P248-million traffic light systems and the second phase of […]
Maynilad offers free desludging services to COVID-19 facilities
MAYNILAD Water Services, Inc. has been extending free desludging services to 56 quarantine centers, hospitals, government checkpoints, and other coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) facilities since March last year. The west zone water concessionaire said the COVID-19 facilities that benefited include Sta. Ana Hospital, Tondo Hospital, Quezon Institute, and Cavite City Hospital, as well as several […]
50% of Mandaue’s eligible population fully vaxxed
FIFTY percent of the eligible population of Mandaue City is now fully vaccinated with two doses of a vaccine against Covid-19. In a Facebook post Sunday, the Mandaue City Public Information Office announced that Mandaue City had become the first local government unit in Metro Cebu to inoculate 50 percent of its eligible population with […]
MCWD: Nearly 80% more water in 2 years
THE Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) aims to increase the water supply in its franchise area by nearly 80 percent in the next two years. MCWD chairman Jose Daluz III told Superbalita Cebu on Sept. 15, 2021 that six projects are in the pipeline that once approved, would add 180 million liters per day (MLD) […]
CCMC formally opens
THE Cebu City Government formally opened the first three floors of the new Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 18, 2021. Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama and other city officials formally opened the hospital’s first three floors, which can accommodate 200 beds. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella, whose speech was read […]
Woman nabbed for selling overpriced Covid medicine
THE National Bureau of Investigation has arrested a woman in Cebu City for selling overpriced Tocilizumab, a medicine found to be effective in reducing the mortality rate of patients having a severe case of Covid-19. NBI Officer-in-Charge-Director Eric B. Distor said Cherry Jalaron y Robles was arrested Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 after she handed one […]
Comelec Cebu City registers 8K new voters in 11 days
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cebu City registered some 8,000 new voters from September 6 to 17, 2021, following the resumption of voter registration in the city. Comelec Cebu City North District Election Assistant II Omar Sharif Mamalinta said 3,601 new voters registered in the north district and another 4,466 new voters registered in […]
NBI arrests one for selling overpriced Covid-19 medicines
CEBU CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) September 17 announced the arrest of an individual in Cebu City for selling overpriced Tocilizumab, a medicine found to be effective in reducing mortality rate of severe Covid-19. NBI Officer-in-Charge (OIC)-Director Eric B. Distor identified the subject as Cherry Jalaron. OIC Director Distor said the operation […]
Cop accused of harassment might run for mayor in 2022
A POLICE official accused by former Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña of harassing his supporters during the 2019 elections is contemplating running for mayor in 2022. Major Chuck Barandog, 38, told SunStar Cebu that he is in negotiations with a national party that plans to field him as its official mayoral candidate in Cebu City. […]
Editorial: Qs7: Seven questions City Hall reporters didn’t ask: Why Mike Rama talks a lot, how his love life is, if ‘gwapohay’ or singing match with rival matters, and who’s running the City
CEBU CITY Vice Mayor Michael Rama, as vaccines convenor and often the acting mayor, has been more seen and heard during the pandemic than Mayor Edgardo Labella, given the mayor’s frequent leaves of absence and work-from-home stints. In the flurry of media questions about the vaccination campaign and the Department of the Interior and Local […]
Average retail prices for rice go down
THE AVERAGE retail price of regular-milled rice fell in six regional trading centers at around mid-August, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In a report on Friday, the PSA said the average retail price of regular-milled rice decreased by P4.56 to P34.44 per kilogram (/kg) in Iloilo City, P3.72 to P32.44/kg in Calapan City, P1.21 to […]
Qs7: Seven questions City Hall reporters didn’t ask: Why Mike Rama talks a lot, how his love life is, if ‘gwapohay’ or singing match with rival matters, and who’s running the City.
CEBU City Vice Mayor Michael Rama, as vaccines convenor and often the acting mayor, has been more seen and heard during the pandemic than Mayor Edgardo Labella, given the mayor’s frequent leaves of absence and work-from-home stints. In the flurry of media questions about the vaccination campaign and the Department of the Interior and Local […]
Vendors informed before demolition, says Cebu City market chief
AN OFFICIAL of the Cebu City Market Operations Division (MOD) denied claims that they violated the rights of vendors that were affected by the land development being undertaken at the area of Landing Vendors Organization (Lavo) Seaside at the Carbon Public Market. Cebu City Market Administrator Irvin Cabales said that at least 20 vendors who […]