TALISAY City Mayor-elect Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr. urged his rival, defeated mayoral candidate and outgoing Vice Mayor Alan Bucao, to respect the will of the majority.In a video posted on his official Facebook page, Gullas responded to Bucao’s allegations that he and his group, Barug Lumad Talisaynon, were cheated during the May 9, 2022 […]
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VM claims Samsam ‘fired’ 63 JOs; ‘Not true,’ says mayor
FOLLOWING his split from the Alayon Party, Talisay City Vice Mayor and mayoral candidate Alan Bucao is again throwing allegations against his former running mate, Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr. This time, Bucao claimed that Gullas had ordered the removal of 63 job order (JO) workers assigned at his office. In a letter, Bucao […]
Covid response, womb-to-tomb services highlighted in Samsam’s 3rd SOCa
TALISAY City’s Covid-19 response and its “womb-to-tomb” program for its indigents, among others, were the highlights of the third State of the City Address (Soca) of Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr. on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. The young mayor’s SOCA, which lasted for more than 40 minutes, was held at the People’s Hall of […]
Gullas calls on CA to improve vetting of ambassadors
FOLLOWING the involvement of two envoys in scandals abroad, the Commission on Appointments (CA) may find ways to strengthen its screening of the country’s future ambassadors, Cebu Rep. Eduardo Gullas said on Sunday. “The CA, if it wants to, can put ambassadorial nominees under a more powerful microscope, considering that they are supposed to represent […]
Dodong Gullas, Cebuano arts patron, educator and newspaperman, dies
JOSE “Dodong” Gullas, a champion of Cebuano arts and music, educator and journalist, died in a hospital in Cebu City at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. He was 87. His death was first reported by The Freeman on its Facebook page. In his January 2019 The Freeman column, lawyer Josephus Jimenez paid tribute to […]