THE Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. will shell out exciting prizes in a sporting event dubbed Metro @40 Ruby Fun on Nov. 6, 2022, at the Ayala Center Cebu Terraces.The event returns after the hiatus caused by the pandemic.“We wanted to do an event where we can have fun with our customers and, at the […]
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Dancers, officials from Lapu-Lapu, Toledo in South Korea for int’l dance competition
CONTINGENTS from two Cebu cities will participate in the prestigious Wonju Dynamic Dance Carnival in South Korea for three days of October this year.The Lapu-Lapu City Performing Arts (LLCPA) and members of Toledo City’s Joyful Tribe will represent the country during the yearly dance competition.In a statement posted on the Lapu-Lapu City Public Information Office’s […]
4,000 workers retrenched; Lapu asks DSWD for help
THE Lapu-Lapu City Government will request the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DWSD) to provide assistance to around 4,000 workers who were reportedly retrenched from their companies in Lapu-Lapu City.The City Council approved on mass motion during its fifth special session Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, Resolution 16-0496-2022 authored by Councilor Annabeth Cuizon.Kim Francisco, head […]
Chan orders police to strictly implement curfew following incidents involving minors
LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has directed the police to strictly implement the curfew for minors following the recent robbery and mauling incidents in the city.Chan made the marching order after three individuals, including two minors, were arrested Monday, September 26, 2022, for allegedly stealing the earnings of a blind person in two separate […]
LLC Fiesta League 2022 blasts off
THE 2022 Lapu-Lapu City Fiesta League 2022 kicked off on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, with an opening parade at the City Hall grounds.The tournament will have a series of sporting competitions featuring basketball, volleyball and softball. The champions will be feted in the upcoming Virgen de la Regla Feast Day in November.Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan […]
Chan: Lapu’s release of Covid risk pay backed by DBM orders
THE release of Covid-19 special risk allowances (SRA) to non-health workers in Lapu-Lapu City in 2021 was authorized as it was backed by Department of Budget and Management (DBM) orders, according to Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan.The mayor was reacting Thursday to a July 9, 2022 SunStar Cebu report on the 2021 audit report […]
Sherilin-Unisol Mandaue dominates Lapu-Lapu City
THE Sherilin-Unisol Mandaue City Plastic Men announced their intentions for the title with a loud bang, crushing the Lapu-Lapu City Pantum, 97-71, in the Pilipinas Super League 21-Under VisMin Leg on Thursday afternoon, July 14, 2022, at the Don Celestino Martinez Sr. Sports and Cultural Center in Bogo City.The Plastic Men pounced on their opponents […]
COA flags lapu’s P218M deal with ‘furniture supplier’
THE Commission on Audit (COA) has called the attention of the Lapu-Lapu City Government for procuring around P218 million worth of equipment, furniture, office supplies, grocery items and other items from a supplier deemed not qualified to transact business with the City.In their 2021 audit report, state auditors uncovered that the Lapu-Lapu City Government had […]
Cindi files 2 bills on Day 1 of 19th Congress
NEWLY elected Lapu-Lapu City Lone District Rep. Cynthia “Cindi” King-Chan has filed two measures on the first day of the 19th Congress on July 1, 2022, and these are bills that seek to declare June 17 every year as a special non-working holiday in the city during its commemoration of its Charter Day and create […]
Editorial: Surviving is essential
Do not hold your breath. Many Filipinos are not surprised to hear there will be another round of price increase in petroleum products this week.This is the third straight week that gas prices went up and spiked the costs of daily needs, from fare to food.For less than a kilometer, the e-bike fare of Jessa […]
Lapu signs deal for P25B skyway
AFTER facing rough sailing at the City Council last year, with allegations of politics hurled into the mix, the P24.8 billion Lapu-Lapu Expressway (LLEX), also known as the skyway project, is expected to begin construction next year.This after the Lapu-Lapu City Government, represented by Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan, and LLEX Corp. president Manuel Gonzales Jr. […]
Ahong vows legal assistance for worker killed in plant mishap
LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has vowed to provide legal aid to the family of the factory worker who died while working at a food and beverage plant in Mandaue City on June 2, 2022.Chan made the promise when he visited the wake of factory worker Stephen Corilla in Barangay Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City on […]
6 things Lapu mayor will do in first 100 days
Chan and the rest of the candidates of Team Ahong-Team Libre won decisively in the May 9, 2022 elections, completely shutting out their opponents from Team Deretso led by Rep. Paz Radaza, who had challenged Chan for the mayorship.Vice Mayor Celedonio “Celsi” Sitoy was reelected, First Lady Ma. Cynthia “Cindi” King-Chan was elected Lapu-Lapu City […]
President Duterte hails Lapulapu at 501st Victory of Mactan celeb
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Roa Duterte led the celebration of the “Adlaw ni Lapulapu: 501st Anniversary of the Victory at Mactan” at the Liberty Shrine in Barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City on Wednesday afternoon, April 27, 2022, marking the earliest recorded indigenous Filipino resistance to foreign intervention in 1521.The occasion also served to close the Mactan part of […]
Lapu mayor sued for purchase of ‘overpriced’ rice, solar lamps
LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan is facing three charges anew before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas, along with several city officials and private entities, for alleged involvement in the anomalous purchase of overpriced products in 2020.Four Lapu-Lapu City councilors and 10 other individuals, filed on Monday, April 25, 2022, cases of plunder, malversation of […]
Lapu-Lapu mayor to IATF: Ease city’s alert level to 1
LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to deescalate the city’s status from Alert Level 2 to Alert Level 1, saying the city has already achieved the required vaccination ratio for senior citizens.Chan made the appeal before Health Secretary Francisco Duque III […]
LTFRB 7 approves Lapu-Lapu’s public transport plan
LAPU-LAPU City is the third local government unit (LGU) in Central Visayas to have its own Local Public Transportation Route Plan (LPTRP).This after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB) announced that it had approved Lapu-Lapu City’s LPTRP on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.Retired Col. Eduardo Montealto Jr., LTFRB 7 director, told […]
Olango sanctuary reopens
THE Olango Wildlife Sanctuary in Lapu-Lapu City has been reopened, and is now ready to accept tourists after months of closure due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the recent devastation caused by Typhoon Odette (Rai).Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan visited the sanctuary on Saturday, March 5, 2022 and unveiled a Ramsar marker that signifies the […]
Lapu-Lapu receives 20 generator sets
THE Hiyas ng Turismo Pilipinas Foundation donated 20 units of 7.5 kilovolt-amperes generator sets to the Lapu-Lapu City Government on Monday, Jan 24, 2022.Ronald Elpa, representing…
LCPO: Report death threats to police
THE Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) has urged those individuals who received death threats to seek assistance from the Philippine National Police (PNP).LCPO Director Col. Arnel…