LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan will not agree to have the consumers in his city pay for the increase in electric bills, particularly the generation cost, being imposed by the Mactan Electric Company (Meco) to cover its increased costs following damage to a power supply cable caused by the Department of Public Works and […]
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Hour-long Lapu-Lapu fire razes 21 houses, shops
AT LEAST 21 houses were razed by a fire that broke out in a residential and commercial area in Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City at dawn Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. FO3 Jeffrey Gerodias, fire investigator of the Lapu-Lapu City Fire District, said there were other houses and establishments that were damaged during the fire that lasted […]
Trike drivers, vendors in Lapu market not keen on going ‘cashless’
SOME tricycle drivers and vendors in Lapu-Lapu City are not keen on using cashless transactions or payments even though the City is set to introduce the measure within this month. Anoy Ibarat, 40, a tricycle driver plying the route from Barangay Bankal to the market in Barangay Poblacion and vice versa, told SunStar Cebu on […]
Lapu mayor can’t sit on MCIAA board
THE mayor of Lapu-Lapu City, which hosts the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, has expressed interest in sitting on the board of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA). However, an MCIAA official said no seat is available. For the mayor to get a seat, the law would have to be amended to change the composition of the […]
China firm to help build Lapu skyway
THE proponents of the Lapu-Lapu Expressway (LLEX), also known as the skyway project, have signed a memorandum of understanding with a China-based company to help in the construction of the 12-kilometer toll road. LLEX Corp. composed of Premium Megastructures Inc., Ulticon Builders Inc. and MTD Philippines Inc. signed the MOU with China First Highway Engineering […]
Lapu-Lapu Council passes ordinance creating disease surveillance unit
THE Lapu-Lapu City Council has passed an ordinance establishing an Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (ESU) that will be responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating reliable and timely information on public health status, as well as investigating disease outbreaks and other threats to public health in the city. The council approved on third and final reading […]
LLEX construction set in March
THE construction of the P24.8-billion Lapu-Lapu Expressway (LLEX), also known as the skyway project, is expected to begin in March this year. This was what Lapu-Lapu City Vice Mayor Celedonio “Celsi” Sitoy told SunStar Cebu on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan, for his part, said they are currently in negotiation with the […]
‘Missing’ documents stall Mactan reclamation project
THE Lapu-Lapu City Council has given the proponent of the 400-hectare Mactan North Reclamation and Development Project (MNRDP) until Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, to submit the required documents to push through with the construction, or lose the contract to undertake the project. City Councilor and lawyer Eugene Espedido said Dr. Noli Arnulfo Igano, the president […]
Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu allocate funds for their Sinulog contingents
THE city governments of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu have allocated not less than a million pesos for the funding of their respective official contingents in this year’s Sinulog Festival. About P2 million has been added by the Mandaue City Government to the P600,000 subsidy its contingent has received from the Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI), according to […]
Lapu-Lapu City police ready for ‘Traslacion’
THE Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) is all set with security measures for the Traslacion, or the procession of the Holy Family, from Mandaue City to Lapu-Lapu City on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. The Traslacion, which involves transferring the images of the Sto. Niño and Our Lady of Guadalupe from Cebu City to the National […]
Vendors of firecrackers, pyrotechnics compliant, say police, fire execs
FIRECRACKER and pyrotechnics sellers in Lapu-Lapu City have so far been compliant with the guidelines set by local authorities. This was what Lt. Col. Wilfredo Alarcon, deputy director for operations of the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO), said following their surprise joint inspection with officials of the Bureau of Fire Protection in Barangay Babag 2 […]
EXPLAINER: Lapu-Lapu ex-mayor Arturo Radaza argued he had no part in awarding P83.9M streetlamps contract and the government didn’t suffer loss or injury. Sandiganbayan struck down his defenses.
FORMER Lapu-Lapu City mayor Arturo O. Radaza was among 13 Lapu-Lapu City and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials who were convicted of corruption by the Sandiganbayan in connection with the P83.935 million purchase of 199 decorative street lamps for the 2007 Asean Summit held in Cebu last January 9-15, 2007. His participation, […]
Anti-graft court affirms conviction of 2 ex-cebu lawmakers, 6 others
THE anti-graft court has denied the separate motions for reconsideration filed by eight officials, including a former Cebu congresswoman, her two children and a former Lapu-Lapu City congresswoman, to reverse their conviction for corruption charges over the alleged misuse of P25 million in pork barrel funds in 2002. In a 21-page decision promulgated on Oct. […]
‘Garbo sa Lapu-Lapu 2022’ dishes out over P1M in prizes
OVER P1 million in cash prizes was given to the winners in different categories of Garbo sa Lapu-Lapu 2022 competition at the Mactan Newtown on Saturday, November 19, 2022. Barangay Maribago was named champion in the ritual showdown category, bringing home P300,000. Placing second (P200,000) was the clustered barangays of Basak and Subasbas P200,000, while […]
2K families in 3 Cebu cities get Odette aid
AROUND 2,000 families in the cities of Lapu-Lapu, Naga and Carcar whose houses were damaged by Typhoon Odette (Rai) received P10,000 in cash assistance each Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. The assistance, which was sourced from the Emergency Housing Program (Ehap) of the National Housing Authority (NHA), was first handed over to 1,000 affected families in […]
Lapu-Lapu City students urged to continue wearing face masks
ALL public school students in Lapu-Lapu City are still encouraged to wear their face masks after the first week of the full implementation of face-to-face classes. Dr. Wilfreda Bongalos, Lapu-Lapu City Schools Division superintendent, told SunStar Cebu on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, they wanted to protect them from infection, especially since there are many students […]
Lapu-Lapu intelligence unit head: P300 million shabu seized in 10 months
THE head of the City Intelligence Unit (CIU) of Lapu-Lapu City Police Office revealed that they were able to confiscate around 42 kilos of suspected shabu amounting to P285.6 million since he assumed the post 10 months ago. CIU head Police Lieutenant Colonel Jul Muhammad Jamiri said 41 kilos of the total drug haul were […]
Metro’s fun run returns in time for 40th Anniversary
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 […]
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 […]