CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama has rejected the ordinance that approved the revised real property tax (RPT) rates, citing that it does not express the true values of properties and deprives the City Government of a proper source of funds. The revised RPT Code, which was approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod on Dec. 30, 2022, […]
Tag: ordinance
De los Santos fails to convince Rama-allied councilors to override veto
OPPOSITION Councilor Mary Ann de los Santos failed to convince her colleagues in the Cebu City Council to override Mayor Michael Rama’s veto on her proposed ordinance that would allow them to conduct inquiries with the power of subpoena and contempt. During the Council’s regular session Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, de los Santos attempted to […]
EXPLAINER: Abellanosa ordinance on ‘anti-violence and school safety’ draws activist flak. Protesters see it as attempt to muzzle academic freedom. Police had admitted they don’t have enough people for Cebu City schools.
A PUBLIC hearing by the Cebu City Council Wednesday, January 18, 2023 on the proposed ordinance titled “Anti-Violence and School Safety Ordinance” drew opposition from the student council and a faculty organization of University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu. The ordinance, filed by Councilor Jose Lorenzo Abellanosa, mainly requires schools “to submit its calendar of […]
UP Cebu blocks proposed ‘school safety’ ordinance
STUDENTS and faculty members of the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu expressed their opposition to a proposed ordinance requiring schools and universities to submit a calendar of activities to the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO). A public hearing was held on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 at the Cebu City Council’s session hall to tackle […]
City dad files measure requiring restos to serve free drinkable water
RESTAURANTS and other food establishments in Cebu City may soon be required to serve free potable service water to their customers. This after City Councilor Rey Gealon filed a proposed ordinance during the Council’s regular session on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, that requires operators and owners of any establishment that serves food to have potable […]
EXPLAINER: Cebu City Council power of contempt won’t be like how Congress wields it. But Sanggunian, under the approved de los Santos ordinance, can look into almost anything ‘in aid of legislation,’ expanding its power to investigate under the City Charter.
THE ordinance that the Cebu City Council approved on final reading last Wednesday (December 21, 2022) had undergone changes since Councilor Mary Ann de los Santos re-submitted it a week earlier, heeding recommendations of the committee on laws and styling. Its chief problem has been the question of legality. The Supreme Court laid down 58 […]
Pasig City bans operators of offshore gaming, other online gambling firms
THE PASIG City government is banning offshore gaming operators and other online gambling businesses through a local ordinance approved on December 15, with existing establishments given until end-2023 to close shop. Pasig City Mayor Victor Ma. Regis “Vico” N. Sotto, in a tweet on Tuesday, announced that he has signed City Ordinance No. 55, which […]
Lapu’s job order workers get salary hike for 2022
ALL job order (JO) employees in Lapu-Lapu City will soon receive a P50 across-the-board increase in their daily compensation for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2022. The City Council approved on Thursday, December 1, the ordinance authored by Councilor Annabeth Cuizon with regards to the compensation increase. Cuizon noted that there had […]
CCCI opposes ‘expensive’ provision in disaster resiliency legislation
NEARLY a year has passed since Typhoon Odette (Rai) brought widespread devastation in Cebu, the proposed disaster resiliency ordinance has yet to be passed by the city council after a local business group objected to some provisions of the legislation. The City Councilor James Cuenco-authored legislation, called Resiliency and Efficiency Amidst Disaster and Emergency (Reade) […]
Espinoza: Detaining cadavers by funeral parlors would soon be illegal?
ONCE passed and approved by the Cebu City Council, the proposed city ordinance authored by neophyte Councilor Atty. Rey M. Gealon would make unlawful the practice of some operators of morgues or funeral homes who do not release cadavers for burial just because the mortuary services are unpaid. In the explanatory notes of the proposed […]
Espinoza: Detaining cadavers by funeral parlors would soon be illegal?
Once it is approved by the Cebu City Council, the proposed city ordinance authored by neophyte councilor, lawyer Rey M. Gealon would outlaw the practice of some operators of morgues or funeral homes of not releasing cadavers for burial just because the mortuary services are unpaid yet. In the explanatory notes, the measure states that […]
Año: Cebu ordinance on optional mask wearing ‘defective’; Gwen undeterred
DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday, June 14, 2022 that the ordinance passed by the Cebu Provincial Council which makes the wearing of face masks optional in open and well-ventilated areas in the province has “no legal basis and considered defective.”Año said he is consulting his legal team for […]
Editorial: Amend ordinance on senior citizens’ financial aid
The Cebu City Government should revisit City Ordinance 2453, which stipulates that senior citizens must be registered and active voters so they can avail themselves of the annual P12,000 financial aid.The rationale behind this requirement could be this: the City wants to make sure that the recipient is a resident and still alive.Voting amid the […]
Bacolod councilor: Enforce tax relief ordinance
“IMPLEMENT tax relief.” This was the appeal of Bacolod Councilor Al Victor Espino to the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) amid the non-implementation of the City Ordinance No. 953 or the Ordinance granting relief to delinquent real property taxpayers in the city. Espino, chair of the City Council committee on ways and means, said Friday, December […]
Sale of Covid-19 vaccines, card alteration outlawed
THE Cebu City Council approved on third and final reading Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, the “Anti-Sale of Covid-19 Vaccines Ordinance in the City of Cebu” of Cebu City Councilor Alvin Dizon. This ordinance aims to ensure that no person or entity will take advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic by engaging in “vaccine-for-sale schemes” or any […]
World Architecture Day: Mandaue—PH city with Green Building Ordinance adopting BERDE system—leads the way
The current health crisis may have distracted us from older problems that have plagued many cities in the world today. One of these is environmental degradation resulting from several malpractices. To counter the consequences of our abuse of nature and its resources, we initiated some actions toward being “friendlier” to Mother Earth. Being “green-minded” is […]
City needs P3M to establish ‘food bank,’ says Dizon
THE Cebu City Government will need to allocate P3 million in order to establish a “food bank” aimed to feed affected residents during times of public health emergencies and calamities. Cebu City Councilor Alvin Dizon made the matter known in a proposed resolution he filed before the City Council on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2021. In […]
Gratuity pay for Cebu City barangay officials gets Council nod
THE Cebu City Council approved on third and final reading the ordinance that establishes a retirement gratuity benefit for elected barangay officials, which is now awaiting the mayor’s signature. The measure was approved during the City Council’s regular session on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. As stated in Councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia’s ordinance, barangay captains will […]
‘Reflectorized vest’ not needed for cyclists, says Mandaue dad
CYCLISTS passing by Mandaue City don’t need to wear a reflectorized vest as a way to comply with the city’s comprehensive bike ordinance, a local legislator said on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Mandaue City Councilor Jimmy Lumapas made the clarification after the city’s new bike ordinance, which he authored, was criticized heavily by cyclists on […]
Minority dad questions validity of SB1 approval
THE Cebu City Council approved the first supplemental budget (SB1) worth P4.4 billion on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. But was it valid? Ex-officio member Franklyn Ong, representing the Association of Barangay Councils, raised this question before the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in a […]