TALISAY City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr. has urged his erstwhile ally Vice Mayor Alan Bucao to accept defeat as the latter’s supporters continue their prayer rallies in front of the City Hall.“I respect their right to protest and to voice out their stand. That is the reason why I let them hold rallies […]
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Talisay mayor to rival: Respect the will of the majority
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 […]
Talisay City now under Alert Level 1
TALISAY City in Cebu province and four other areas in the country have been placed under Alert Level 1, the lowest quarantine status so far in the Philippines.Presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved on Monday, May 2, 2022, the deescalation from Alert Level 2 to 1 of the five areas […]
Moderate to heavy traffic expected at Cebu coastal road due to Alayon grand rally
MOTORISTS and commuters bound for Talisay City and other parts of southern Cebu are urged to plan their trips in advance if they want to get to their homes early on Tuesday night, May 3, 2022.This after the City of Talisay Traffic Operations and Development Authority (CT-Toda) announced on Monday, May 2, that traffic at […]
Bucao to leave Talisay if he loses mayoral race
TALISAY City Vice Mayor Alan Bucao is ready to relinquish his residency should he lose the mayoral race this May.Bucao issued this statement during his interview with MyTV Cebu’s Andiscoveries.“If ever di ko tagaan og higayon sa akong mga igsuong Talisaynon, definitely mobiya na ko sa Talisay, as a resident,” Bucao said during the interview.Bucao […]
Talisay landing revisited
THE commemoration of the “77th Takas sa Talisay, Kagawsanan sa Sugbo (Talisay Landing, Liberation of Cebu) on Saturday, March 26, 2022, should be a reminder that creating a strong alliance and developing unity among the people is the way to get liberated from the present challenges in society.Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr. […]
Boy, 3, dies in road incident in Talisay City
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy died while his mother was injured in a road incident involving a motorcycle and a prime mover truck in Talisay City, Cebu on Wednesday afternoon, March 2, 2022.The vehicular incident past 12 p.m. was reported by the City of Talisay Traffic Operations and Development Authority (CT-TODA) on its Facebook page.CT-TODA identified the […]
Daughter of Talisay City mayor gets Covid jab
THE eldest daughter of Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas got her first Covid-19 vaccine shot on Tuesday, February 15, 2022.Gullas’s daughter, Princess…
Talisay City hall to put up study area for students
THE Talisay City Government is set to establish an area at City Hall exclusively for students who want to avail themselves of free internet connection for their onlineclasses.In a…
Talisay mayor’s wife, 2 kids test positive for Covid-19
TALISAY City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr. confirmed that his wife and two daughters have been infected with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).Gullas made the announcem…
Infant, 94-year-old among Talisay’s 71 new Covid cases
TALISAY City reported 71 new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, bringing active cases in the southern Cebu city to 218, and leaving just one barangay…
Police give aid to City Hall worker who lost home to fire in Talisay
CLAIRE Valerie Cabardo, who works as a contractual worker for the Talisay City Government, had faced misfortunes just before Christmas Day came.Though Cabardo’s house in Barangay P…
15 modernized PUJs from Talisay, Cebu launched
TO HELP workers from Talisay City during their commute to their workplaces in Cebu City, 15 units of modernized public jeepneys called Mango Jeep were launched on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. The Mango Jeep, operated by Tourganize Group of Companies, plies the Talisay to I.T. Park route via Gaisano Tabunok-Tisa Banawa-Escario-Lahug and vice versa. “This […]
Gwen suspends quarry operations in Talisay
CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, ordered the suspension of quarrying operations in Talisay City. Garcia made the decision after Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr. requested her to do so following the fatal accident in Barangay Lawaan 3 where a 10-wheeler truck carrying crushed “anapog” (limestone) mowed down 12 […]
Caballes is Talisay’s new police chief
TALISAY City now has a new police chief. Police Lt. Col. Randy Caballes formally assumed as Talisay City’s new police chief on Monday afternoon, Nov. 22, 2021, replacing Lt. Col. Gerard Ace Pelare, who was able to complete his two-year assignment in the southern Cebu city. Caballes formally received his new command during a turnover […]
9 Metro Cebu towns, cities perform well in vaccination on Nov. 8-14, VVOC says
AFTER consecutive weeks of low turnout, the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) reported a pickup in the vaccination performance of nine local government units (LGU) in Metro Cebu from Nov. 8 to 14, 2021. The VVOC reported on Monday, Nov. 15 that the nine LGUs hit 60 percent of the week’s target for the first […]
200 fishermen hold protest against Talisay ‘reclamation’
AROUND 200 fishermen in Talisay City, Cebu conducted a protest against what they claimed as an ongoing reclamation of land, which is a part of an international container port, on Monday morning, Nov. 8, 2021. Mananagat sa Talisay Pamo Association (Matapa) vice president for external Joksan Branzuela said they want to have a dialogue with […]
Manipis Road still closed due to landslides
THE Talisay-Toledo Wharf Access Road, popularly known as Manipis Road, will remain closed to all types of vehicles as small landslides still occur along the area. Jonathan Tumulak, head of the City of Talisay Traffic Operation Development Authority (CT-TODA), said that as of Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, police and traffic personnel have remained in Barangay […]
Talisay set to close all cemeteries on Oct. 29 to Nov. 2
TALISAY City, Cebu will be closing all its public and private cemeteries from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, 2021 in compliance with the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases resolution. However, residents of all ages can visit their departed loved ones in all cemeteries before and after the scheduled closure, Talisay City Mayor […]
Primary Homes’ condo in Talisay set for turnover in Q1 2022
THE construction of the first two courtyard buildings of Almond Drive in Talisay City is now in full swing. Its developer Primary Homes Inc. (PHI) is set to turn over the walk-up condominium units in the first quarter of 2022. Almond Drive is a two-phase development composed of townhouses and Courtyards walk-up condo units with […]