CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia yesterday announced her decision to drop out of the Senate race, saying it was “my duty to lead Cebu” to preserve gains made since her first term in 2004.
As One Cebu introduced former Danao City vice mayor Ramon “Boboy” Durano IV as the runningmate of Rep. Pablo John Garcia in the Cebu gubernatorial race, party stalwart Glenn Soco pondered his own plans for next year’s elections.
The Capitol will investigate reports of trafficking of women inside the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) in Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City.
TEMPERS flared in yesterday’s hearing on an application for bail for the main suspect in the kidnap-murder case of 6-year- old Ellah Joy Pique. The heated words prompted Cebu Regional Trial Court judge Ester Veloso to warn defense and prosecution lawyers to “stop acting like children” or else they would be inhibited from court. [...]
THE diarrhea outbreak in Badian town, southwest Cebu, which downed more than 150 since Friday was caused by bacteria found in human waste.
TO avoid a “clash”, Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale and her partymates in the Barug Alang sa Kauswagan ug Demokrasya (Bakud) will skip the State of the Province Address of Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia on July 20. Magpale told reporters she was advised by 5th district Rep. Ramon “Red” Durano VI not to attend because an [...]
The newly-installed head of the Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas vows to go tough against the shipment of illegal logs in the region. Regional executive director Isabelo Montejo said during his formal assumption of the top environment post in the region that strengthening the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force is on top [...]
A MALACAÑANG statement describing Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and Internal Revenue Comm. Kim Jacinto-Henares as qualified to be the next chief justice drew mixed reactions from state fiscals, judges and Cebu religious leaders.
“I’m ready to fight.” With these words, talent manager Annabelle Rama signified her willingness to run for Cebu City’s north congressional district under the Team Rama banner of her first cousin, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama.
MORE than 600 senior citizens persevered in long lines and the summer heat to receive their P3,000 financial assistance from the Office of the Cebu City Senior Citizen’s Affairs (OSCA) last Tuesday.
An anti-discrimination ordinance being deliberated by the Cebu City Council secured support from various sectors yesterday. Eight speakers from the academe, the lesbian, gays, bisexuals and trans-gender (LGBT) community and the differently-abled groups spoke out on the ordinance in yesterday’s Cebu City Council morning session. They said the ordinance will help ensure equal treatment and [...]
