Inventor wins as Talisay mayor
By Marian Z. CodillaLong considered an institution in Cebu politics, Rep. Eduardo Gullas of Cebu’s 1st district was widely expected to win the mayorship of Talisay City with allies in his Alayon Party.
Long considered an institution in Cebu politics, Rep. Eduardo Gullas of Cebu’s 1st district was widely expected to win the mayorship of Talisay City with allies in his Alayon Party.
A week before election, a Cebuano songwriter in his efforts to eradicate vote-buying wants to make his message across in a song entitled “Kokokoprasa” to the tune of Spanish corrido or ballad, La Cucaracha. The parody said Cesar Ditan, popularly known as Johnny Kawa is his contribution to making vote buying irrelevant. The song starts [...]
The Coastal and Marine Management Division of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will conduct a separate assessment on the damage allegedly caused by the Cebu Yellow Submarine on Lapu-Lapu City’s coral walls. William Cuñado, officer-in-charge of DENR’s Environment and Management Bureau (EMB) asked to conduct a site verification on the coral reef [...]
About 30 million Filipinos have Facebook accounts, with the biggest group aged 18 to 24 years old. With a reach like that, social media is an attractive tool for candidates to gain exposure with potential voters. There’s no hard evidence that “followers turn into voters“ but with figures like that “why not take a chance [...]
The Cebu provincial police offices sees no need to assign more police personnel in barangay Bakhawan, Daanbantayan town following the confrontation between Mayor Luisa Loot and a barangay captain last Tuesday morning. “If the local police cannot handle it, we have a public safety company in between Medellin and Daanbantayan towns and Bogo City. The [...]
A “corruption-free” Capitol was the key promise of Liberal Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate Hilario Davide III and his team midway in a four-day caravan that was briefly marred yesterday by a commotion in Daanbantayan town, north Cebu. The LP convoy yesterday passed through Daanbantayan, where armed escorts of Mayor Ma. Luisa Loot waved their hands, [...]
With his sister out of office due to a six-month suspension, One Cebu gubernatorial candidate Pablo John Garcia III said they are the underdogs in this year’s midterm elections. In their campaign sortie in Daanbantayan last Monday, Pablo John said his sister, suspended Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, was allegedly betrayed by acting Gov. Agnes Magpale, [...]
Blame it on a high demand for non-meat dishes on Holy Week and illegal hunters.
Of the four flyovers in Cebu City, the structure in barangay Mambaling needs the most corrections to ensure road safety based on a March 1 audit report of the Cebu City Traffic Operations Management (Citom).
An 18-km outer Cebu Circumferential Road, road-widening, the Cebu North Coastal Road and drainage systems top the list of projects recommended for government funding in Metro Cebu. The Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board (MCDCB) en banc approved the priority list in their first quarterly meeting held at the Capitol Social Hall yesterday. It was [...]
We love our animals so much. This is an extension of our home.”
Four juvenile sea turtles, raised for months in a small tank, will be released in the shore of the South Road Properties in Cebu City on Saturday.
Owners of a private mini-zoo in Cebu City have agreed to set free five sea turtles being displayed in a concrete and glass aquarium, and to improve the upkeep of other animals in their care. They were reminded that as an endangered species, Hawksbill turtles should be left in the wild. The conditions and paperwork [...]
