NEWS BRIEFS

SALE OF LAHUG SATELLITE MARKET LOT SEALED

Sidewalk vendors of barangay Lahug are inching closer to their 18-year-old dream.

Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and Lahug barangay Captain Jovito Taborada signed the Deed of Sale for the 361 sq. m. lot which shall be used as satellite market.

The Province of Cebu sold the roadside lot to Lahug for P1.2 million.

Donations from the private sector helped the barangay raise the money to buy the property, said barangay Lahug Councilor Mary Ann delos Santos.

The signing of the Deed of Sale was witnessed by Cebu Provincial Board Members Alex Binghay, Thaddeus Durano-Sybico, Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama and Lahug Councilor Mary Ann delos Santos yesterday morning./Correspondent Peter L. Romanillos.

STC wants FB case re-raffled to Family Court

ST. Theresa’s College (STC) yesterday asked the court to re-raffle to a family court the Facebook “bikini” case where five students were barred from their high school graduation as punishment for their misconduct.

STC lawyer Joan Largo said the school is seeking clarification on who should handle the case.

The family court has jurisdiction over violations of child abuse and ‘all allegations point to child abuse,” she explained.

Last month, Regional Trial Court Judge Manuel Patalinghug of Branch 22, a family court, let go of the case saying it should have been raffled to a regular court.

He said that civil actions for injunction, which is the nature of the case filed against STC, “does not squarely fall within the ambit of the cases properly cognizable by family courts” even if it involved minors.

He said the family court deals with criminal cases.

Four girls sued STC after they were banned from attending their graduation ceremony last March 30 as punishment for posting “lewd” photos of themselves on Facebook.

One of the girls later decided to enter into a compromise agreement with STC. /Ador Vincent S. Mayol

MANDAUE TO REVIEW BUS TERMINAL LEASE

Manduae City is reviewing its lease contract with Cebu City for the management Cebu North Bus Terminal (CNBT) in barangay Subangdaku..

The Capitol has offered to take over running the facility and to absorb payment of the JICA-loan for its construction.

Mandaue City owns the terminal which leased the failcity until 2020 to Cebu City, which in turn outsourced the management to a transport cooperative.

Mandaue Mayor Jonas Cortes said he would review the lease first.

Until the review is done, no decision can be made.

The Cebu provincial government is also offering to give a share of the terminal’s revenues to Mandaue City after deducting loan payments and other expenses in managing the terminal. /Fe Marie D. Dumaboc, Correspondent