News Briefs

Mega Cebu forum in Ayala today

THE Cebu Chamber of Commerce will hold a forum dubbed “Mega Cebu: Making Waves for the Love of Cebu” at Ayala Cinema One at 8:30 a.m today.

The  half-day affair will be followed by the opening of an  Advocacy Fair at 3 p.m. to showcase the different advocacies of CCC, said Melanie Ng, Cebu Business Month overall chairperson.

The Great Cebu Tabo will also open on Friday at the Islands Pasalubong outlet across Magellan’s Cross in downtown Cebu City.

The Tabo will be open until June 30 with products made by the DTI-OTOP (Department of Trade and Industry – One-Town-One-Product companies mostly from towns  in Cebu and some organic farmers in Cebu hillylands, said Ng.

Cebu Business Month will be capped off with the Grand Chamber Awards at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino on Friday, June 28. Reporter Aileen Garcia-Yap

Cebu Ports Authority, Cebu City Hall in new clash

THE Cebu Port Authority (CPA) ordered port guards to prohibit the parking of  private and government vehicles in their property.

The CPA order came after they removed the concrete and metal fences that blocked some roads last Friday.

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said the City Legal Office will examine the city’s options on this case.

“The issue is ownership, and I have not seen any title of the CPA from the land registration office. We will carefully study this and look into a legal angle,” City Legal Officer Jerone Castillo said.

Sought for comment, CPA general manager Dennis Villamor said they were prohibited by the CPA board to comment on the issue.

Last Friday’s demolition of fences reopened Lapu-Lapu, P. Burgos and F. Gonzales streets.

The contested lot fronting the City Hall’s executive building near the Senior Citizens Park also houses the old Compania Maritima building. Correspondent Jose Santino S. Bunachita

Only four members in final PB session

THE final session of the old Provincial Board (PB) adjourned early yesterday for lack of quorum after boardmembers allied with the Liberal Party (LP) failed to show up.

The board members who attended yesterday’s session were Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) president Jose Ribomapil Holganza Jr., Sun Shimura (4th district), Alex Binghay (3rd district) and Julian Daan (1st district.)

Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale was supposed to preside over the session but was absent to get an executive medical checkup. She told Cebu Daily News she had some back pain and needed to see a doctor: “Nothing serious but painful.”

Instead, it was Daan who led the session to a close and called the lack of quorum “historic.”

The board was supposed to give recognition to outgoing PB members Sergio Restauro (1st district), Wilfredo Caminero (2nd district) and Cesar Ian Zambo (3rd district) .

In a letter  to Provincial Secretary Anecita Pasaylo, Caminero said he couldn’t  attend due to official business matters. Zambo said he was in a meeting in Balamban town.

The younger Caminero, Aladin Wilyamie, was on sick leave while Carmen Durano-Meca of the 5th district said she was attending an “urgent” budget consultation conducted by the Capitol’s committee on finance.

Miguel Antonio Magpale (5th district) said he was attending  Mass in Danao City for  St. John the Baptist’s feast while Jude Durano-Sybico(5th district) was in a meeting with  barangay captains in Sogod town. Restauro hasn’t been attending since  he filed a leave of absence after the   May polls. elections. Correspondent Peter L. Romanillos