Capitol exec: We’ll check DILG memo on name ban

THE  Capitol will review the memorandum issued by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on the banning of names, nicknames and faces from public property.

The move came after Cebu Daily News published in its Siloy Section last Friday, a photo of a signage in barangay Sagay, Borbon with a sign “eGwen Highway.”

When asked if violations were committed by the provincial government on putting up the signages along the highways of some towns bearing the name of Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, lawyer Rory Jon Sepulveda, Capitol spokesperson, said they would look into the DILG memo and on the mechanics of the contest, which was launched by the provincial government last January.

“We have to look at the mechanics of the contest- there is a body that oversees this. Again, I am in no position to come up with an educated opinion,” Sepulveda said in a text message.

According to a statement, the Search for the eGwen Highway is anchored on the eGwen standards of cleanliness and sanitation; creativity, artistry and aesthetic impact; and appreciation, promotion and nurturing of culture and heritage. /Correspondent Carmel Loise Matus