More Cebuano voters cast votes last week
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 12:18 a.m.MORE voters cast their votes last May 13 in Cebu Province than on May 10, 2010, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). An increase in voter turnout was also observed in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue.
But in Lapu-Lapu City, only 74.36 percent of registered voters—128,898 out of 173,341—cast their votes in 199 clustered precincts, compared to 80.5 percent in 2010.
2 drug suspects arrested
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 11:40 p.m.TWO brothers were arrested for their alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade by a team from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City.
They are Michael, 35, and Arman Cavan, 42
Tumulak’s victory in race to council his ‘destiny’
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 11:38 p.m.HAVING been elected councilor was something Tumulak did not expect. Nor did he expect to get the third most number of votes among the candidates for the Cebu City Council in the south district.
The barangay captain of Basak Pardo described his success as destiny.
Get Palace involved, Davide told
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 11:37 p.m.GET Malacañang to help pay off the Province’s debts.
That was the advice Acting Gov. Agnes Magpale gave governor-elect Hilario Davide III during a meeting with the Capitol’s department heads yesterday.
Cortes to build P800M city hall
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 11:36 p.m.THE Mandaue City Government may have to spend P800 million to build a high-rise City Hall, which is one of the priority projects of reelected Mayor Jonas Cortes.
Lawyer Jamaal James Calipayan, executive secretary of Cortes, said the amount is an initial estimate of architects consulted by the City.
NBI to close probe on ‘mauling’ of student with mom’s affidavit
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 11:35 p.m.“ALMOST done.”
This was how National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 Director Antonio Pagatpat described their investigation on the death of shopper Mario Alfie Ducayag inside Metro Gaisano Colon.
Court junks petition of nurses vs. VSMMC
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 11:33 p.m.THE Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) has junked the civil suit filed by a group of nurses in Cebu City, which sought to stop a state-run hospital from padlocking a property.
Judge Edgemelo Rosales dismissed for want of action the civil case for ejectment with damages and temporary restraining order (TRO) filed against Dr. Gerardo M. Aquino, chief of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC).
Pregnant woman, 35, dies in bus accident in Barili
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 11:32 p.m.A PREGNANT woman died while two others were injured after they were hit by a multicab driven by a barangay captain in Barangay Mantalongon, Barili, Cebu yesterday.
This, as a three-year-old child died when a Ceres bus crashed into a barbecue stall along the national highway of Barangay Talisay, Santander, Cebu last Saturday evening.
City files case vs Bato folks
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 01:27 a.m.THE Cebu City Government filed a criminal case against 21 residents in Sitio Bato in Barangay Ermita, for allegedly blocking the City’s efforts to clear an area that fire struck last month.
The case was filed before the Office of the City Prosecutor last Friday, three days after the proclamation of Michael Rama as the reelected mayor of Cebu City.
P580-M loan for port dredging still on hold
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 01:26 a.m.FOR three years now, government has been trying to get a P580-million loan to dredge and deepen the sea near Cebu City’s port, so that larger cargo vessels and cruise ships can dock there.
But the loan application of the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) remains on hold, said General Manager Dennis Villamor.
2 nabbed for violating gun ban, in effect ‘til June 12
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 01:25 a.m.A ROBBERY suspect from Masbate was collared by the police in Mandaue City yesterday dawn, one of two men caught in the city during the weekend for allegedly violating the gun ban.
Helario Sollano, alias Ondo, 43, a native of Placer, Masbate was arrested for alleged illegal possession of a firearm and violation of the election gun ban past 1 a.m. in Barangay Labogon.
Memorial tries to cast light on HIV
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 01:24 a.m.HE CRIED for days when he tested positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) last December.
“I felt hopeless,” said 19-year-old RG (real name withheld). “It’s like I’m one step closer to death.”
Davide in dept heads’ meeting
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 01:23 a.m.GOVERNOR-ELECT Hilario Davide III was invited to attend the regular Monday meeting of the Cebu Provincial Government’s department heads to help him prepare for his term, which begins at noon on June 30.
Davide said it was Acting Gov. Agnes Magpale who invited him to today’s meeting, which will give him a chance to begin consultations with different groups, including Capitol’s executives.
Plans, MOA needed for Bantayan, Camotes airports
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 01:21 a.m.TWO agencies will have to sign an agreement with the Cebu Provincial Government before the construction of airports in San Francisco, Camotes Island and Sta. Fe, Bantayan Island can proceed, an official said.
These agencies are the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).
Public schools reminded vs enrollment fees
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 01:20 a.m.THE Cebu City Council appealed to the public schools in the city to avoid collecting “unreasonable” or “unauthorized” contributions from students.
“With the ongoing enrollment for public schools in the city, every Filipino family is now faced with financial challenges with the demand of school fees and other miscellaneous expenses,” said Councilor Edgardo Labella in a resolution.
9 ‘illegal recruiters’ hauled to court
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 01:19 a.m.NINE persons will face trial after the Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office charged them with large-scale illegal recruitment and estafa.
The accused allegedly offered five victims with non-existent work in the United States in exchange of P224,000.
3 men to face trial for cutting trees in Cebu forest reserve
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 01:18 a.m.THREE persons will face trial for allegedly cutting several mahogany trees in the Buhisan Watershed Forest Reserve.
Cebu City Prosecutor Dixon Fuentes found enough evidence to indict Dondon Maluya, Juvy Pintor and Vicky Pintor with violation of Section 77 of Presidential Decree (PD) 705, or the Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines.
Kin denies man tied up nephew for 2 days
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 01:17 a.m.THE family of a man who was earlier accused of tying and handcuffing his nephew clarified that his action was not meant to cause pain but to teach the nephew a lesson.
“We tied him not to make him suffer but instead to let him tell us where he sold the ice bucket and let him feel what he was doing to us,” the family of Matias Tabasa said in a press statement to Sun.Star Cebu.
Free summertime service helps boys undergo rite of passage
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 01:17 a.m.HE IS only nine years old, but John Carl Pelare is already facing a dilemma.
Pelare of Barangay Calajoan, Minglanilla, Cebu was bothered that his friends would often tease him for being uncircumcised.
Ex-commissioner to review Cebu poll results
Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 12:35 a.m.CEBU CITY -- Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Gregorio Larazabal will review and analyze records on the May 13 elections to help determine what next step Representative Pablo John Garcia will take.
Garcia, outgoing congressman of Cebu Province’s third district, lost by 163,906 votes to lawyer and former Cebu City councilor Hilario Davide III.
‘Life’ claims victory
Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 12:29 a.m.THE outcome from last Monday’s election shows there is a Catholic vote, said one of the most vocal campaigners against the Reproductive Health (RH) law.
Of the candidates endorsed and campaigned for by the Lay Initiative for Elections 2013 (Life), six out of 12 made it to the Senate and seven out of eight in Cebu will be joining the Lower House.
Most CCMC nurses hired between July and Dec not interviewed
Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 12:10 a.m.THE Civil Service Commission (CSC) 7 has ordered an investigation on the hiring of 17 nurses for the Cebu City Medical Center who were not interviewed by the Personnel Selection Board.
The Human Resource and Development Office, through acting head Evangeline Abatayo, confirmed that only three of the nurses were interviewed.
Argao politician talks about waking the ‘sleeping giant’
Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 12:08 a.m.PROVINCIAL Board Member Wilfredo Caminero attributed his recent victory in the second district congressional race to the farmers and fisherfolk in the province.
“Kay kining mga tawhana sleeping giant, nga maoy makatampo pag-irog ug pagdasig sa economiya sa lungsod (They are the sleeping giant who can move and stimulate a town’s economy),” he said.
Rama off to a ‘secret’ holiday
Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 12:06 a.m.FRESH off a reelection victory, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama will leave for a 22-day vacation today. However, he’s not saying where he’s going.
For his equally successful runningmate, Vice Mayor-elect Edgardo Labella, he will hold a victory party tonight and a thanksgiving mass.
Job fair attracts hundreds
Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 12:05 a.m.IRINE Cantal dressed up and went to the Benedicto College carrying a brown envelope filled with copies of her resume.
She has been looking for work for the past six weeks, handing out copies of her resume and taking tests in one hotel after another.
Thai journalists briefed on CCPC’s objectives
Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 12:03 a.m.A GROUP of journalists from Thailand met with the Cebu Citizens-Press Council (CCPC) yesterday. They’re here because they want to write something good about the Philippines.
Anucha Charoenpo, vice president of the Thai Journalists Association (TJA), said members of their media organizations were divided into groups.
CA reverses ruling on drug suspect
Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 12:02 a.m.THE Court of Appeals (CA) has saved a man from Cebu City from spending his entire life in prison for an illegal drugs sale.
The appellate court’s Special 12th Division reversed the lower court’s decision finding Solomon Dequitos guilty of violating Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Cabahug wharf resumes operation after capsized cargo vessel towed
Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 12:00 a.m.THE MV Maria Angelica Grace was removed from the Cabahug private wharf in Barangay Looc, Mandaue City last week, allowing the facility to operate again more than two months after the vessel capsized.
Philippine Coast Guard Cebu Station Commander Weniel Azcuna said the Uni Orient Pearl Venture Inc., the firm hired to salvage the vessel, was able to tow the vessel some 200 meters away, after a failed attempt last month.
Family figures in mishap after southern beach trip
Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 11:59 p.m.A FAMILY of 14 from Cebu City was injured after the sports utility vehicle they were riding fell into a ditch in Barangay Poblacion West in the southern town of Moalboal last Saturday night.
PO2 Romeo Legaspi Jr. of the Moalboal Police Station said the accident happened at 7 p.m. when the white Galloper (MDX-554) driven by Edwardo Badayos lost control.
3 men caught for cop’s death
Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 11:58 p.m.THE police arrested last Friday night three men who were allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of a policeman in Barangay Looc, Danao City.
Supt. Resty Santos, Danao City police chief, identified the suspects as Ronstel Casas, 27; Rollie Capin, 31; and Brave Alvaro, 19.
