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Top of the Week: Troubled elected city mayors: none of three likely to skip 2025 race.

Top of the Week: Troubled elected city mayors: none of three likely to skip 2025 race.

Pachico A. Seares

Sep 15, 2024

3 min read

CEBU. Jose Daluz III (left) and Cerwin T. Eviota.

Seares: Daluz says he'll leave MCWD, doesn't say when, maybe only when he files candidacy for Cebu City mayor

Pachico A. Seares

Sep 11, 2024

3 min read

Former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo

Top of the Week: Ex-mayor Alice Guo’s back in country after arrest in Indonesia but where’s Pastor Apollo Quiboloy? In heaven, says VP Sara, ‘he he.’ Wait, they just caught the elusive pastor.

Pachico A. Seares

Sep 08, 2024

3 min read

(From left) Cebu City suspended mayor Michael Rama, Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia

Seares: Mayor Rama, Acting Mayor Garcia tangle over Sinulog, which is run by a private foundation, not City Hall. In 2019, then VM Mike clashed with then-mayor Labella on creation of a governing board that watches over SFI.

Pachico A. Seares

Sep 03, 2024

4 min read

CEBU. (From left) Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes, Jonkie Ouano, Rep. Lolypop Ouano-Dizon, and Mandaue City Treasurer Regal Oliva.

Seares: Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes probably erred in appointing an 'unqualified' department head. But was that grave misconduct? Penalty of one-year suspension would deprive voters a huge third of his term. Penalty-to-offense disproportion is staggering.

Pachico A. Seares

Aug 26, 2024

4 min read

CEBU. Cebu City Councilor Mary Ann de los Santos.

Seares: Cebu City Charter requires a complaint for City Council to investigate, issue subpoena. New ordinance, which Mayor Rama had vetoed but Acting Mayor Garcia signed, allows inquiry on Sanggunian's 'own initiative.'

Pachico A. Seares

Aug 22, 2024

4 min read

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