This is the roundup of top Cebu news stories today, August 22, 2016.

Inayawan dumpsite brings trouble to residents

Residents in Inayawan have reported the unusual presence of large flies and repulsive smell since the dumpsite was reopened. The smell, the residents suspect, may be due to the reaction of the garbage to the chemicals dumped in the area.

It is extremely unpleasant and hurts my nostrils every time I breath. It was like someone poured painful acid through my nose and throat. It really hurts and sometimes, it can trigger headaches. Inayawan resident Cheryl Oquimas.

We all know that the landfill has reached its maximum capacity, so why still throw our garbage there? I’m really worried about the halth of people living nearby, especially the children. Angie, Inayawan resident.

Read: Cebu Daily News: Residents cite health hazards in reopening of Inayawan dumpsite.

Cebu Daily News: Inayawan odor drives away clients of restaurant in SRP

Despite blanket dismissal, regional heads of LTFRB, LTO want to stay

AFTER President Rodrigo Duterte issued a blanket dismissal on all presidential appointees, especially in the LTFRB and LTO, the regional heads are hoping the steps they have undertaken to fight corruption is enough to keep them in their jobs. Duterte called out the two agencies as the most corrupt and said all appointees should consider themselves fired.

For transactions like franchise renewal, we now strictly require the operators themselves to personally file their applications. If they are unable to do so, only their immediate family members or legal counsel may represent them. Lastly, we are tightly monitoring the individual performance of our personnel to ensure that they comply with office rules and regulations on punctuality and efficiency. LTFRB 7 head Ahmed Cuizon.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: LTO and LTRFB regional heads hope to keep jobs.

Cebu Daily News: Defiant ‘corrupt’ agencies earn Digong’s ire.

Freeman: LTFRB 7 head waits for order regarding relief.

Confusion leads to delayed cash aid

Confusion over the distribution of cash aid led to 160 PWDs failing to get their cash aid from City Hall during the distribution last Sunday. Duljo-Fatima Gender and Development officer Reynate Langi said most of the PWDs in their barangay lined up as early as 5:30 a.m. but failed to get their cash aid.

If it weren’t for the news, we’d never know. We were told that the barangay mayor’s office is in charge now. Duljo-Fatima GAD point person Reynante Langi.

It’s the barangay personnel who told the PWDs that the activity was cancelled. They misled the PWDs because the point person is no longer incumbent. You already know why. DSWS officer-in-charge Lea Japson.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: Change in distribution delays cash aid to PWDs.

Cebu Daily News: DSWS head accused Duljo Fatima official of sabotaging aid for PWDs

Other Cebu News

» Sun.Star Cebu: San Nicolas fire destroys homes of 32 families

» Sun.Star Cebu: PUJ drivers who will be displaced by BRT to get free training from Tesda

» Sun.Star Cebu: Local congressmen differ on postponement of SK elections

» Sun.Star Cebu: Cebuanos differ on Ninoy’s legacy

» Sun.Star Cebu: Lapu-Lapu cops nab 4 with P2.3M shabu in bust

» Sun.Star Cebu: Minglanilla warns of heavy traffic in fiesta celebration

» The Freeman: Residents discover headless corpse in Lapu-Lapu

» The Freeman: Peter Lim denies link to Kerwin Espinosa, blasts Albuerta cop chief

» The Freeman: DOH 7 to open drug rehab program in September

» Cebu Daily News: Lapu cop hunts shabu supplier who escaped bust

» Cebu Daily News: Rough sea delays vessel’s docking by 3 hours

» Cebu Daily News: Slain drug lord, partner laid to rest

Cebu Business News

» Sun.Star Cebu: DOLE hopes half of contractual laborers in PHL will become regular employees at the end of 2016

» Sun.Star Cebu: Montebello eyes P100 million expansion

» The Freeman: Expert say PHL stock exchange to trade near 8,000 this week

» Cebu Daily News: Presidential assistant says Visayas flights’ transfer to Clark is certain

» Cebu Daily News: Cargo forwarders see growth with more flights to Cebu

 

Cebu Sports News

» Sun.Star Cebu: Traya falls short in international debut, loses WBC title shot

» The Freeman: Nietes, Magsayo arrive in US for Pinoy Pride

» Cebu Daily News: SWU, UV stay unbeaten in Cesafi after weekend matches

Cebu Opinion

» The Freeman Editorial: How about presuming regularity in favor of Cops?

» Cebu Daily News Editorial: Duterte and De Lima; down and downright dirty

» Sun.Star Cebu Editorial: Let’s promote breastfeeding

» Gloria Estenzo Ramos: DENR secretary involves constituents in decision making

» Bong Wenceslao: Book traces history of Cebuano cinema

» Atty. Pachico Seares: Decency and the presidency

» Bobby Nalzaro: MCIAA lot deal claimant shows she is not fictitious

» Anol Mongaya: Tomas fires back at Bato

» Korina Sanchez: Let’s all take a deep breath

» Jerry Tundag: De Lima gets a dose of her own medicine

» Atty. Josephus Jimenez: Death penalty, yes, but not divorce

This is the roundup of stories that came out in local publications today, August 18, 2016.

Tomas denies cutting support to PNP, wants authority back

CEBU City mayor Tomas Osmena denied pulling out support from the police and said he will ask the National Police Commission to reconsider its withdrawal of his operational command and control over the local police. Osmena, who withdrew his support to the PNP after he felt slighted that he wasn’t consulted in the replacement of the city and regional PNP head, also denied withdrawing his support to the PNP. He said he hasn’t withdrawn any support because he hasn’t given any. The mayor also said his order recalling the vehicles assigned to the police was “misinterpreted” and that he did not plan to recall the vehicles.

You have to analyze precisely what is ibalik. So, sa ato pa, I pulled it out? I did not pull out anything. What did I pull out? Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmena.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: Tomas denies withdrawing support to PNP, wants police powers back.

Cebu Daily News: Napolcom to Tomas; Only Duterte can restore police powers

Related: Cebu Daily News: Cebu City Police Office returns vehicles to City Hall, which denies issuing recall order

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Cebu Daily News story July 28–Tomas to recall police vehicles.

Sun.Star Cebu July 22 story: Tomas recalls police’s guns

Central Visayas reports 151 percent increase in dengue cases

Dengue cases in Central Visayas reached 9,372 in the first eight months of this year, a steep increase from the 5,632 cases last year. The number of fatalities also increased to 81 from 19 last year. Cebu City reported the highest number with 1,331 cases resulting to seven deaths, while Mandaue City is second with 415 cases and nine deaths.

Manglimpyo gyud ilabi na og mouwan ug moinit. Mao gyud na ang ganahan sa mga lamok. Dr. Nino Ismale Pastor, Cebu Province Health Office head.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: Central Visayas dengue cases spike to 9,372 from 5,632

City Hall cuts stipend for jail officials

Mayor Tomas Osmena has ordered City Hall to cut the incentive allowance given to BJMP officials after a raid last week discovered drugs, cash and other contraband in the city jail. Under the 2016 budget, 200 officers assigned to the BJMP receive P4,000 monthly from city hall, a total of P9.6 million per year.

I’m going to cancel the allowances of the BJMP as soon as possible. What we are providing to BJMP is an incentive allowance..that’s the money of the people of Cebu City and it’s not serving its purpose, considering what transpired. Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmena.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: Tomas cancels jail officers’ allowance, says personnel can’t pretend not to know of illegal trade

Related News: Cebu Daily News: Former capitol jail consultant admits CPDRC charges P30/hr for conjugal room, defends move as ‘legal’

Sun.Star Cebu: New city jail warden appeals for help as 100 inmates fall ill to tuberculosis.

Other Cebu News.

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Father and son tandem nabbed in drug raid by PDEA 7, local police in Naga

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: No surprises, drug pusher killed in shootout with cops

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: PRO 7 forms task force to probe death of cop who linked ex-generals in drug trade

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Osmena revives Task Force Alpha to help solve traffic problem in city

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Quisumbing turns over brand new patrol vehicles to Mandaue City police

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Losing bidder sues Davide, Capitol after getting denied to join bidding for medical supplies

➤ The Freeman: Capitol wants V-Hire to gain access to South Bus terminal

➤ The Freeman: Lapu-Lapu City appeals for non-food donations for fire victims

➤ The Freeman: Dole 7 head wants all contractual employees to be regular employees by 2017

➤ The Freeman: Expert warns corporal punishment can cause trauma on kids

➤ Cebu Daily News: Radaza wants ban on refilled butane canisters imposed

➤ Cebu Daily News: Cordova vice mayor resigns post after getting Malacanang appointment

➤ Cebu Daily News: Mandaue City Hall receives reports carton girls back at reclamationa area

➤ Cebu Daily News: DepEd to issue memo regarding ban of Pokemon Go in public schools

 

Cebu Business News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Former BPO employee now operates own BPO company

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Business leaders support move to end contractualization

➤ The Freeman: European chamber wants restrictions on foreign investors eased to foster competition

➤ The Freeman: Employers urged to treat workers as trade partners, give them security of tenure

➤ Cebu Daily News: Company targets millennials for ‘cleanergy’ products

 

Cebu Sports News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Hidilyn Diaz to visit Cebu City

➤ The Freeman: SWU Cobras face USPF, eye share of Cesafi lead

➤ Cebu Daily News: Canares, Omega Sports part ways

Cebu Opinion

➤ Sun.Star Cebu Editorial: Why create another ‘neighborhood watch’ when you have tanods?

➤ The Freeman Editorial: Duterte’s tax reform program corrects defect by creating another

➤ Cebu Daily News Editorial: Butane industry prioritizes profit over safety

➤ Jojo Bersales: The two golden ages of Cebu Cinema

➤ Sofia Alino Logarta: Hidilyn Diaz brings us joy with Olympic triumph

➤ Atty. Josephus Jimenez: With thousands of contractual, underpaid workers in government, it must make first step

➤ Bobit Avila: Government shifts gears, targets famous personalities in drug war

➤ Bong Wenceslao: Personal experience shows jail wardens eventually succumb to corruption

➤ Atty. Cheking Seares: Blood and casualties in drug war are all too real

➤ Elias Espinoza: Government should stop promoting crooks

➤ Publio Briones: Jail officials looking out for their own

This is the roundup of stories that came out in local publications today, August 17 2016.

Capitol wants schools to ban ‘dangerous Pokemon Go’

STUDENTS who love the latest online craze Pokemon Go may have to wait to get home before they get to play the game as the Cebu Provincial Board is eyeing a ban on the game in school premises. The board passed a resolution last Monday asking the Department of Education to issue a memo regarding the ban, saying the “havoc” associated with the game.

Pokemon Go has already created havoc, even in just few weeks of its release, linking to incidents like robbery of gadgets, a man falling to an alley in an effort to capture the character, and a man was even shot and killed while playing the game in the US. The province of Cebu could not afford to wait for incidents of similar nature to be happening to young children, hence there is an urgent need to ban the playing of Pokemon Go within school premises.  Board Member Glen Bercede in his resolution proposing the Pokemon Go ban.

Read: Freeman: Capitol cites ‘urgent need’ to ban Pokemon Go in schools.

Team Rama, BOPK clash over financial aid.

A Cebu City councilor is questioning City Hall’s plan to distribute the P2,000 financial aid to senior citizens in private residences by private individuals and not through the barangays. Councilor Jose Daluz said he wants City Hall to follow the ordinance on the financial aid and not distribute it by other means as it would put the city funds–and the disbursing officers–at risk.

We have a valid ordinance. The distribution of the financial assistance is sourced from public funds, thus it should be given in areas which are public in character like barangay halls, sports complexes or schools. Why would a private citizen be involved in the giving of the cash aid? Councilor Jose Daluz III.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: Team Rama accuses BOPK of politicizing financial aid to seniors.

Freeman: Tomas revokes Labella’s memo on cash aid, cash aid to seniors no longer coursed through barangays

Brisk business: PDEA says drug trade in jail worth 1 kilo a week.

PDEA 7 director Yogi Filemon Ruiz says the sale of drugs in jail is so brisk that pushers can dispose as much as one kilo a week. PDEA 7 says it has identified the personalities behind the drug trade, while the new warden said he will be enacting more changes to flush out drugs in the facility.

We have 500 to 1,000 visitors a day. One of the ways to control the entry of contraband is to limit the number of visitors so there will be thorough inspections. Supt. Jessie Calumpang, Cebu City jail warden who replaced the sacked Supt. Johnson Calub.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: PDEA 7 says syndicate in Cebu City Jail sells 1 kilo of shabu a week

Related: Cebu Daily News: New warden to correct lapses, vows to stop drug trade in jail.

Cebu Daily News: Acting provincial jail warden resigns from post; Gov. Davide sits as acting warden.

Other Cebu News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: PNP probes links of slain cop to Loot, Garbo

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Liloan stops cargo vessel that anchored in marine sanctuary from leaving

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Monday night blaze destroys 130 houses in dense area of Barangay Pusok

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Duterte asked not to divert all flights from the Visayas to Clark

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Toledo judge grants conditional release of Tiamzon, Austria

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: City council asks Tomas to reconsider stance on police aid

➤ The Freeman: Talisay, Cebu eye ordinance to regulate sale of butane canisters

➤ The Freeman: Cheques worth P4.5 million issued to cops, officials found in residence of Albuera mayor; PNP suspects cheques are payola of ‘drug lord’

➤ Cebu Daily News: FB photos trigger DENR probe on alleged oil spill in Alegria

➤ Cebu Daily News: Tomas has to go to Duterte if he wants police control back

➤ Cebu Daily News: CHR says number of casualties in drug war has risen to 132

Cebu Business News

➤ The Freeman: Visa firm expands base as Canada increase target of immigrants to 305,000

➤ The Freeman: State firm eyes national registry of credit data in early 2017

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Sugbu Mercado draws crowd in second location in Ayala

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: European chamber reminds DU30: ‘Business is watching you.’

➤ Cebu Daily News: Expert says federalism will be useless if there is still corruption in government.

 

Cebu Sports News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Donnie Nietes, 34, hopes to dominate flyweight division

➤ The Freeman: University of Cebu stuns Ateneo de Cebu, stays undefeated in Cesafi

 

Cebu Opinion

➤ Cebu Daily News editorial: Bull-headed Duterte needs to tone down his words

➤ The Freeman Editorial: Gross mismanagement hounds Cebu’s penal system

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Capitol should rethink plan on Provincial Jail management

➤ Bobit Avila: Transfers to other areas won’t change corrupt cops

➤ Korina Sanchez: What’s in a name? Change Libingan ng Bayani

➤ Jerry S. Tundag: Where Marcos ends up buried won’t change situation for pro and anti Marcos

➤ Atty. Josephus Jimenez: San Miguel issues statement with huge P1 billion donation to government

➤ Raymund Fernandez: Truth, the latest casualty in the war on drugs

➤ Bong Wenceslao: CPP makes two crucial moves

➤ Eddie Barrita: Business is good in Cebu City Jail’s drug trade

➤ Bobby Nalzaro: Still on the MCIAA lot deal, whistle blower answers airport lawyer

➤ Orlando Carvajal: Supreme Court must speed up justice system

This is the roundup of stories that came out in local publications today, August 16, 2016.

No Joy in quitting

CEBUANO Olympian Mary Joy Tabal said she almost gave up near the finish line in the Rio Olympics but refused to quit just so the Philippines wouldn’t see a DNF next to its name. Tabal, who was aiming for a 2:40 finish, crossed the finish line in Rio at a pedestrian 3 hours, two minutes and 27 second for 124th place. Twenty-four other runners failed to finish the event.

At the 32K, I felt that it was too painful already and I said I will stop now. But my coach, who was pacing outside the course, screamed at me saying that all of us participants are in pain. This is the Olympics….When I was in the last 3K, another runner collapsed. I just prayed that I won’t collapse because I am almost there. Mary Joy Tabal.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: Joy shows never-say-die spirit.

Cebu Daily News: Coach to Joy in Olympics: Every one’s in pain, don’t stop!

Sun.Star Cebu: Diaz lauds ‘ate Joy;’ Cebuano runners, triathletes praise tough marathoner

Sun.Star Cebu: Philippine Sports Commission willing to support Tabal if she aims for Tokyo 2020 slot

Addicts visit city jail to use drugs

In an interesting twist, PRO 7 regional director Noli Talino said drug users voluntarily go to the city jail to use drugs since they feel safer there rather than in the usual places that are continously being subjected to constant raids.

The information we received recently was that shabu was sold at a cheaper price inside the city jail because users fell safe inside. They don’t have to fear arrest. PRO 7 director Noel Talino.

Read: Cebu Daily News: Cops say shabu sold cheaper in jail because users feel safe in facility.

Sun.Star Cebu: BJMP officials suspect women complicit in smuggling of drugs in jail.

Freeman: Capitol blasts inutile jail warden during PB session.

Back from the US, Tomas won’t recall vehicles from cops

The pissing contest between Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmena and the PNP has toned down a bit after the mayor decided not to recall the vehicles issued to the police. The PNP recently stripped Tomas of his deputation authority and removed his three bodyguards.

I’m not inclined to do it because I do not like to compromise the safety of the Cebuanos. Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmena.

Read: Freeman: Osmena changes mind, decides not to recall city-issued vehicles to police.

Other Cebu News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Druglord’s ma who threatened to kill cops, cries overkill to CHR

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Former SWAT cop with suspected drug ties killed in Bohol

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Capitol not keen on building more rehab centers

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Area hit by fire in Day-as now under state of calamity

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: BRT in Cebu City now a priority project in Digong’s first 100 days

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Osmena to form neighborhood watch in barangays

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Bato orders deeper probe on death of cop who tagged Garbo, Loot as drug protectors

➤ The Freeman: Ma denies son is into drugs, seeks help from CHR

➤ The Freeman: Margot worried over pullout of Tomas’ security escorts

➤ The Freeman: An addict at 8 years old, CPADAO says some minors are now using drugs

➤ Cebu Daily News: Tomas O visits mountain barangays sans police escorts

➤ Cebu Daily News: Rep. Del Mar cries foul over removal of Osmena’s police escorts

➤ Cebu Daily News: Congestion at provincial jail shows need for more prisons

➤ Cebu Daily News: Survivor recalls ordeal in sinking of MV St. Thomas Aquinas

Cebu Business News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Mactan Airport aims for 8.9 million arrivals in 2016.

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Tinder Box expands, offers more dining concepts

➤ The Freeman: Government must clean own backyard, make first step in ending ‘endo’

➤ The Freeman: Cebuano upstart hopes to convert FB likes to cash

➤ Cebu Daily News: DOLE 7 meets service providers in symposium to end endo

➤ Cebu Daily News: Mandaue chamber president seeks model in making rehab centers a viable investment

Cebu Sports News

➤ Cebu Daily News: 2015 finalists SHS-Ateneo, UC face each other in battle of undefeated teams

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Ateneo de Cebu to field young players in Aboitiz Cup

Cebu Opinion

➤ The Freeman Editorial: How could drug trade proliferate in jail?

➤ Cebu Daily News Editorial: PNP, DU30 send message to Tomas with stripping of police escorts

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Officials show they mean business in latest raid in jail

➤ Atty. Ian Manticajon: Make democarcy work, live it by example

➤ Leo Lastimosa: Bisan sa away, madayun ang peace talks tali Du30, CPP

➤ Ricky Poca: PNP, Tomas squabble marks new low in relationship between Cebu, Police

➤ Malou Apalisok: The war on drugs not just Digong’s fight

➤ Publio Briones: Jail raid shows laughable security

➤ Nini Cabaero: Manny should think carefully before he speaks again

➤ Atty. Cheking Seares: PNP vs. Tomas, who’s the bully now?

This is the roundup of top Cebu news stories today, August 15, 2016.

Joy struggles in Rio, but pushes self to finish marathon.

CEBUANA Olympian Mary Joy Tabal, the first Filipina to qualify for the marathon in the Olympics, fell below her target but soldiered on to finish at 124th overall in the women’s marathon in Rio. Tabal, who was aiming for a 2:40 finish, crossed the finish line in 3 hours, 2 minutes and 27 seconds. Her personal best is 2:43.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: Tabal soldiers on in Rio.

Marcos is not a hero: protesters in Cebu

HUNDREDS of Cebuanos joined a nationwide simultaneous protest against the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng Mga Bayani. The Cebu protest, held at the Plaza Independencia, and was one of simultaneous events in Manila and Davao.

President Duterte should acknowledge that we Filipinos are bigger than just one family. If he truly wants peace, he should be able to accept the fact that there are many, many more Filipinos, more than the 16 million who voted for him, who actually do not agree with him on this particular thing. Marissa Puche, values advocate who attended rally in Cebu.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: Cebuanos join protest against Marcos’ burial in Libingan ng Bayani.

Freeman: Ordinary Cebuanos call on ‘Millenials’ to join protest against Marcos burial.

Cebu Daily News: Veterans of anti-Martial Law movement take the streets again.

Inmates demand for return of money seized during prison raid

Inmates at the Cebu City jail want the P4,653,400 authorities seized during an early morning raid at the Cebu City jail returned, saying these are not drug money. BJMP regionald irector Allan Iral said jail warden Johnsn Calub even called him to intercede on an inmate’s behalf. Iral said that Calub claimed P200,000 was the proceeds of an inmate’s sale of his vehicle.

We will not return it. We will prove that the money was proceeds of the illegal drugs (trade). BJMP regional director Allan Iral.

Read: Freeman: Jail warden intercedes for inmates behalf, wants money returned.

Sun.Star Cebu: Cebu City jail warden sacked after pre-dawn raid yields drugs, millions.

Cebu Daily News: PDEA 7 says the group of slain drug lord Jaguar is behind drug trade in jail.

Cebu Daily News: City jail implements new rules to stop entry of drugs.

Other Cebu News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Tomas to expand health services

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Retiree hopes to recover after fire razes home

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Official says ban on quarrying hampers construction of houses for Yolanda survivors

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Durano rewards Danao cops for anti-drug ops

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Gunmen strike anew, kills 36-year-old suspected pusher in Minglanilla

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Attorney ka attorney? CIDG nabs man pretending to be a lawyer

➤ The Freeman: Despite cancellation of Sinulog sa Kabataan, Capitol to still give P1.5M aid

➤ The Freeman: Capitol eyes rehab programs for inmates

➤ The Freeman: Department of Social Welfare verifies list of fire victims

➤ Cebu Daily News: Tumulak wants allowance for city jail guards cut off

➤ Cebu Daily News: Loot denies knowing Cordova cop who tagged him in drug trade.

➤ Cebu Daily News: Suicide or not, dead cop’s wife to receive benefits

➤ Cebu Daily News: Tomas to establish neighborhood watch in city

➤ Cebu Daily News: Danao cops on alert after strafing incident

 

Cebu Business News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Multi-national companies bat for federalism

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Search engine for insurance, banking products eye PHL market

➤ Freeman: Expert urges millenials to drop ‘old school management’ style

➤ Cebu Daily News: Tour operators urge IronMan organizers to include other sectors

➤ Cebu Daily News: Economist urges exporters to focus on domestic market amidst weak global economy

 

Cebu Sports News

➤ The Freeman: UV dodges UC upset axe, wins in overtime

➤ Cebu Daily News: Guiseppe rules 18-Under division of Cebu province futsal event

Cebu Opinion

➤ The Freeman Editorial: USA should mind its own business

➤ Cebu Daily News Editorial: Security in Cebu City jail laughably inept

➤ Sun.Star Cebu Editorial: Fight the worse with the best in us

➤ Korina Sanchez: Why did the 1992 FVR-Marcos agreement come out only now?

➤ Jerry Tundag: Dutere is not the horrible man that he gets misunderstood to be

➤ Atty. Josephus Jimenez: Duterte fighting too many battles

➤ Lloyd Suarez: Osmena ug Apura apil sa third batch sa listahan sa drug protector?

➤ Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos: Inayawan landfill a symbol of crass materialism

➤ Atty. Pachico Seares: Panelo thinks martial law victims are just casualties

➤ Bobby Nalzaro: Cebu congressman to condemn Napolcom’s move

➤ Anol Mongaya: PNP should reconsider its move to strip Osmena of bodyguards

➤ Leilani Echaves: Nothing heroic about what Marcos did

This is the roundup of top Cebu news stories today, August 11, 2016.

Tit for tat: PNP fights back, strips Tomas of control over police

After cutting the support for the Cebu City Police Office due to the PNP’s failure to consult him on the replacement of local officials, the National Police Commission has stripped Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmena of his authority over the police. In a Facebook post, Osmena, who is in the US for his annual checkup, said the police is merely reinforcing his point and is stripping him of an authority he never had in the first place.

True to his pronouncement to withdraw his support, Mayor Tomas Osmena had decided to stop giving allowances and rewards to new police officers who were newly assigned….Accordingly, this Commission further declares that the duties, obligations, powers and prerogatives vested unto Mayor Tomas Osmena as NAPOLCOM deputy…..are hereby removed or revoked. Napolcom resolution stripping Osmena of his police powers.

You mean they’re revoking something that I never had in the first place? Being denied the chance to choose someone to work with was the very reason for my protest to begin with. Mayor Tomas Osmena.

Read: Freeman: Osmena loses control over police after cutting support in drug war.

Cebu Daily News: Osmena lashes back, says Cebu City PNP still has 50 cars from the city.

Sun.Star Cebu: CCPO says Osmena may lose police escorts, including SPO1 Adonis Dumpit.

House of mayor who denied being a drug lord yields P88 million worth of shabu

Albuera mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. denied that he was a drug lord but a raid in his house says otherwise after authorities seized 11 kilos of shabu woth P88 million, high-powered firearms and even bomb components. Espinosa’s troubles started after a buy-bust caught some of his men and Duterte identified him as a drug lord, while a shootout in his house led to the death of six goons two days later.

Espinosa, who has left the custody of Chief PNP Ronald dela Rosa, is reportedly in a Cebu City hospital and has not been heard from since leaving Manila.

Right now, lahat ng hospital pinapuntahan namin. Kahit alam namin na nandito sa mga hospital, they keep on denying. Cebu City police director Joel Doria.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: Raid in narco-politico’s house yiels 11 kilos of shabu.

Killings are part of syndicates’ purge

PRO 7 head Chief Supt. Noli Talino believes the series of killings involving drug pushers is not the result of vigilantes but a part of the purge of syndicates against their cronies who have surrendered to authorities. As of yesterday, 102 have been killed in Central Visayas, 48 by unidentified gun men.

Kaya ang iba, inunahanan na ang mga police. PRO 7 head Chief Supt. Noli Talino.

Read: Freeman: Drug syndicates killing off personnel in purge.

Other Cebu stories

➤ The Freeman: 5 Velez College graduates in top 10 of PT/OT board exams

➤ The Freeman: Two of Lapu-Lapu’s top drug personalities among 12 surrenderees

➤ The Freeman: Former Aklan town mayor sentenced to 14 years for death of broadcaster

➤ The Freeman: Truck with butane canisters catches fire in Talisay City accident

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Cop, 2 pushers arrested in Danao City anti-drug operations

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Dole 7 director says underpaid workers can claim back pay

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Pusher who gets supply from provincial jail killed in buy-bust

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Capitol to open P6 million mini-hospital in Provincial jail

➤ Cebu Daily News: PRO 7 head backs Duterte, says drug list is reliable

➤ Cebu Daily News: Capitol backs emergency powers for Duterte to address traffic

➤ Cebu Daily News: Muslims in Cebu to provide drug list to PNP

➤ Cebu Daily News: Soldiers to assists police in Cebu City in securing public areas

Cebu Business News

➤ The Freeman: DOT 7 identifies 3 key areas in Cebu tourism industry

➤ The Freeman: PHL exports drops 11.4 percent to $4.8 billion

➤ The Freeman: HSBC says PHL banking industry boosted by economic growth

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Expert urges local businessmen to link up

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: BSP sees BPO industry to surpass OFW remittances

➤ Cebu Daily News: Expert encourages large firms to link up with small businesses

Cebu Sports Stories

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Cebuano to make debut in One FC championship

➤ The Freeman: UV battles USJ-R for Cesafi lead

➤ Cebu Daily News: CIT-U to field team in high school volleyball

 

Cebu Opinion

➤ The Freeman Editorial: Wily Tommy keeps outsmarting Rama

➤ Sun.Star Cebu Editorial: After gloating over Rama’s predicament, Tomas gets stung by Napolcom

➤ Cebu Daily News Editorial: Jail consultant’s resignation fails to diminish cyberporn problem in jail

➤ Bong Wenceslao: Duterte’s outbursts lead to three controversies

➤ Cheking Seares: Duterte’s evolving defense in baring drug list

➤ Elias Espinoza: Support campaign against drugs, but don’t forget we are still a nation of laws

➤ Publio Briones: Drug related shootings is the new normal in news pages

➤ Aven Piramide: Does Duterte have dictatorial tendencies?

➤ Atty. Josephus Jimenez: What if some mayors in list are really innocent?

➤ Jojo Bersales: I hope Duterte stays the course in war against drugs

This is the roundup of stories that came out in local publications today, August 10, 2016.

Tomas wants Mike to answer: Did you receive, solicit money from drug lords?

CEBU City mayor Tomas Osmeña challenged former mayor Mike Rama to a lie detector test, to settle the issue on which mayor is the real drug protector. Osmeña extended the challenge to Supt. Romeo Santander, one of the cops named by President Rodrigo Duterte allegedly involved in the drug trade.

I am publicly challenging Mr. Michael Rama to a lie detector test. He said the truth will set him free? let’s see about that…I challenge Supt. Romeo Santander, Mr. Rama’s alleged bagman who I alluded to in my most recent press con, to submit to the same test as well. Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña

Wala g’yud ko kasabot nganong naabot na. Nganong kami man’ng duha? Apil siya? Unsa may kahadlokan nato ana’ng lie? I have never been into lying. So wala ta ana. Dili ta mahadlok ana. Former Cebu City mayor Mike Rama.

Read: Freeman: Tomas dares Mike: Answer ‘Did you solicit money from Jaguar or any drug lord?’ under lie detector test.

Cebu Daily News: Osmena names Santander as Rama’s bag man.

Student nabbed for using nude photo to solicit P500 load, sex

A male college student is now in jail after he was nabbed for threatening to upload the naked photos of a college student in exchange for load and sex. The victim said she handed over access to her e-mail after recieving a private message from a friend, who later turned out to be the suspect. The suspect was caught in an entrapment operation and now needs a P100,000 bail for his temporary release.

He used the photos to blackmail me by demanding P500 worth of cellphone load and threatened me that he would spread the photos on social media if I will not give his demand. Victim on her affidavit.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: College student faces criminal charges for trying to blackmail fellow student.

PDEA wants Anti-Money laundering council to go after drug lords’ assets

Aside from publicly naming them, suspected drug lords may have their assets seized by the Anti-Money Laundering COuncil. PDEA 7 director Yogi Felimon Ruiz said he is coordinating with the AMLC to look into the financial records of the drug lords.

We are given three to six months by President Duterte to get at least seven of the top 10 drug lords. We hope to conduct intensified operations in the coming days in order to arrest the drug lords. PDEA 7 director Yogi Ruiz.

Sun.Star Cebu: PDEA 7 asks anti-money laundering council’s help in probing drug lords’ assets.

Other Cebu News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Official confirms alleged drug lord used to work at City Hall as Citom enforcer

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Former call center agent completes journey to priesthood

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Archbishop Palma urges Duterte to verify list before destroying peoples’ reputations

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: As more people die in drug war, Cebu City council wants probe into killings

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Authorities alarmed with rising number of teen pregnancies in the region

➤ The Freeman: Dancing inmates want ‘resigned’ jail consultant back

➤ The Freeman: Cops probe Jaguar’s successor in Central Visayas drug ring

➤ The Freeman: Capitol passes ordinance granting scholarships to PWDs, children of those who surrendered in drugs campaign

➤ The Freeman: Mandaue City creates program to deal with rehab of drug dependents

➤ Cebu Daily News: Bohol governor vows to give own list of narco-politicians in province

➤ Cebu Daily News: Rookie cop in Cebu City tourist police nabbed for buying shabu in Danao City

➤ Cebu Daily News: Couple files accuses cop of pointing gun at them, files complaint

Cebu Business News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: PHL’s business industry not prepared to deal with cyber-security threats

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Number of banks in Central Visayas increases to 622 from 602

➤ The Freeman: Expert urges retailers to think of new ideas for business

➤ The Freeman: Metro Gaisano reports P262 million profit in first half of 2016

➤ The Cebu Daily News: Aside from drug menace, PHL must also deal with cyber threats

➤ Cebu Daily News: DTI to hold seminar for startups

Cebu Sports News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Diaz’s silver medal in Rio inspires Cebuano weightlifters

➤ The Freeman: Nietes eager to make impression in flyweight debut

➤ Cebu Daily News: Strong finish lifts UC over USPF in Cesafi college basketball

 

Cebu Opinion

➤ Sun.Star Cebu Editorial: Finally, City, Capitol will tackle 93-1 lot exchange

➤ The Freeman Editorial: We can not afford to get distracted in war against drugs

➤ Cebu Daily News Editorial: Cops finally score big fish in Cebu’s anti-drug ops

➤ Bobby Nalzaro: Even if the PNP can’t prove case against him, Rama’s reputation in tatters

➤ Eddie Barrita: How did PNP come up with list of drug personalities?

➤ Bong Wenceslao: Marcos’ burial in Libingan ng Bayani will put history upside down

➤ Bobit Avila: Duterte must update his list of people involved in drugs

➤ Korina Sanchez: Diaz’s feat in Rio is simply amazing

➤ Jerry S. Tundag: Listen to the other side of the Martial Law narrative

➤ Atty. Josephus Jimenez: Palace preparing another list of mayors in drug trade

➤ Raymund Fernandez: Marcos’ burial at Libingan ng Bayani marks family’s return to power

➤ Nestor Ramirez: Shaming will not end the drug trade

This is the roundup of stories that came out in local publications today, August 9, 2016.

Drug lord yields, reveals P200,000 payola to police colonel in Cebu

A top drug personality from San Fernando named by President Rodrigo Duterte surrendered to PNP Director General Ronald dela Rosa in Camp Crame. Franz Sabalones, the brother of San Fernando Cebu Vice Mayor Fralz Sabalones gave himself up to the Chief PNP. He also told dela Rosa that he used to give P200,000 a week to a police colonel in Cebu. The police colonel, who was not named, is no longer assigned in Cebu according to Dela Rosa.

Yung payola n’ya weekly, may napupunta kay colonel, may napupunta kay major, may napupunta kay chief of police. Sinabi n’ya lahat yung officials ng PNP na involved at sa lahat ng sinabi lahat yun ngayon wala na sa Cebu dahil itatapon natin sa ARMM, Cordillera yang mga officials na ‘yan pati police non-commissioned officers. PNP Director General Ronald dela Rosa.

Last month, dela Rosa angered Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmena after relieving police colonels Rex Derilo, George Ylanan, Rodolfo Albotra, Marvin Sanchez and Teofilo Siclot.

Read: Cebu Daily News: San Fernando VM’s brother yields to PNP months after taking over Jaguar’s drug trade.

Sun.Star Cebu: San Fernando mayor waits for DILG guidelines on what to do with VM identified by Duterte as drug lord.

Freeman: Cebu drug lord gets P10 million worth of shabu from Bilibid every month.

2 fastfood joints in Mandaue City face closure

Mandaue City warned two popular fast-food joints that they will have their business permits revoked if they continue to defy the plastic ban the city is implementing. Atty. Elaine Bathan, the chief of staff of Mayor Luigi Quisumbing, said she personally saw the violations in a visit last Sunday. Aside from the two, 30 stores, restaurants, baskeshops and other establishments were caught violating the plastic ban.

Our aim here is to encourage everyone to set an example sa tanan nga mga establishments nga seryoso ang city of Mandaue sa pagpatuman aning atoang ordinance on plastic ban. Atty. Elaine Bathan.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: Defiant establishments in Mandaue face closure over plastic ban violations.

Freeman: Mandaue City catches 32 stores violating plastic ban.

Cebu City to start implementing curfew for minors

The Cebu City Police Office will start rounding up minors who violate the 10 p.m. curfew in the city. City Ordinance 1786 prohibits minors from loitering outside their residences from 10 p.m. to 4 p.m..

We’re trying to avoid having minors involved in shooting incidents, which usually happen at night time and dawn. It’s also to prevent them from being mistaken as a drug user or pusher. Cebu City acting vice mayor Dave Tumulak.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: Cebu City police, barangays start implementing 10 p.m. curfew for minors.

Cebu Daily News: Cops warn parents, Cebu City will implement curfew ordinance.

Other Cebu News stories.

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Rama, Santander prepare defense after getting named as drug lord protectors

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Governor seeks board’s approval for 93-1 lot exchange

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Cops arrest 7, including 74-year-old in latest anti-drug push

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Mandaue rewards 2 street sweepers for returning wallet

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Gunman yells, ‘hey he’s not the right one’ moments after shooting man

➤ The Freeman: Mike Rama presents self to PDEA to clear name

➤ The Freeman: Ombudsman finds ex-Dumanjug mayor Garcia guilty of misconduct

➤ The Freeman: LTFRB 7 nabs 5 colorum vans, charges owners P200,000 fine

➤ Cebu Daily News: Cebu cops mum on Rama’s inclusing in drug list

➤ Cebu Daily News: 3 more killed as fatalities in Cebu drug war nears 100

➤ Cebu Daily News: Cops verify report that Albuera mayor Espinosa is confined in Cebu hospital

 

Cebu Business News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu:Argao’s hablon products gain popularity

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Mandaue business chamber to help in rehabilitation of drug dependents

➤ The Freeman: Tour operators welcome plan to abolish travel tax

➤ Cebu Daily News: Business leaders welcome move to make communications industry competitive

Cebu Sports News

➤The Freeman: Defending champion Ateneo de Cebu opens Cesafi title defense today

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Ironman organizers donate P250,000 to Marigondon school

➤ Cebu Daily News: Organizers mum on plans to bid for Ironman World Championships

Cebu Opinion

➤ Sun.Star Cebu Editorial: Shame campaign must be followed by proof

➤ The Freeman Editorial: Duterte just carrying out the mandate he was given

➤ Cebu Daily News Editorial: Tomas made the right move in cancelling Sinulog sa Kabataan

➤ Publio Briones: Ban Tal traffic getting worse

➤ Cheking Seares: Mike Rama loses political capital

➤ Ruben Almendras: How safe is Rio de Janeiro?

➤ Ian Manticajon: Will shaming public officials win the drug war?

➤ Ricky Poca: Mike Rama has the right to due process

This is the roundup of stories that came out in local publications today, August 8, 2016.

Rama denies coddling drug lords

After getting publicly named and shamed by President Rodrigo Duterte in a televised speech as one of the drug protectors, former Cebu City mayor Mike Rama denied the allegations in a press conference. Rama, who lost to Tomas Osmeña in last May’s elections, was flanked by his allies, friends and family in his press conference.

How could I have been a protector when, in the past years of being a mayor, two of my regional directors were removed? Four of my chiefs of police were removed. So how can I be protecting, if there is such a protector, when I did not have much control over the police? Former Cebu City mayor Mike Rama.

Sun.Star Cebu: VM Labella backs Rama

Freeman: Rama willing to submit himself to any agency to clear name

Cebu Daily News: Rama hurt by Duterte’s tag, but still believes in president’s sincerity in war against drugs.

Tomas gloats, blasts Rama’s social media trolls

Though he is abroad for a medical checkup, Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña took to social media to take a dig at rival Mike Rama, who was named as one of the drug protectors by president Duterte.

And guess who he named? And Team Rama’s social media trolls kept trying to make it look like I was the drug protector? Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmena.

Read: Cebu Daily News: Tom gloats after rival Rama is included in Duterte list of protectors.

Ironman Cebu a big success

The fifth edition of the Cobra 70.3 Ironman went off without any major glitch as thousands of volunteers trooped to the streets to help ensure the success of the event.

Mas alegre karon, mas dali nahuman ang race kay mas paspas ang mga participants. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: No major traffic congestion in Ironman.

Other Cebu News

➤ Cebu Daily News: Rama’s allies, family say former mayor is innocent.

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: PRO 7 head orders relief of cops mentioned in Duterte list of protectors

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Wife not surprised with death of addict-husband

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Naga offers P200,000 reward for arrest of top drug personalities.

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Association of Barangay Councils back Cebu City police’s drive against drugs

➤ The Freeman: DILG 7 to wait for palace guidelines on action vs. gov’t officials included in drug list.

➤ Cebu Daily News: Santander relieved just a day after assuming new post.

➤ Cebu Daily News: Vice Mayor Fralz Sabalones cries mistaken identity, says Duterte may be referring to brother Franz Sabalones

➤ Cebu Daily News: Former IBP head dares president Duterte to go beyond shaming, prove allegations

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Couple in drug trade shot in Asturias.

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Farmers sees huge demand worldwide for cacao

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Asturias, Pinamungajan, Aloguinsan get new school buildings from Capitol

➤ Freeman: Lapu-Lapu traffic chief now in stable condition, a day after getting shot

➤ Cebu Daily News: Cops rescue 16-year-old girl from 43-year-old Briton in Sta. Fe

Cebu Business News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Millenials are driving PH’s economic growth

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Increased consumer spending to boost PH retail industry

➤ Cebu Daily News: Dino heads investors’ forum for Visayas

➤ The Freeman: Homegrown fashion company eyes global presence

Cebu Sports News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Defending champions retain titles in Cobra Ironman

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Ironman execs laud organizers for excellent race

➤ Cebu Daily News: Winners say Ironman Cebu was best race ever

➤ Cebu Daily News: Vendors earn big in Ironman

 

Cebu Opinion

➤ Sun.Star Cebu Editorial: Drug war earns condemnation from international community

➤ The Freeman Editorial: Mandaue City ill-prepared in implementing plastic ban

➤ Cebu Daily News Editorial: Plan to revive ROTC needs careful study

➤ Bong Wenceslao: Chief PNP Bato changing cops’ image

➤ Bobby Nalzaro: Duterte got it wrong in naming Rama

➤ Cheking Seares: Senseless reasons behind killings

➤ Anol Mongaya: Whisteblower in MCIAA lot deal goes ‘out-of-script’

➤ Jerry Tundag: Sen. de Lima not the right person to cry due process

➤ Korina Sanchez: Are BFFs Digong, Joma no longer friends

➤ Atty. Gloria Ramos: Nonviolence is the answer

This is the roundup of top Cebu news stories today, August 5, 2016.

Tomas says he doesn’t have confidence on Bato

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmena says the re-assignment of former PRO 7 head Patrocinio Commendador was one of the reasons he discontinued his support for the fight against drugs. He said PNP Chief Ronald dela Rosa did not inform him of the change and that he also did not return his call when the mayor called him up. However, he said he is willing to reinstate his support for the PNP should they capture suspected drug lord Kerwin Espinosa, who is reportedly hiding in Cebu.

I just don’t have any confidence in them, especially General Ronald dela Rosa….and when he changed Commendador, he did not tell me in advance. And when I called him, his secretary answered, but he did not return my call. I want to report this to the Cebuanos because it has been made to appear that I am just acting like a spoiled brat, but we really lost our momentum. Tomas Osmena.

Read: Cebu Daily News: Tomas challenges police, says he’s not confident of Chief PNP Bato

Related News:

Sun.Star Cebu: PNP checking cellphone, receipts of cop slain in shootout to discover possible links.

Sun.Star Cebu: PDEA 7 kills alleged right hand man of Espinosa in Hippodromo shootout.

Sun.Star Cebu: PNP to probe allegations cop shot ‘drug pusher’ in Pardo.

Sun.Star Cebu: Suspected pusher resists arrest, gets killed.

Cebu Daily News: PNP checking for cohorts of slain narco cop.

Freeman: Drug lord on the run sends surrender feelers to cops.

Are Cebu provincial jail guards on the take?

The Cebu Provincial government is suspecting jail guards at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center are in collusion with inmates after gadgets–including a laptop–were seized from prisoners during a raid. Eileen Ontong and German national Thomas Michael Ruhland, who are both suspected of engaging in cyber trafficking despite being behind bars.

I believe our prison officials have a lot of explaining to do nganong nakalusot ni. We don’t tolerate these things happening in the CPDRC, where there are a lot of illegal materials that were taken in. Hilario Davide III.

Read: Cebu Daily News: Governor asks the obvious question; why do laptops, cell phones slip past jail guards?

DOST to test new train in Cebu City next month

Cebu City Transportation Office ead Rafael Yap said Cebu City will test a Filipino-made electric train next month. It won’t follow a track but will ply through the city streets as the train is made up of buses linked to one another. It also will not need cables.

First, we have to check its technical capability to run. The reason why tehy are sending it to us is for our testing, and then if we like it, to promote the road train. CCTO head Rafael Yap.

Read: Cebu Daily News: Cebu City will be first to test hybrid Filipino-made electric ‘train’

Sun.Star Cebu: Road train to hit Cebu next month.

Freeman: Gov’t to train drivers for new road train.

Other Cebu News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Duterte to meet soldiers in first official visit to Cebu

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Woman nabbed after duping officials of P60,000 using Bobby Nalzaro’s name

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Tomas scraps Sinulog sa Kabataan, says practice has gotten out of hand

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Ombud affirms filing of charges vs. Tining for fertilizer scam

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Transport group wants LTFRP, LTO to simplify rules

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Mandaue city gives private sector two slots in traffic board

➤ The Freeman: LTFRB to stop sale of franchise starting Aug. 13

➤ The Freeman: 8 northern towns to get new patrol boats to battle illegal fishing

 

Cebu Business News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: BSP governor urges bank to take advantage of Brexit; Asean integration

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Megaworld hopes to establish Visayas BPO triangle in Iloilo, Cebu and Bacolod

➤ The Freeman: IT stakeholders hope better Internet speed will boost Cebu’s ranking in IT

➤ The Freeman: Cebu chamber urges members to follow gov’t policies on wages, contractualization

➤ Cebu Daily News: Cebu City’s traffic woes forces BPOs to turn to Mactan

 

Cebu Sports News

➤ The Freeman: Cebuano wins in South Korea taekwondo tournament

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Ironman organizer says Cebuano crowd makes race stand out

➤ Cebu Daily News: Former cheerleaders join Ironman race

 

Cebu Opinion

➤The Freeman Editorial: Gov’t officials need to stop trying to adopt Duterte persona

➤ Sun.Star Cebu Editorial: Options for Cordova in fight against cyber porn

➤ Cebu Daily News: CPP, NPA manipulating ceasefire

➤ Cheking Seares: What are the PNP human rights office and Internal affairs office for?

➤ Bong Wenceslao: Duterte admin deserve a pat for Espinosa surrender

➤Orlando Carvajal: Federalism is our only hope against Imperial Manila

➤Jerry Tundag: Duterte surprises non-Cebuano audience

➤Korina Sanchez: Pinoy fishermen should not be driven away in Panatag shoal

➤Stephen Capillas: No, you can’t compare vigilantes to Batman

This is the roundup of top Cebu news stories today, August 3, 2016.

Ma in trouble for taking naked pictures of daughters

KATHY, 22, took a video of her naked children taking a bath upon the prodding of a foreigner she just met online. She saw no harm in that despite earlier being told by the foreigner that he was “horny.”

That is one version of the story Kathy, now in jail, is spinning but the police says otherwise. They accused Kathy of selling pictures of her naked daughters to foreign pedophiles, using a smart phone she bought with money earned from the trade.

This is not the first time she did it. The suspect has been selling online photographs of nude subjects to her clients. In fact, based on documents from money transfer companies, she had numerous transactions with foreigners. Senior Insp. Rose Santolorin of the Women’s and Children Protection Center in the Visayas.

Read: Cebu Daily News: Cops nab 22-year-old ma for selling naked pictures of daughters

Sun.Star Cebu: Cyber porn mama says it was her first time but cops find 70 previous transactions

Freeman: Undercover operation finds mama in the act of filming naked kids

From the web. Republic Act. No. 10175: Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

LTO asks clients, don’t use fixers

LTO 7 officer in charge Alita Pulga is urging the clients of her office not to engage the services of fixers, who proliferate outside their offices. Pulga said they have coordinated with the police to arrest fixers in their compound but admitted some of their employees are in cahoots with the fixers for the processing driver’s licenses and vehicle registration.

We received complaints in our office and we already acted on them. LTO 7 officer in charge Alita Pulga.

Read: Cebu Daily News: LTO 7 head asks police to arrest fixers in their office.

Sun.Star Cebu: LTO head says driver’s license now valid for five years

Pesquera accuses Osmena of lying

Cebu City councilor Joy Pesquera said Mayor Tomas Osmena is lying when he said the city is bankrupt, a justification the new mayor is using to fire hundreds of job-order employees. In 2015, Pesquera said the City’s net income was at P1.5 billion and only at P997 million in 2009, the last year of Tomas’ previous term. Mike Rama took over in 2010 and lost in the 2016 elections.

When he said the City does not have funds or the City is having deficit or the City is bankrupt, that is a blatant lie…As the saying goes, figures do not lie, only liars cannot figure. Cebu City councilor Joy Pesquera.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: Angry Joy disputes Tomas bankruptcy claims, says mayor is lying.

Cebu Daily News: Councilor Pesquera, an accountant and lawyer, presents data to counter Tomas’ bankruptcy claims.

Related: Freeman: 25 of 57 special bodies in City Hall fail to beat deadline for submission of reports.

Sun.Star Cebu: City Hall gets P3B from SRP sale, but Tomas won’t touch it.

Other Cebu News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Organizers remind motorists of road closures for Cobra Ironman

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: 3 added to casualty list in war against drugs

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Search for narco-mayor’s son extends to Cebu

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Mandaue nabs 14 vendors for defying plastic ban

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Delays mar start of 911 operations in Cebu City

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Parents failure to attend hearings lead to provisional dismissal of kidnapping charges

➤ The Freeman: Despite warnings from health authorities, people continue to flock to ‘miracle water.’

➤ The Freeman: Two hurt in Manipis landslide

➤ Cebu Daily News: Cops nab two for peddling P118,000 worth of shabu

➤ Cebu Daily News: Comelec says there will be no extension for SK registration

➤ Cebu Daily News: City Hall turns over first of two vehicles to PDEA

 

Cebu Business News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Sta. Fe hopes to earn Tieza tag to boost tourism industry

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: New commercial center in Minglanilla seen to boost business interest in south

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: MCIA sees more passengers as more flights, carriers land in Mactan

➤ The Freeman: Mandaue chamber to align programs with DTI policies

➤ The Freeman: DTI Cebu sees 5 percent hike in business registration

➤ Cebu Daily News: Central Visayas to get P1.8 billion worth of roads to tourism sites

 

Cebu Sports News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Tabal inspires kids in Japan to train for 2020 Olympics

➤ The Freeman: UV ready to end two-year title drought in Cesafi

➤ Cebu Daily News: Stars join Ironman in Lapu-Lapu

 

Cebu Opinion

➤ Sun.Star Cebu Editorial: Who watches over NGOs?

➤ Orlando Carvajal: In the war against crime, trade-off of rights is the name of the game

➤ Bong Wenceslao: The roles of the NDF and CPP

➤ Eddie Barita: Rody fighting CPP with arms, words

➤ Bobby Nalzaro: MCIAA responds to questions against lot deal

➤ The Freeman Editorial: Plastic ban may backfire

➤ Fr. Roy Cimagala: Politics need to regain charitable touch

➤ Korina Sanchez: PNP should be wary of the Vhon Tantos in the country

➤ Jerry S. Tundag: Stupid survey; 44 percent say no to amendment but 73 percent admit having little knowledge about PH constitution

➤ Bobit Avila: Experiencing conversion may help drug addicts change

 

This is the roundup of top Cebu news stories today, Aug. 2, 2016.

Taxi operators: ‘We don’t want change, stop Uber, Grab.’

AS more and more people are taking to ride-sharing apps like Uber, Grab and U-Hop for convenience, a group of taxi operators want the DOTC and LTFRB to stop issuing certificates of public convenience to transportation network firms like Uber, Grab and U-hop. The petition, signed by Richard Cabucos, Richard Corominas, Chiquito Obeso, Cardinal Lim, Peter Coromoinas, Mariano Terence Blanco, Paul Corominas, Mayo Perez, Michael Lee and Glenn Batiancila, said the issue a matter of “life and death for the riding public.”

What is at stake here is not only the right of petitioners, but also the welfare nad safety of the public, as well as the integrity and sanctity of the fundamental law of the land…Indeed, the ruling of this court on this case will practically be a matter of life and death for petitioners, and in the long-term, the public. Petition signed by taxi operators.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: Metro Cebu taxi operators want LTFRB, LTO to kick out Uber, Grab

Related:
Sun.Star Cebu: Grab offers riding public alternative to taxis

From the web: Getting a taxi in Cebu is sometimes a horrific experience.

Cebuano lola wins P272 million jackpot.

A 60-year-old lola based in Cebu got the break of the lifetime after picking the right numbers in the PCSO 6/55 draw, and becoming the solo winner of the P272,868,832 jackpot price The winning combination of 13, 35, 24, 09, 06 and 53 was purchased at a lotto outlet at Ayala Center Cebu.

Use the money wisely. Mo-share pud but not necessarily mopahibawo ikaw ang nakadaog. PCSO Cebu general manager Glen Jesus M. Rada.

Read: Sun.Star Superbalita: Lola wins P272 million lotto jackpot.

For fear of vigilantes, City Council wants military in the streets.

The Cebu City council will pass a resolution asking the AFP to work with the PNP to keep the peace in the streets. Councilor David Tumulak says the move will also show the city will not tolerate the presence of death squads, who have been blamed for the death of pushers in recent days.

This is part of the AFP’s community relations. We’re happy that they’ll be partners with PNP. This is also one way to assure the public that order and safety can be maintained…We’re calling out to those identified themselves as members of the death squad to entrust to the police the law because it can’t be used for personal interest. We’re also fearing for the civilians who might be dragged into the situation. Cebu City councilor Dave Tumulak.

You know, I don’t really think there’s such a thing as a death squad. But there’s such a thing as death squats. These are people who are suyaon. Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmena.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: Cebu City councilor wants military to battle death squads.

Other Cebu News.

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Ombudsman sacks Tining over fertiziler scam

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Tomas willing to back Cebu LRT plan as long as City Hall won’t spend for it

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Team Rama asks Tommy O, justify need to sell SRP

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: War on drugs results to 27 casualties in Region 7

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Robber resists arrests, gunned down

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: 4 Moalboal cops face charges for alleged mauling

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Tommy O to provide allowance to PDEA and NBI

➤ The Freeman: Blaze burns down five homesin Banilad

➤ The Freeman: 130,000 beat deadline for SK election registration

➤ The Freeman: Provincial board condemns disrespectful Sto. Nino meme

➤ Cebu Daily News: Bohol traders showcase new Banana-based product

➤ Cebu Daily News: Delos Santos denies sacking CCMC employees, says they are under review

➤ Cebu Daily News: Whistleblower urges Ombudsman to review MCIAA’s P590M lot purchase

➤ Cebu Daily News: Cops urge ma to pursue kidnapping charges against stewardess who took baby

Cebu Business News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Fashion retailer sees bright prospect for Asia

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Cebu Business Club uneasy over ending contractualization

➤ Freeman: Improved purchasing power boosts Cebu retail industry

➤ The Freeman: DILG names Cebu City as top 10 most competitive cities in the Philippines

➤ Cebu Daily News: Sta. Fe hopes island will become tourism enterprise zone

➤ Cebu Daily News: Cebu Customs exceed target thanks to power imports.

Cebu Sports News

➤ Sun.Star Cebu: Former Olympian urges government to increase support for boxers

➤ The Freeman: Salud wants Tapales in Pacquiao undercard

➤ Cebu Daily News: Tabal leaves Japan for Rio Olympics

Cebu Opinion

➤ Sun.Star Cebu Editorial: The problem with PNP’s Operation TokHang

➤ Publio Briones: Airport trip

➤ Cheking Seares: It’s obvious cops know who the vigilantes are

➤ Nini Cabaero: Save party-list system, don’t abolish it

➤ Freeman Editorial: Former diplomats set undiplomatic behavior

➤ Bobit Avila: Fight the war on drugs with rehab centers

➤ Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon: Peace process requires patience, leadership

➤ Ruben Almendras: Rio spends billions for Olympics

This is the roundup of stories that came out in local publications today, Aug. 1.

Drinking ‘miracle water’ may lead to illness

After thousands of church-goers began trooping to the San Roque Chapel in Bask-Pardo to drink the supposedly ‘miracle water’ that started seeping from a crack in the wall, a health official issued the warning of the hazards of drinking unsafe water since the source of the water has not been determined yet.

A test should be conducted to determine whether the water is safe or not…we will also coordinate with the Cebu City Health office for updates. Rennan Cimafranca, DOH RESU 7 head.

Read: Cebu Daily News: Don’t drink miracle water.

Freeman: Priest to raise issue of ‘miracle water’ with Archbishop Palma

Related: Indian skeptic faces charges after proving ‘miracle water’ in Mumbai was from sewage pipe

Mayor Tomas’ pet project gets red light

After a Canadian expert said the P10.6 Bus Rapid Transit in Cebu was not a feasible move, the project faces further road bumps after the implementation was put on hold.

The new administration needs to be briefed on the status of the BRT, the causes of delays in the previous administration and what needs to be done. BRT Cebu Project Manager Atty. Rafael Yap.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: BRT Cebu faces more road blocks.

Cebu Daily News: Urban Planning professor says BRT not viable for Cebu

Stewardess entices ma with fake promo to kidnap boy

Michelle Collamar is now on hospital arrest after she allegedly enticed Gelyn Salimbaga with a fake promo in an attempt to kidnap her child last Saturday. Salimbaga said she and her one-month old baby were offered a ride by Collamar, who invited her to join a program for mothers that supposedly offered free groceries and cash. She was told to get the birth certificate of her child and when she left the boy in her car to retrieve it, she was no longer there when she returned.

A CCTV footage captured the car’s conduction sticker and they managed to trace the address of Collamar.

She was approached by the woman who was driving a red Hyundai Eon and who invited her to buy some groceries and allegedly offered her P1,000 as well. Dili unta siya mokuyog. Napugos siya’g sakay libot-silbot sil ana, storya-storya. Unya gisugo siya sa babaye nga ipakuha ang birth certificate sa bata. PO3 Cliffton Manogura of the Fuente Police Office.

Read: Sun.Star Cebu: Stewardess who suffered miscarriage uses fake name, promo to kidnap one-month old from ma.

Other Cebu News

» Sun.Star Cebu: Business leaders seeks clear policy on ‘endo’

» Sun.Star Cebu: Contractuals struggle with five-month stins in agencies

» Sun.Star Cebu: Tokhang surrenderees under surveillance

» Sun.Star Cebu: Cosap to conduct follow-ups on Tokhang surrenderees

» Sun.Star Cebu: 8 foreigners resuced after boat conks out in Danao

» The Freeman: 8888, 911 hot-lines go operational today

» The Freeman: Church backs gov’t’s effort to help Tokhang surrenderees

» The Freeman: Capitol to hold aid to NGOs that failed to comply with COA policy

» The Freeman: Lapu-Lapu to start tight security for Ironman on Aug. 4

» The Freeman: Cebu City Council defers P10M allocation for Inayawan sans permit

» Cebu Daily News: Series of vigilante killings instill fear in drug pushers

» Cebu Daily News: COA says Capitol fails to remit P17.3 in taxes, GSIS premiums

» Cebu Daily News: Lack of trucks, unpaid collecters add to Cebu City’s garbage woes

» Cebu Daily News: Yoly to continue husband Teban’s work in Capitol

» Cebu Daily News: Pusher wounded in Marigondon buy-bust

Cebu Business News

» The Freeman: Presidential assistant for Visayas heads investment forum in Cebu

» The Freeman: Primary Properties open new market in Minglanilla

» Sun.Star Cebu: CCCI holds business summit for Bantayan

» Cebu Daily News: Rise of startups raises demand for co-working spaces in Cebu

» Cebu Daily News: Davide wants to convert airstrips in Northern Cebu to airports

Cebu Sports News

» Sun.Star Cebu: PHL team falls short in World Youth Bowling championships

» The Freeman: Tepora drops foe four times in first round, retains belt

» Cebu Daily News: Competitors test bike route for Ironman

Cebu Opinion

» Sun.Star Cebu Editorial: Caveat for digital learning

» Bong Wenceslao: Reality bites for Duterte, NDF

» Bobby Nalzaro: Questions raised on MCIAA lot deal

» Cheking Seares: Gov’t, not suspect, has burden of proof

» Anol Mongaya: Is PHL ready for peace

» Lelani P. Echaves: How can one be bored in this world?

» The Freeman Editorial: It’s time for a mass-transport system in Cebu

» Bobit Avila: Monday ceasefire ends on Friday

» Jerry Tundag: CPP’s duplicity exposed in failed ceasefire