Rama dominates mayoralty rivals on Facebook
Having the advantage of the incumbent and tapping a group of social media influencers helped boost the Facebook visibility of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama. Former Cebu City Councilor Margot Osmeña, however, scored high when it came to positive public reaction despite being under-reported in the social media sentiment analytics generated for MyCebu.ph.
Clean toilets in all towns in Cebu part of Winston Garcia’s plan for first 100 days
Going around Cebu province these days, tourists and non-tourists are faced with one basic problem: the absence of clean toilets. That is something One Cebu gubernatorial candidate Winston Garcia wants to address if he is elected into office. Garcia, during a roundtable discussion with some newspaper workers, said he wants to build clean toilets throughout […]
Digong Duterte to bring real change to the country: son, Cebu supporters
Sebastian “Basti” Duterte says his father, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo, will lead the country to real change if elected president. Basti was in Cebu last February 24 to pitch in for the Cebu campaign. “I’m supporting my father’s presidential candidacy bid not because I’m his son but I believe that he is the candidate with […]
Cebu News Digest for Feb. 17, 2016: Cebu is top backpackers’ destination; Garcias, Binays launch alliance; Cebu ‘is Binay Country’
The National Geographic has named Cebu as one of the top eight destinations in the world to backpack.
Jun Pelaez: Institutionalized corruption still the defining issue in Lapu-Lapu elections
Efrain “Jun” Pelaez Jr. describes his campaign as a “new battle for Mactan.” The businessman will face incumbent Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza this May for the city’s top post.
Top Cebu news stories in 2015: politics heats up, traffic worsens, Cebu pulls off successful APEC hosting, economy continues strong growth
With 2016 being an election year, local politicians started bracing for a showdown and jockeying for positions in 2015. Alliances were forged, strengthened, and, for some, broken.
Mary Ann Delos Santos joins BOPK
Cebu City Councilor Mary Ann Delos Santos has joined the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) of former mayor Tomas Osmeña. Delos Santos, Osmeña and the other BOPK officials held the announcement this morning at the Lahug Barangay Hall, where she served as barangay chief for years.
