SOME museums in Cebu City are repositories of heritage items related to the revolution against the Spanish regime and the creation of the Autonomous Catholic Church in the Philippines, or the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI). The Rizaliana Museum at the University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) Mabini campus houses the original Katipunan flag, while the IFI church has 100-year-old ...

THE Apas Barangay Council recommended to Cebu City Hall to expropriate all properties in the city that have been declared socialized housing sites so occupants won’t be evicted or their houses demolished. The council challenged the City’s Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP) to “correct the lapses” of the past administration.

There were no classes for the summer vacation and yet, Cebu City incurred a P4.1-million bill for water and power consumption of public elementary and high schools for the months of April and May.

CEBU CITY -- The new Department of Justice (DOJ) circular allowing the release of a drug suspect before the prosecutor’s dismissal of his or her case is reviewed can be “disadvantageous” to the campaign against illegal drugs. Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) Director Patrocinio Comendador said that when prosecutors decide to reverse the dismissal of the case against a drug suspect, law ...

THE Department of Justice (DOJ) has sought a clarification on two certifications issued by Cebu City Government officials regarding money claims from the heirs of Fr. Vicente Rallos.

CEBU CITY -- Two teenagers who got their hands on some guns found themselves in trouble less than 10 hours apart. A 14-year-old boy accidentally shot himself with a pistol in Talisay City at dawn Saturday and was rushed to the Talisay City District Hospital. read more

THE Salazar Colleges of Science and Institute of Technology (SCSIT) Blazing Batters gave Team Cebu City its first victory in the 2012 PSC-POC Philippine National Games as it showed no mercy over Guihulngan squad, 22-0, in Sibulan yesterday.

CEBU City Treasurer Ofelia Oliva has accused deputized agents of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) 7 of harassing her family on Escario St., Barangay Kamputhaw last Friday night. Oliva reported the incident to LTO 7 Director Raul Aguiluz, saying she will make the complaint formal tomorrow. Have something to report? Tell us in text, photos or videos. She told Sun.Star Cebu she is inclined to ...

FOR questioning Cebu City’s deal with Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI), Rep. Pablo John Garcia (Cebu Province, third district) should apologize to FLI, Rep. Tomas Osmeña said yesterday. Osmeña issued the challenge the day after Capitol officials and FLI broke ground on a P6-billion joint venture project in Barangay Apas. Have something to report? Tell us in text, photos or videos. Garcia, however, said ...

THE Cebu City Council yesterday approved an ordinance designating the last Friday of May as Gabii sa Kabilin or Night of Heritage. The ordinance proposed by Councilor Margot Osmeña was approved during the regular session. “What strikes me about the Gabii sa Kabilin is that it appeals to the youth,” said Osmeña, who chairs the [...]