PEACE COVENANT. Commission on Elections-Cebu supervisor Jerome Brillantess (3rd from right) and Cebu Provincial Police Office chief Col. Engelbert Soriano (4th from right), along with re-electionist Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and her challenger, former Tourism Secretary Ace Durano, and other bets from seven legislative districts in Cebu province, release doves to symbolize peace at the CPPO headquarters in Cebu City on Tuesday (March 22, 2022). The officials and candidates signed a peace covenant ahead of the May elections. (Screengrab from Cebu Capitol PIO's Sugbo News video) CEBU CITY - Local candidates on Tuesday gathered at the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) headquarters on Tuesday to sign a covenant to abide by the laws and to commit to accurate, safe, free, and fair elections on May 9, 2022. Gubernatorial candidates, incumbent Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, a re-electionist, and former Tourism Secretary Ace Durano, led other candidates from the seven legislatives districts o
NATION-BUILDING. Photo shows the 66 youth leaders in San Francisco, Camotes Island in Cebu province after their Youth Leadership Summit on March 9-11, 2022. Philippine Army's 3rd Infantry Division deputy public affairs officer Capt. Elma Grace Abulencia said on Tuesday (March 15, 2022) the AFP will continue to engage the millennials on pressing issues concerning them and the Philippine society. (Photo courtesy of 3ID PAO) CEBU CITY - Recognizing their role in nation-building, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Cebu said it will continue to engage the millennials on pressing issues concerning the youth, an Army official said on Tuesday. Capt. Elma Grace Abulencia, deputy public affairs office of the Philippine Army's 3rd Infantry Division, said the military's continued engagement with young Cebuanos through the Youth Leadership Summit (YLS) will bring them closer to the military and encourage their participation in fruitful talks about nationalism, patriotism, and
PROTOCOLS. This undated photo shows a cop manning a Comelec checkpoint in Barangay Labangon in the south district of Cebu City. Comelec-Cebu City South District election officer, lawyer Edwin Cadungog on Tuesday (Feb. 22, 2022) said local and national candidates who will be violating health protocols in election-related activities will be facing appropriate charges. (Photo courtesy of CCPO Station 10) CEBU CITY - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here on Tuesday said national and local candidates for the May 9 polls will face charges if they will be caught violating minimum health protocols during their campaign activities. Lawyer Edwin Cadungog, Comelec-Cebu City South's election officer, said during a press briefing with the police and the military that two committees were created within the commission to monitor and enforce laws and regulations related to the upcoming elections. He said the City Comelec Campaign Committee (CCCC) will monitor candidates or political parties c
CEBU CITY At least P17 million was distributed by the Cebu provincial government to linemen, policemen and soldiers who helped in clearing and relief operations following last December's Typhoon Odette. The province gave P5,000 to each of the 3,413 linemen, policemen and soldiers. Cebu Governor
Cebu City Police Office Director Col. Josefino Ligan. (File photo) CEBU CITY - The Philippine National Police (PNP) will deploy uniformed policemen and establish an advance command post (ACPs) in five major cemeteries here starting on the eve of October 18, the first day of visitation permitted by the authorities in line with the "Kalag-Kalag" (Undas) observance this year. Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) chief Col. Josefino Ligan said on Thursday a total of 224 cops will man different ACPs in the big cemeteries and police assistance desks (PAD) in smaller cemeteries to secure the 18-day observance. Ligan said the city government allows cemeteries to open from October 18 to November 4 to allow Cebuanos to visit their departed loved ones early, rather than jam-pack the graveyards on All Souls' and All Saints' Day on November 1 and 2, respectively. "We have augmentation force from the Philippine Army's Task Group Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor. We are also counting the au