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A proposed agreement between the Capitol and an urban poor association in barangay Apas was placed on hold after the group declined to attend the signing yesterday, citing the complaint they filed in court against the province as basis for their no-show. "Nibalibad sila sa meeting. Gi advisan kuno sila sa ilang abogado nga dili lang usa makig meet sa atong gobernadora (They begged off from the meeting. They were advised by their lawyer that they shouldn't meet the governor)," said Capitol consultant Rory  

CEBU GOV. Gwendolyn Garcia has directed Capitol lawyers to study what charges to file against Consolacion Mayor Avelino Gungob for alleged illegal quarrying in his town. The mayor was cited for interfering in a provincial government operation that intercepted a truckload of quarried materials taken from barangay Garing. Rory Jon Sepulveda, Capitol consultant on information and revenue generation, said the governor wants the mayor charged for his intervention and for continued extraction of materials w

The governor has given directions for the legal office to determine what charges to file against Gungob   -Rory Jon Sepulveda

 

IT'S said there are no permanent friends in politics, only permanent interests, but friends are suddenly an important pre-election issue in Cebu City. Local opposition leader Jonathan Guardo yesterday challenged Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña to walk with him on Colon St. to see who is greeted by a larger number of people and has more friends. "The Manny Pacquiao Blog".

I have 553 friends (in my Facebook account) while he has 223.   -Jonathan Guardo

 

Governor Gwendolyn Garcia denied speculations she pressured Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Pelagio Apostol to clear her name in the ongoing investigation of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) project. "You know very well whom I supported to become deputy ombudsman and it was (Ombudsman Director Carla) Tanco. So in that sense, I don't see how any pressure can be applied on Deputy Ombudsman Apostol, who himself was welcomed by those aspiring for the post," Garcia said. Out of delicadeza,

You know very well whom I supported to become deputy ombudsman and it was (Ombudsman Director Carla) Tanco. So in that sense, I don’t see how any pressure can be applied on Deputy Ombudsman Apostol, who himself was welcomed by those aspiring for the post   -Gwendolyn Garcia

 

IT was no surprise to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Provincial Election Supervisor Lionel Marco Castillano that as of yesterday afternoon, no one filed a certificate of candidacy (COC). But Sun.Star Cebu chanced upon Capitol consultant on information and revenue generation Rory Jon Sepulveda requesting copies of COCs at the provincial office. The COCs were for governor, vice governor, district representative for Congress and for Provincial Board (PB) member.  

THE sale of South Road Properties (SRP) lots through a Swiss Challenge has been approved by the Commission on Audit (COA), Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said yesterday. Osmeña, meanwhile, called a Capitol official's warning to SM Prime Holdings Inc. on the SRP a "veiled threat." In his news conference yesterday, Osmeña asked why Capitol insists that the City needs an authority from Congress to dispose of SRP lots when the Provincial Government also did not ask for authority to buy land that is underwat

It’s a veiled threat, anyone can see through that... Imagine, you need a congressional approval for the SRP lots sale, but to buy lot underwater, you don’t need approval from Congress? But even with congressional approval, you can’t buy a lot that’s underwater   -Tomas Osmena

 

SINCE the Province is operating the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CBST) in its proprietary capacity, Cebu City officials believe it is not exempt from local taxes, and its lack of a business permit is a ground for the terminal's closure. Mayor-on-leave Tomas Osmeña and City Attorney Joseph Bernal-dez also believe officials of the Province can be charged with extortion for collecting the P5 terminal fee without any enabling ordinance. "Extortion gud tawn... paet! The threat came from the mayor, the medicine

Extortion gud tawn... paet! The threat came from the mayor, the medicines he’s taking must be affecting his vocabulary   -Byron Garcia

 

CAPITOL wants an accounting of the amount paid to the Balilis for the purchase of the 25-hectare property in Tina-an, City of Naga. This was contained in a manifestation or notice of claims with motion for accounting that Provincial Attorney Marino Martinquilla filed before Regional Trial Court Branch 6 Judge Ester Veloso last Thursday. The verification was signed by Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia last Sept. 28, before she left for the US.  

IF Cebu Vice Gov. Gregorio Sanchez is to be believed, Cebu Province is left without a governor for three days now. Sanchez said there was no communication from the Office of the Governor that Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia is out of the country until Oct. 5. "I did not receive a memorandum or any information that she is out of the country," said Sanchez.

I did not receive a memorandum or any information that she is out of the country   -Gregorio Sanchez

 

A comparison between plans for the Balili property and the proposed Transaxial Highway of Vice Gov. Gregorio Sanchez in a scheduled presentation before the Provincial Board is "inappropriate" at this time, a board member said yesterday. Gastardo told CEBU DAILY NEWS. Gastardo said it was best that the board's ad hoc committee looking into the Balili estate purchase should be allowed to to submit the results of their inquiry.

That highway would be filled up in the next 15 to 20 years, that's why we need a new coastal road   -Gregorio Sanchez