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CEBU City Attorney Joseph Bernaldez said it is up to the executive department to impose additional sanctions on the owner of Bakak Resto Bar for serving liquor to students under 21 years old during class hours. Bakak Resto Bar was ordered closed last Oct. 5 by then Acting Mayor Michael Rama for operating without a business permit and a special permit to sell and serve liquor within a 100-meter radius from schools. "The Manny Pacquiao Blog".  

ANGERED by Bakak Resto Bar's opening while the closure order is still in effect, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña yesterday ordered the bar closed for an indefinite period. Osmeña said he has had enough of Bakak's violations of the City Liquor Ordinance, after learning that the bar still serves liquor to students under 21 years old during class hours. "The Manny Pacquiao Blog".

I might have agreed to open but not to sell liquor, and worse not to sell liquor to minors. We’ll just have it closed kay samok kaayo. We’ll just close it permanently na lang, they don’t know how to follow instructions   -Tomas Osmena

 

Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK). This means former senator John Henry Osmeña, who took his oath before LP standard bearer Sen. Noynoy Aquino yesterday, will have to back off his mayoralty plans. LP campaign manager Florencio "Butch" Abad said they would ask the Panaghiusa leader not to run anymore for mayor in deference to the party's affiliation with BO-K. "I'm sure we can talk to senator Osmeña. He already said he would cooperate to strengthen LP in Cebu City," said Abad. Osmeña remained non-commital.  

THE CEBU City Council yesterday passed a measure to tap the city's calamity funds to allocate "food assistance" to scavengers who helped put out the fire at the Inayawan Sanitary Landfill as a reward for their efforts. The council, however, stipulated that before the funds could be released, certain requirements must be met. The names of the over 300 scavengers, who helped put out the fire, must be supplied.  

Although Cebu City barely felt the lashing of typhoon Pepeng, the Cebu City Council prepared for the worst and approved a resolution releasing P10 million from the city's calamity fund. The City Council said the amount would be used for "pro-active" measures to guard against adverse effects of "Pepeng and other forthcoming typhoons. The amount con be used for disaster operations if super typhoon Pepeng affects the city.

Pepeng and other forthcoming typhoons. The amount con be used for disaster operations if super typhoon Pepeng affects the city.   -City Council

 

The City Council set aside Saturday P10 million from the calamity fund for disaster preparedness, not only for Typhoon Pepeng but for any other weather disturbances this year. Acting City Mayor Michael Rama, meanwhile, reminded households to prepare for the worst. "I want to emphasize preparedness at the household level. You assume the worst. Better have the tools in your household. The city is preparing, but if we cannot respond, the people should be ready," he said.

I want to emphasize preparedness at the household level. You assume the worst. Better have the tools in your household. The city is preparing, but if we cannot respond, the people should be ready   -Michael Rama

 

A Cebu City Council wants to increase the burial assistance that the city government may extend to the families of indigent residents who have passed away. Councilor Gerardo Carillo, author of the proposal, also sought new guidelines in the disbursement of the assistance. In his measure, Carillo proposed to increase the funeral service subsidy for the deceased from P5,000 to P8,000, to be paid directly to the funeral parlor.  

THE Cebu City Government expressed willingness to assist the victims of flooding in Manila, like it did for places struck by typhoon Frank last year. With at least 25 Luzon provinces under a state of calamity after typhoon Ondoy, the City Government readied since Saturday some rescue volunteers who were placed on standby for the signal to fly to Manila and help. The Aboitiz Group of Companies announced it is accepting donations for the flood victims.  

A PROPOSED ordinance that seeks to impose penalties for violations of Republic Act 9266 or the Architecture Act of 2004 is under study at the Cebu City Council amid an ongoing dispute between architects and civil engineers over the law's implementation. Councilor Nestor Archival said the ordinance will impose penalties from P3,000 to P5,000 for violation of RA 9266 which limits the preparations, signing and dry sealing of all plans, designs and documents related to building construction to licensed archi  

CEBU City Councilor Gerardo Carillo submitted to the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) several pieces of evidence and a list of names of possible suspects in the death threats he has been receiving. Carillo said that this time, he hopes the police will solve the matter. He met with CCPO officials and gave them copies of five letters containing the death threats, which he said appear to be sent by the same person who sent him threats last year.

They investigated this last year but the case did not progress any further. I don’t want this guy to go unpunished. I already gave the names to the police, so I hope they’ll make an investigation properly this time   -Gerardo Carillo