Lapu-Lapu News

Expanded lamppost scam probe sought
A group of village captains in Lapu-Lapu City has urged the Ombudsman to investigate top former public works and national officials for their involvement in the multimillion-peso lamppost scam.

2 ‘treasure hunters’ nabbed in Lapu-Lapu
TWO men were arrested last Tuesday for allegedly treasure-hunting in a vacant lot in Sitio Iba, Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City. The suspects, identified as Lapu-Lapu Hemongala, 61, who lives in Sitio Iba, and Leopoldo Bonghanoy, 40, of...

‘Probe nat’l execs in Asean lamppost controversy’
Barangay captains in Lapu-Lapu City are asking the Office of the Visayas Ombudsman to investigate national officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways who may be involved in the 2007 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit lamppost controversy. The Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) of Lapu-Lapu City in a resolution last Jan. [...]

Lapu closes 6 Internet cafes
SIX Internet cafes in Lapu-Lapu City were ordered closed after violating various city ordinances, particularly the one that prohibits minors from playing video games during school hours. The Lapu-Lapu City Government ordered the suspension of their business permits from December 2011 to this year.

Barangay chiefs in Lapu want DPWH officials investigate
BARANGAY officials in Lapu-Lapu City are urging the anti-graft office to not only investigate local officials, but also National Government officials in the lamppost controversy.

Group, Swat shut down Internet cafe, billiard hall
AN Internet café and a billiard hall in Lapu-Lapu City were ordered closed yesterday for failing to secure business permits and for admitting high school students during school hours. Members of Lapu-Lapu City’s Advocacy for Responsible Enterprise (Care) and operatives of the city’s Special Weapons and Tactics (Swat) enforced...

Lapu-Lapu City extends aid for Sendong victims
THE city government of Lapu-Lapu extended P5.5-million financial assistance for the victims of Typhoon Sendong in Northern Mindanao. City Mayor Paz Radaza, Vice Mayor Marcial Ycong and city councilors flew to Mindanao to turn over the amount and met with the local government officials of Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City, areas worst hit [...]

Kenyan found guilty of illegal drugs in Cebu
CEBU CITY – A Lapu-Lapu City court rendered Monday a guilty verdict against a Kenyan national for delivering illegal drugs in Cebu last year. Lapu-Lapu City Regional Trial Court sentenced Asha Atieno Oguto to life imprisonment and ordered her to pay P3-million fine. Lauro Reyes, National Bureau of...

Six Lapu Internet cafes closed for three months for violating ordinance
AT least six Internet cafes in Lapu-Lapu City were closed down for three months for violating a city ordinance that regulates the admission of students during schooldays. Rolando Duero, secretary to the mayor, said the Internet cafes had their business licenses suspended for three months after allowing students inside their premises during class hours. The [...]