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With graft case pending, what’s Naga project really for, asks vice gov
We didn’t visit the Balili property to steal goats.” So said Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale about her surprise visit to the province-owned Balili lot in Naga which is the subject of a graft case filed in the Sandiganbayan against Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and seven others. Magpale said she wanted to know why P27 million was […]
Mandaue govt starts forfeiture vs delinquent real property taxpayers
November 22, 2012
The Mandaue City government is set to forfeit real estate properties whose owners failed to settle real estate taxes despite the issuance of Warrants of Levy. Regal Oliva, city treasurer said that as of yesterday, they have issued 150 Warrants of Levy to owners of land, buildings, machineries and other improvements. “The Warrant of Levy […]
Court pushes trial on Balili case
November 12, 2012
THE Capitol’s bid to regain the P37.8-million it paid for the controversial Balili property in barangay Tina-an, Naga City was validated by a court ruling last week. In a ruling dated last Nov. 7, Regional Trial Court Judge Raphael Yrastorza of Branch 14 rejected a plea by widow Amparo Balili who asked to dismiss the […]
City Council tells Mayor Rama to pay Rallos heirs
October 25, 2012
THE Cebu City Council yesterday passed a resolution asking Mayor Michael Rama to already comply with the Supreme Court decision and already settle the just compensation claims of the Rallos heirs amounting to P133 million. Councilor Augustus Pe Jr., the council’s majority floor leader and acting presiding officer, authored a resolution asking Rama to effect […]
Mayor wants to sell idle city gov’t lots for P719 million
October 20, 2012
IF he could have his way in 2013, Mayor Michael Rama would sell city government lots worth over P700 million to fund part of his proposed annual budget. Rama wants to sell the vacant 3.3-hectare Block 27 in the North Reclamation Area which has a market value of P20,000 per square meter. Another is a […]
Balili kin, Bolo post bail, says Capitol lot purchase ‘legal’
July 24, 2012
Though all of 84 years old, Amparo Balili still managed to walk through the doors of the Palace of Justice to post bail on charges filed against her in relation to the 2008 Balili property purchase. Balili, along with former board member Juan Bolo and lawyer Romeo Balili, each posted a P30,000 bail pending trial […]
Bolo awaits arrest warrant, Osmeña says gov ‘deserves it’
July 20, 2012
Former Provincial Board Member Juan Bolo said he would post bail as soon as an arrest warrant is issued against him by the Sandiganbayan in connection with graft charges in the Balili land case. “I was just following orders,” he said, repeating his line of defense in the P98.9 million Balili land deal. After losing […]
Gwen faces graft charges
July 19, 2012
MANILA—The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday charged Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia with two counts of graft and one count of illegal use of public funds at the Sandiganbayan for the purchase of land for a housing project, which turned out to be mostly under water. Charged with Garcia, who had declared she was running […]
MCWD asks Cebu City for more time in P69-M tax case
July 1, 2012
THE management of the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) asked for more time to redeem properties that were levied in relation to P69.6 million in property tax obligations to the Cebu City government. MCWD general manager Armando Paredes said they cannot afford the loss of these properties in barangays Buhisan and Tisa which are used […]
Court freezes auction of Cebu city assets
June 27, 2012
CEBU City Hall got a much-needed break from the Court of Appeals in its property dispute with the Rallos heirs yesterday. The CA stopped the lower court and its sheriffs from collecting funds or auctioning off city-owned properties in order to pay off P133 million to the Rallos family whose lot was supposedly expropriated by […]
November 23, 2012
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