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Cebu artist Bambi Beltran sues Mayor Edgar Labella, cops for rights violations
Bambi Beltran files complaints against the Cebu City mayor, the Central Visayas police chief, and several Cebu cops for arresting her without a warrant and violating her rights while in their custody
Taken after midnight, cuffed to a chair: The arrest of Cebuana artist Bambi Beltran
Cebu artist Bambi Beltran is detained for 60 hours and faces up to 18 years in prison for a sarcastic Facebook post Mayor Edgar Labella called 'fake news.' He says it's nothing personal.
Cebu artist Bambi Beltran named Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award laureate
'This recognition reaffirms my belief that the ability to express our opinion and speak freely is essential to bring about change in society,' says Beltran, who was arrested in April over a Facebook post about COVID-19
Human rights orgs urge gov’t to drop charges vs Cebu artist Bambi Beltran
They say the government is 'misusing' COVID-19 laws on 'fake news' against critics
Cebu artist Bambi Beltran to sue Labella for violating her rights
The Free Legal Assistance Group says that Beltran should not have been arrested without a warrant because there was no continuing crime
#FreeBambi: Artists call for release of Cebu film writer, actor Bambi Beltran
Fellow artists come to the defense of Cebuano film writer, poet and actor Bambi Beltran after she is arrested for a Facebook post
Labella on arrest of Cebu artist Bambi Beltran: ‘It’s nothing personal’
Beltran is charged for violating the cybercrime law, the fake 'news' provision of the Bayanihan Heal As One Law, and the law on mandatory reporting of certain diseases
Cebu City Mayor Labella threatens to close ‘untidy’ Larsian barbecue
The threat to shut down Larsian Barbecue Strip in Cebu comes after a video is uploaded showing rats crawling on a barbecue stand
Cebu City Council approves 2-year validity of business permits
Mayor Edgar Labella also approves P10,000-financial assistance for public school teachers
Cebu City gets 21 new garbage trucks
Cebu City outsources some of its garbage collection, but with the additional trucks, Mayor Edgar Labella says he would consider canceling its contract with a third-party provider
Once a shipwreck survivor, Edgar Labella now captain of Cebu City
The first-time mayor of Cebu City said once before, 'I would endeavor to have a healing and conciliatory mayorship for the best interest of the city'
Labella's first 100 days: No more business permit 'purgatory' in Cebu City
Mayor Edgar Labella highlights socialized housing and improved traffic flow among his other top priorities
Cebuano Cinema Development Council finally sworn in after 5 years
Among Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella's marching orders on his 100th day in office is to prioritize digitizing and restoring film memorabilia and classic Cebuano films
Labella to reopen Cebu City night market
Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella says this is to allow displaced vendors to sell their products only at particular times
DILG tells Labella to maintain cleared sidewalks in Cebu City
Some vendors complain they will earn less at the relocation site due to less foot traffic
Cebu City Public Library resumes 24-hour operations
The library limited its hours for a month while the administration of new Mayor Edgar Labella looked for new staff to man the round-the-clock operations
Osmeña says he was prevented from restoring office to ‘2016 state’
In his letter, the former mayor says the incident became a 'media spectacle' and he asks Labella to allow the contractors to finish restoring the office
Prankster sends 25 boxes of pizza to Cebu City mayor's office
While the mayor’s secretary forgot how much they paid, Labella's staff say they pooled their money to pay the order instead of rejecting it
Osmeña’s lawyer says 'not true' mayor's seal removed from office
Amanda Virgil Ligutan, Osmeña’s legal counsel, says it was City Engineer Mejilito Cajes – a complainant in the case against Osmeña – who took the seal out of the mayor’s office on June 25
Labella assures Cebuanos city library will resume 24-hour services
The Cebu City Public Library stops its 24-hour services – an initiative of former mayor Tomas Osmeña – citing manpower shortage
Labella vows to solve flooding, waste disposal, traffic in Cebu City
The new mayor says he will hold office in his old room as vice mayor after his predecessor, Tomas Osmeña, stripped bare the mayor's office before leaving
Cebu's Labella denies alleged harassment of rival supporters
Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgar Labella denies his involvement in the alleged police harassment of Mayor Tomas Osmeña's supporters
Cebu City at the crossroads: Keep or replace Tomas Osmeña?
His challenger, Vice Mayor Edgar Labella, is endorsed by President Duterte. Is that enough to topple someone who's been entrenched in the city for decades?
Barug PDP-Laban bets in Cebu City weigh in on Duterte's 'drug war'
Some candidates throw their support behind the ongoing campaign, while others propose different solutions to the illegal drug problem
Osmeña is Cebu City's mayor-elect
Osmeña makes a comeback after he lost to Michael Rama in the May 2013 mayoral race
