Mandaue fire victims receive calamity aid

Norman V. Mendoza 09/07/2017

About 242 households that were displaced by a fire in Sitio Back Matimco, Barangay Subangdaku in Mandaue City last July 24 received their financial assistance yesterday morning. Of that number, 149 house owners received P10,000 cash each…

City approves financial aid for Tabal

Inna Gian Mejia 09/06/2017

The Cebu City Council approved a resolution granting P500,000 financial assistance for Cebuana Olympian and Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) gold medalist Mary Joy Tabal in support of her training for future races here and abroad. Councilor…

Food aid suspended as Myanmar state sinks deeper into violence

AFP 09/02/2017

The World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended food aid in Myanmar’s violence-scorched Rakhine State, as the humanitarian situation deteriorates with a surging death toll and tens of thousands — both Rohingya Muslims and ethnic Buddhists — on…

DFA sends aid to 20 PH crewmen jailed in Libya

Inquirer.net 08/30/2017

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) vowed on Wednesday to assist the 20 Filipino seafarers recently detained in Libya for alleged fuel smuggling. Libyan authorities have assured the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli that the seafarers detained on…

400 fire victims hope to receive financial aid

Inna Gian Mejia, Winston P. Ensomo 08/25/2017

At least 400 victims of Thursday’s fire in Barangay Basak Pardo, Cebu City, are hoping to be able to rebuild their razed houses as they await financial assistance from the city government. The fire victims are staying…

Cebu’s cacao farmers to get boost: Study, cash aid eyed

Irene R. Sino Cruz, Morexette B. Erram 08/22/2017

Realizing the economic potential of the local cacao industry, the Cebu Provincial Agriculture Office will push for more financial assistance from the Cebu provincial government, but only after the office complete its study on the cacao farmers…

Jail warden willing to have financial aid undergo audit

Inna Gian Mejia, USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/14/2017

CEBU City Jail Warden Arnel Peralta said that should the city extend assistance, they are willing to have the financial aid audited by the city government. In a phone interview, Peralta said they will continue to ask…

Free legal aid for Inayawan residents

Miguel Ernest E. Ermac 08/14/2017

    RESIDENTS availed free legal services from the USJ-R–School Of Law Advocacy and Community Enrichment (SOLACE), in cooperation with USJ-R–School of Law, at the Lady of Consolation Parish in Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City on Saturday morning.…

Tomas on delay in aid: What gives?

Inna Gian Mejia 07/31/2017

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is disappointed over the delays in the distribution of P2 million assistance to families of slain soldiers in Bohol province and the aid for earthquake stricken Ormoc City. Osmeña said he will…

Calamba fire victims wait for aid

Patricia Erlaine N. Luardo 07/27/2017

Fire victims of Barangay Calamba, Cebu City, have to wait for sometime before receiving the financial assistance and housing materials promised to them by Cebu City Hall. In the meantime, “take home kits” consisting of food and…

Friends of Scottish rob victim ask financial aid

Benjie B. Talisic, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/24/2017

Friends of 44-year-old Scottish national Tarek Naggar who was shot in front of his fiancee in Talisay City last Friday are raising funds to pay for his mounting medical bills. The fundraiser was posted at gofundme.com organized…

Cebu City aid to Ormoc: P10.2M

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/21/2017

THE Cebu City government will send P10.2-million cash assistance to Ormoc City, which was hit by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake earlier this month. Former Cebu City Councilor Alvin Dizon, consultant on sister-city relations, said that the amount, which…

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