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…

Teachers’ list for aid sought

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/16/2017

The Cebu City office of the Department of Education (DepEd) will be required to submit an updated list of all teachers employed in the city’s public schools so they can receive the annual P10,000 financial assistance from…

City Hall readies cash aid for Sirao families

USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/11/2017

FAMILIES in Barangay Sirao who lost their homes to series of landslides affecting the mountain barangay will soon be getting P20,000 cash aid from City Hall. Lea Japson, head of the Department of Social Welfare and Services…

Luigi’s b-day wish: Aid for Marawi soldiers, Ormoc quake victims

Nestle L. Semilla 07/11/2017

“NO lechon please.” Instead of sending him “lechon” or any other personal gifts on his birthday, Mandaue City Mayor Luis Gabriel Quisumbing is asking well-wishers to instead make donations which he could later send to soldiers who…

Cash aid distribution set in Guadalupe

USJ-R Intern Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/08/2017

Distribution of the P2,000 cash aid to 4,586 seniors in Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City began past 7 am at the Guadalupe Sports Center. The beneficiaries were listed alphabetically and assigned to a specific table number. Bed-ridden beneficiaries…

Rice aid

Editorial 06/27/2017

Whether it was substandard quality rice or polluted water in their wells, the beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Santa Fe, Bantayan Island, deserve better from the government and the rice traders who…

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