Mandaue City to send financial aid for earthquake victims in Surigao

Doris C. Bongcac 02/11/2017

CEBU CITY–The Mandaue City government is sending financial aid to Surigao City to help the local government unit and the families of those affected by the 6.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday night. “Speechless at the devastation in…

Cash aid for slain cop chief’s family

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/31/2017

THE Provincial Board approved a resolution granting P200,000 in financial aid to the family of slain Catmon town police chief Supt. Alexander Nuñez. The resolution sponsored by PB Member Miguel Magpale asked Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III…

First aid stations for Sinulog procession

01/12/2017

SMART Communications has partnered anew with the Philippine Red Cross Cebu Chapter and the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño in deploying first aid stations for the upcoming Sinulog procession. Spanning for over a decade, the partners have…

Politics and El Niño: The heat rises

Izobelle T. Pulgo 01/03/2017

(PART 2) Following months of heated political bickering, One Cebu gubernatorial candidate Winston Garcia conceded defeat to re-elected governor, Hilario Davide III a day after the May 9 elections. Results later showed that Davide garnered 616,381 votes…

‘HELP US’

Nestle L. Semilla 12/03/2016

Sirila Gomisong has not changed her clothes in two days. Yet she had no choice but to keep on wearing the same house dress because it was all that she has now, having fled from the fire…

Tomas will not ask for police escorts

Edison Delos Angeles, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/01/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña finds no need for police escorts and does not intend to ask for one, including his erstwhile close-in aide, SPO1 Adonis Dumpit. In most cases, Osmeña said, he is more concerned of…

Seniors in Quiot get their cash aid

Margarette Managaytay 10/02/2016

At least 1,000 senior citizens from Barangay Quiot, Cebu City received their financial aid from the Cebu City Hall on Sunday morning. The distribution started at around 6 a.m. on Sunday today at the residence of former…

Senior citizens in Cebu City to get P1,000 on Sunday

Edison Delos Angeles 09/30/2016

Senior citizens in Cebu City are expected to receive another P1,000 in financial assistance from the city government on Sunday. Domingo Chavez, head of the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA), said distribution will be made in…

Some seniors support cleansing of aid master list

Nestle L. Semilla 07/14/2016

LONGTIME senior residents of Cebu City supported Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s plan to review the master list of beneficiaries of the city’s cash aid and limit it to those registered in the city since 2008. Esmeralda Alon, a…

Seniors to get cash aid today; PWDs tomorrow

Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores 04/11/2016

Anticipating the implementation of a second suspension order, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama yesterday announced the early distribution of financial assistance for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). Senior citizens will each receive P2,000 today while…

More aid to fire victims as Mandaue City Hall beefs up services

Nestle L. Semilla 03/17/2016

MANDAUE City Hall is expanding its services to the 2,359 families of Barangays Guizo and Mantuyong who were displaced by last Saturday’s fire. Mandaue City Administrator James Abadia said the City Council’s approval declaring a state of…

Cash aid for stall owners proposed

Nestle L. Semilla 01/21/2016

The Mandaue City Council approved on first reading the ordinance granting financial assistance to  stall owners at the New Mandaue City Public Market who will be displaced by the opening of the proposed access road leading to…

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