Informal sector workers assured of aid

Nestle Semilla and Futch Anthony Inso 05/02/2018

More than 300 workers from the informal sectors attended the Labor Day for Informal Sector at the IEC Convention Center in Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City on Wednesday, May 2. Labor and Employment Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod said the…

Capitol gives aid to 5 Cebu LGUs

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 03/19/2018

Caravan of services Around P5 million worth of assistance were given by the Cebu Provincial government to the municipalities of Balamban, Asturias, Tuburan and Pinamungajan and the city of Toledo during the Capitol’s Caravan of Services yesterday.…

TNS firm donates new vests to aid traffic management

Morexette B. Erram 03/16/2018

200 vests were donated by transportation network system (TNS) firm Grab to Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) as a way to help local government units (LGUs) to maintain road safety. Grab spokesperson and public affairs head Leo…

Cash aid given to 34K indigent families in Cebu

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 03/07/2018

ABOUT 34,724 indigent families in Cebu were given P2,400 as unconditional cash transfer (UCT) from the government to help them cope with the effects of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) Law. Regional Director Ma.…

UCT PROGRAM DSWD-7 to make sure cash aid goes to Train-hit poor

Futch Anthony Inso 02/24/2018

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-7 will start validating potential beneficiaries of the Duterte administration’s Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) program. The program aims to help poor households in their daily living amid the increasing prices…

Gov’t launches medical aid desk

Morexette Erram 02/12/2018

Malasakit Desk is 24/7 one stop shop for indigents A one-stop shop to process the medical assistance claims of indigents was launched by President Rodrigo Duterte at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) during his Cebu…

Slain sergeant’s kin asks for Duterte aid

Benjie Talisic 02/11/2018

The family and friends of slain Air Force Staff Sergeant Mark Herbert Oberes bid their final farewell to him yesterday and pleaded to President Rodrigo Duterte to help expedite the investigation into his murder. Clad in white…

Family of drowning victims receive P10K cash aid

Morexette Erram 02/07/2018

The family of the mother and daughter who drowned after a banca they rode in capsized off the waters off Camotes Island will receive P10,000 in cash aid from the provincial government. Marivic Garces, chief of the…

Ormoc quake victims get P1-M aid

PR 01/30/2018

The candidates for Binibining Cebu 2017 travelled to Ormoc City last December 9 to visit the families affected by the earthquake that hit the city in the middle of 2017. The candidates headed by Binibining Cebu 2017…

Pasil fire victims get aid from SM mall employees

PR 01/22/2018

SM Foundation Inc., through the management of SM Seaside City Cebu, distributed relief items to the fire victims in Barangay Pasil, Cebu City last January 17. A massive fire hit a residential area in Barangay Pasil, Cebu…

Tomas to give legal aid to former market chief

Ador Vincent Mayol, Inna Gian Mejia 01/09/2018

Former City Market administrator Winefredo Miro will receive legal assistance as he faces the murder charges filed against him in relation to Barangay Ermita chairman Felicisimo Rupinta’s death. In yesterday’s press conference, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña…

Kalunasan families ask Capitol’s aid on homes

Morexette B. Erram, Nestle L. Semilla 01/08/2018

Fearing they may lose their homes, about 23 families or 100 residents of Sitio Oprra in Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City asked for help from the Cebu provincial government yesterday. The Kalunasan People’s Initiative Association Inc., represented by…

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