Frasco couple cleared of liability over turnover of ambulances to Danao City during pandemic

Doris C. Bongcac 10/30/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed the complaints filed against House Deputy Speaker Vincent Franco “Duke” Frasco and his wife, former Liloan Mayor and now Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco, over the delivery…

Capitol to buy 20 new ambulances

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Provincial Government is planning to buy 20 brand-new ambulances as part of its efforts to beef up healthcare facilities and equipment in the province. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia on Monday, November 8…

4 Lapu-Lapu barangays get new ambulances

Futch Anthony Inso 07/01/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Four barangays in Lapu-lapu City will receive a new ambulance from the city government. Three of them were distributed today, July 1, 2021, in Barangays Pajo, Canjulao, and Punta Engaño, while Barangay Babag…

Mandaue City gov’t’s newly hired nurses undergo rescue training

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/13/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Seven newly hired nurses of the Mandaue City government are undergoing rescue training today, February 13 in Mandaue City. Felix Suico Jr., operations head of the city’s Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO),…

Vans, ambulances being used to ‘smuggle’ persons out of Cebu City for a fee?

Rosalie Abatayo 04/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid the spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in  Cebu City, some delivery vans and even ambulances are allegedly facilitating an “illegal exodus” of persons from the city into the towns and cities…

PDRRMO starts full deployment for Sinulog on Jan. 17

Rosalie Abatayo 01/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol will start on Friday, January 17, 2020, the deployment of teams and assets to help secure this year’s Sinulog activities. The provincial team will include medical personnel from the Provincial Health…

Sea ambulances to transport patients from islands to mainland Cebu hospitals

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/13/2018

At least two sea ambulances are targeted by the Cebu Provincial Government to materialize this year. The water-emergency vessels will dock in Camotes and Bantayan islands, Cebu. Dr. Rene Catan, head of the Cebu Provincial Health Office…

‘Turnover is ceremonial’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/17/2017

Disaster management chief says all city ambulances listed under his name All ambulances distributed to Cebu City’s barangays are under the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) specifically its chief Nagiel Bañacia, who assumed…

Barangay officials gripe anew on ambulances, health workers

Izobelle T. Pulgo 08/04/2016

  Cebu City barangay officials mostly identified with Team Rama vented their sentiments on the recall of ambulances and the termination of services of 540 barangay health workers to City Hall lawyers during a mediation hearing held…

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