Capitol pledges P3M subsidy to Cebu LGUs amid rising farm losses

Pia Piquero 05/25/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Provincial Government has pledged a P3 million in assistance to each of the local government units (LGUs) across the province amid the rising farm losses due to El Niño. The number…

Cebu City water crisis: Rama says no council approval needed for P96.94-M calamity funds

Pia Piquero 04/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Council’s approval is not required for using the P96.94 million calamity funds amid the water crisis. Mayor Michael Rama clarified that since the city declared a state of calamity and a…

PDRRMO recommends placing Cebu Province under state of calamity

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 12/27/2019

MEDELLIN, Cebu, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) will be recommending to the Provincial Board to declare a state of calamity in the entire province. This move happened after the respective…

DISASTER FUND USED FOR MAYOR’S CAR

Nestle L. Semilla 06/03/2016

Mike went around in a P2.2M ‘emergency response vehicle’  For nearly four months, now suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama was going around in a brand new high-end vehicle that was bought using the city’s disaster fund.…

One Cebu to sue Davide before Comelec

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/13/2016

ONE Cebu is set to file a complaint before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) against Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III for distributing calamity aid to drought victims during the election period. Davide, while admitting having distributed relief…

12 City Hall employees testify in calamity aid case

Nestle L. Semilla 12/05/2015

AT LEAST 12 Cebu City Hall employees testified yesterday in the case about alleged irregularities in the P20,000 calamity aid released in 2013 to   Cebu City officials. The employees affirmed that they were indeed calamity victims of…

DILG officer inhibits from P25K aid case

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/29/2015

The hearing officer in the complaint filed against Cebu City officials in relation to the release of P25,000 in calamity aid at the Department of Interior and Local Governments (DILG) inhibited himself from the case. DILG hearing…

Mayor Rama thankful to council for placing 31 barangays under calamity status

05/14/2015

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama thanked the City Council’s “sensitivity” after it supported placing 31 barangays in Cebu City under calamity status due to water shortage caused by the ongoing El Niño dry spell. “I would like…

Mayor goes ballistic after councilors return ‘disallowed’ calamity aid

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/29/2015

RAMA RUES ‘DRAMA’   Too late the hero.” This was how Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama described the city councilors who returned the P20,000 calamity assistance they received from City Hall in in 2013 after the Commission…

Cebu City Hall employees worried over COA disallowance

Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/28/2015

Cebu City Hall employees are worried over a notice of disallowance issued by the Commission on Audit (COA) on the P20,000 calamity aid given to them in December 2013. “Unsaon man nako pag bayad ug pabayran gyud…

COA STRIKES OUT CALAMITY AID

Doris C. Bongcac 01/27/2015

‘No proof of victims’; P20,000 each for mayor, officials  disallowed in  audit There is no proof that they are calamity victims. With this and other observations about a misuse of funds, the Commission on Audit (COA) has…

Cebu City Council approves resolution for calamity status

12/09/2014

The Cebu City Council approved a resolution placing the city under a state of calamity. Cebu City Agriculturist Joey Baclayon said Typhoon Ruby caused damages to crops worth P34 million. The declaration will allow the city to…

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