Gwen considers demolition of Palace of Justice as it poses ‘risk’ to Capitol employees

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Governor Gwendolyn Garcia is considering to proceed with the demolition of the Marcelo Fernan Palace of Justice, which sits behind the Cebu Provincial Capitol, as it now poses risks to employees and clients.…

Capitol to auction 770 printers, photocopiers; outsources printing services

Rosalie Abatayo 02/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government will be seeking the approval of the Commission on Audit (COA) on its plan to already dispose of 770 printers and photocopying machines detailed in different offices at the…

Private firms urged: Be our partner to develop Capitol lot near Cebu IT Park

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol is calling on private firms to partner with them in developing its 4,450-square meter lot in front of Cebu IT Park along Salinas Drive in Lahug, Cebu City for commercial use.…

Capitol sees dismal progress in road concreting projects implementation

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  At least 16 contractors of Capitol-funded road concreting projects are in hot water after posting “dismal” work progress. The projects under these contractors are part of the 160-kilometer barangay road concreting projects across…

Capitol to shell out funds for protection of towns, cities against nCoV

Rosalie Abatayo 02/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Capitol will be giving P500,000 to each of its 44 towns and 7 cities for preparation against the 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The funding, according to Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia, shall…

Capitol opens windows, turns off ACs to save in electricity bills, fight nCOV

Rosalie Abatayo 02/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Curtains were drawn up as the windows of the Cebu Provincial Capitol flung open. The air conditioning units in the building have also been shut. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said all offices in the…

Gwen to barangays: After Jan. 30, no more requests for infra projects assistance

Rosalie Abatayo 01/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Unless there is a “compelling reason,” the Capitol will no longer accept requests for assistance for the implementation of infrastructure projects in the barangays after the January 30, 2020 deadline set by Governor…

Capitol BAC reviews pending infra projects from 2019

Rosalie Abatayo 01/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Infrastructure projects of the Cebu provincial government funded by its 2019 budget are currently under review at the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC). Dr. Mary Rose Vincoy, chairman of the infrastructure arm of…

Real estate developer gives up land to Capitol to settle P38 million tax delinquency

Rosalie Abatayo 01/21/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government will be taking over the ownership of parcels of land from a real property developer in Cebu in lieu of 20 years worth of unpaid real property taxes.…

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…

Capitol: City did not coordinate assistance for Devotee City

Rosalie Abatayo 01/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three days before Devotee City opens for Santo Niño devotees this January 17, 2020, the Capitol said the city has not informed them yet on their particular role in catering the out-of-town devotees.…

Labella to dance with Gwen in Sinulog

Rosalie Abatayo 01/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The solidarity of the provincial and city governments of Cebu will be shown on the Sinulog stage on Sunday, January 19, 2019. Maria Lester Ybañez of the Provincial Tourism Office told the press…

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