Capitol’s relief goods for Mindanao earthquake victims still undelivered

Rosalie Abatayo 01/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The relief goods collected by the Capitol for the earthquake victims in Mindanao have not reached their beneficiaries since the start of the donation drive over two months ago. The Cebu provincial government…

Camotes’ barangay volunteers receive cash incentives from Capitol

Rosalie Abatayo 01/07/2020

CAMOTES ISLANDS, Cebu — Elizabeth Gahira has been serving as a volunteer barangay health worker in Barangay Himensulan, San Francisco in Camotes Island for more than 30 years. Gahira, 62, in turn, receives an honorarium of P230…

Capitol to open windows to fight China virus, cut electric bills

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Offices in the Capitol will literally open their windows and welcome the “fresh breeze.” Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said on Monday, January 6, that they are considering for the offices in the Capitol to…

Capitol to give P3 million to Cebu City government for Sinulog celebration

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government will be extending a P3 million financial assistance and other resources to Cebu City for the Sinulog 2020. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia met with representatives of the Sinulog Foundation  Inc.…

Capitol assures: We’ll address livelihood concerns of Ursula-hit areas

Rosalie Abatayo 12/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Getting back on their feet, for victims of Typhoon Ursula, may be harder if it is their livelihood that is directly affected. Neil Angelo Sanchez, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO)…

Manila Water, Capitol dispute may end up in arbitration

Rosalie Abatayo 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Arbitration may be needed if the dispute between the Capitol and Manila Water Consortium Inc. (MWCI) within 30 days or until January 10, 2020. The period commenced when the Capitol served the Notice of…

Capitol wants P32 million in second supplemental budget

Rosalie Abatayo 12/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Halfway through December, the Cebu Provincial Board will take up in their regular session this afternoon, December 16, 2019, the P32 million-proposed supplemental budget for the province. The Capitol’s second supplemental budget for…

Capitol to terminate P1B bulk water JIA with Manila Water for ‘uncured’ breaches

Rosalie Abatayo 12/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Capitol is set to terminate its Joint Investment Agreement (JIA)  with the Manila Water Consortium Inc. after the latter “failed to cure the breaches” in the agreement within their 90-day…

Gwen to set guidelines to define what ‘help’  barangays can get from Capitol

Rosalie Abatayo 12/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Not all needs of the province’s 1,066 barangays can be sourced from the Capitol. This applies especially for barangays that have relatively high income, said Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia. Garcia said she will…

Boarding passes, instead of tickets, during peak hours at Cebu South Bus Terminal

Rosalie Abatayo 11/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Bus operators in the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) will issue boarding passes, instead of tickets, to passengers during peak seasons like weekends and holidays. The boarding passes would allow passengers to enter…

BAC to resolve WTCI blacklisting before year-end

Rosalie Abatayo 11/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  The Capitol’s Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) is eyeing to resolve the blacklisting of WT Construction Inc. (WTCI) before 2019 ends. WTCI is the contractor of the scrapped P1.3-billion Provincial Resource Center Building…

Capitol gives Kawasan Falls tour operators 30 days to clear structures violating easement rule

Rosalie Abatayo 11/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Tour operators in Kawasan Falls in Badian have 30 days to tear down their structures that encroach within the 20-meter easement zone. The recent inspection conducted by the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources…

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