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…

Chan parades strong healthcare services, solid COVID-19 response in SOCA

Futch Anthony Inso 07/08/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan highlighted the accomplishments of his administration in the last two years during his State of the City Address (SOCA) on Thursday afternoon, July 8, 2021, at Gaisano…

Realign dolomite sand funds to COVID-19 response, scientists urge

Jhesset Enano 04/26/2021

MANILA, Philippines — A group of scientists, engineers and researchers on Sunday renewed their call to stop the dumping of crushed dolomite rocks along the shoreline of Manila Bay, and instead realign the funds allocated for the…

Mandaue City to replenish barangay funds

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 03/25/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City government will be giving out P150,000 and P300,000 to its 27 barangays depending on their population. Subangdaku Barangay Captain Ernie Manatad, Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) president and chairman of…

Food is Cebu City’s biggest expense in COVID-19 response

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Food was the largest expense of Cebu City during the peak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) response in 2020. Councilor Raymond Garcia, the City Council’s chairperson on the committee on budget and…

PH gets P3.72-B grant, 500K vaccine doses from China

Ben O. de Vera, Marlon Ramos 01/17/2021

China on Saturday provided a 500-million renminbi (P3.72-billion) grant to the Philippines to bankroll various livelihood and infrastructure projects, which might also be used to finance the Duterte administration’s COVID-19 response, and promised to donate 500,000 doses…

Dizon to Labella: Prioritize COVID-19 response in 2021 budget

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –A Cebu City Councilor wanted allocations for pandemic response prioritized in the 2021 budget. Councilor Alvin Dizon said that the city’s readiness against the spread of the coronavirus disease is far more important than…

GBP remits P23M ER 1-94 fund for Toledo City’s COVID-19 response

PR 11/26/2020

Global Business Power Corporation (GBP) remitted a total of P23.3 million to Toledo City in Cebu to further support and boost its COVID-19 pandemic response. The amount represents the Energy Regulations 1-94 (ER 1-94) fund share of…

Capitol readies P336M assitance to LGUs, MSMEs

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government will be shelling out a total of P230 million in financial assistance to local government units and for the recovery of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). During the…

People & Ideas: Marcomm Practitioners’ New Normal

Dianne Zarina G. Savillo 06/18/2020

There is no denying that this is a challenging time to be alive. With no cure in sight, the pandemic has brought nothing but health concerns, global fear, and financial impact in the country. In the midst…

Cebu governor says no projects will be sacrificed for COVID-19 response

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Despite unplanned expenses for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia assures the public that the Capitol has enough funds to pursue its planned projects for 2020. Garcia assured that none…

Santander officials donate May salary for COVID response

Rosalie Abatayo 06/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Elected officials in Santander town, southern Cebu have raised close to P800,000 out of their May 2020 salaries in order to augment the town’s funds for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response efforts. In…

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