Ibo fire displaces 672 individuals, destroys P400K worth of property

Rosalie Abatayo 07/21/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines— An artesian well is all that is left standing amidst what used to be houses in Sitio Tacan, Barangay Ibo here. The structures that surround it were razed by the fire that broke out…

Chan: Fire victims can rebuild homes but no more boarding houses

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/14/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Aside from receiving financial assistance from the Lapu-Lapu City government, the nearly 700 individuals displaced by the July 13 fire in Purok Ube, Barangay Gun-ob, are also assured of being allowed to…

Mandaue fire victims to receive P3 million from Capitol

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government will shell out P3 million financial aid for the over 1,600 families that were rendered homeless in the June 27 fire that hit Barangay Tipolo in Mandaue City. In…

PB okays P3M aid to Tipolo fire victims

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Board has approved on Monday, July 8, the disbursement of P3 million aid to the fire victims of Barangay Tipolo in Mandaue City. Read more: Fire razes houses in Barangay Tipolo,…

Mandaue VM Fortuna calls opposition councilors’ move anti-people, anti-poor

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/25/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu —Vice Mayor Carlo Fortuna of Mandaue City lashed out at the move of the opposition councilors who are accusing the administration of using the Hinabang sa Edukasyon, Livelihood ug Panglawas sa tanan (Helps) program…

Mandaue’s CSWS readies cash aid for Hermag fire victims

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/25/2019

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Mandaue City Social Welfare Services Office (CSWS) is preparing the cash aid for the 24 families who lost their homes to the late afternoon fire that broke out at Sitio Upper Hermag…

Budget for Mandaue CSWS slashed

Jessa Sotto 12/07/2018

THE Mandaue City Social Welfare and Services (CSWS) will have to make some adjustments in their programs for next year after their proposed budget for 2019 was slashed. CSWS Head Jessie Perez said there might be programs…

CSWS may have to cease implementation of some programs with budget cuts

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 12/07/2018

Left with no other choice, Mandaue City Social Welfare, and Services (CSWS) Head Jessie Perez said they will have to make adjustments in their 2019 appropriation following cuts in their allocation. Opposition councilors approved only P25 million…

Mandaue fire leaves 450 families homeless on first day of 2017

Edison Delos Angeles 01/01/2017

CEBU CITY—It was a heartbreaking New Year for at least 450 families who were left homeless after fire hit two densely populated villages in Mandaue City, Cebu past midnight on Sunday. Lighted firecrackers might have triggered the…

LGUs urged to implement Anti-Mendicancy Law as Christmas nears

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/11/2016

A SOCIAL welfare officer is reminding all local government units (LGUs) in Cebu to strictly implement the Anti-Mendicancy Law as the Christmas season nears and the number of street families begging for alms is expected to rise.…

40 Duljo Fatima PWDs unable to receive cash aid

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/21/2016

AT least one barangay in Cebu City experienced problems in the distribution of the P1,000 financial aid to persons with disabilities (PWDs) yesterday. City Social Welfare Services (CSWS) chief Lea Japson said 40 PWDs from Barangay Duljo…

Report: ‘Carton girls’ back in operation

Julit C. Jainar 08/17/2016

Long after the Mandaue City government moved to stop the operations of the so-called “carton girls” at the city’s North Reclamation Area (NRA) in 2008, fresh reports reaching City Hall now alleged that the “carton girls”, a…

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