Capitol defends productivity bonuses

07/28/2015

by Mary Claire U. Catado UP Cebu Intern PROVINCIAL Treasurer Emmanuel Guial yesterday said the Cebu provincial government had enough funds and strong legal basis to give bonuses to Capitol employees last year. The Commission on Audit…

Rama backs traffic board, wants private sector head

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/12/2015

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama supported a proposal by Rep. Luigi Quisumbing of Cebu’s 6th district to create a traffic board for Metro Cebu. But Rama said it’s better if the board chairman is from the private…

Capitol to justify P22K bonus to employees

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/09/2015

THE Cebu provincial government said it is ready to justify the incentives it gave to Capitol employees last year. Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III said they believe they are right in giving Productivity Enhancement Incentives (PEI) worth…

Teachers demand release of PEI

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/27/2015

Close to 50 teachers in Central Visayas asked the Department of Education (Deped-7) yesterday afternoon to release their incentives equivalent to a one-month salary. Antonia Lim, regional president of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Region 7 Union said…

Rama’s budget veto stays

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/15/2015

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama’s veto of several parts of the P13.4 billion budget for this year went unchallenged. The Cebu City Council yesterday agreed not to override his veto. Councilor Margot Osmeña said they  would just…

City Hall to use CCMC funds to pay seniors’ allowance, other obligations

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/18/2014

FUND MESS BARED Juggling of funds ‘allowed’ by DBM, says City Treasurer, but councilors see red flags in practice Aquery into when City Hall is planning to release the remaining balance of the cash assistance allowance to…

Policies make purchase of PCs, software difficult

Stephen D. Capillas 10/30/2014

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) wants to streamline the acquisition of software and personal computers to ensure transparency and to make it easier for government agencies and local government units in acquiring these kinds of…

Province gets P1.84-B share in P8-B additional money for construction of houses

Peter L. Romanillos 10/28/2014

MORE FUNDS FOR CEBU The Department of Budget and Management yesterday announced the release of an additional P8 billion to fund the construction of permanent shelters for those left homeless by supertyphoon Yolanda. The amount which will…

Feasibility study, budget lack, stall building of new courts

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/16/2014

There’s no definite area picked yet for a permanent building, so it may take some time before Cebu City will have a new Palace of Justice. Also, a feasibility study has yet to be done to determine…

Osmeña got biggest share of projects worth P33.8M from Palace

Doris C. Bongcac 09/26/2014

The DAP may  be illegal, but it is not immoral, said former Cebu city congressman Tomas Osmeña yesterday. He appealed to Cebuanos not to be angry with him for availing of the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP)…

P9.48 billion released for Cebu BRT project

Inquirer 08/29/2014

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced that it released P9.48 billion to fund Cebu’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system last Wednesday. “Once completed, the project will give Cebu’s commuters a fast, comfortable and cost-effective mode…

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