Bohol recognized for excellence in DRRM, humanitarian assistance

CDN Digital 12/13/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Bohol Provincial Government was recognized for its excellence in disaster risk reduction management and humanitarian assistance. Governor Erico Aris Aumentado received the 2023 Gawad KALASAG Seal (Beyond Compliant Category) from Secretaries Gilberto…

Handling El Niño, LGUs will be on the front line, says PDRRMO official

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Office (PDRRMO) will focus on “augmentation” during El Niño, according to an official from this provincial office. In a news forum on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, Engineer Wilson…

Mandaue police, disaster risk reduction, traffic personnel check cemeteries

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/23/2020

  MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The police, the disaster risk management and traffic personnel are making sure that health safety protocols and preparations to secure the cemeteries are put in place as they conducted an inspection on…

PDRRMC to showcase six-year accomplishment in June 20 full council meeting

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) will be holding its last full council meeting under outgoing Governor Hilario Davide III on Thursday, June 20. Aside from status reports of the…

COA-7 rules anew for the return of P20K calamity aid

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/19/2016

The Commission on Audit in Central Visayas (COA-7) has denied the appeal of the Cebu City government to reconsider its ruling that disallowed the P20,000 calamity aid to city employees in 2013. COA-7 director Alicia Malquisto, in…

DAR holds climate change resiliency forum for farmers

11/22/2015

THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) conducted a climate change resiliency forum with the theme, “Empowering smallholder farmers towards climate resiliency.” About 50 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from the different agrarian reform communities in Cebu attended the…

Governor Davide raises awareness on Cebu, PPP projects

Melissa Q. Cabahug 08/10/2015

JICA support sought for proposed new road map on entire Cebu province Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III was able to raise awareness about investment opportunities in Cebu, including potential public-private partnership (PPP) projects, during his trip to…

Capitol hikes budget to P3B

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/16/2014

The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) yesterday approved a P3 billion budget for the province next year. The amount is 15 percent higher than this year’s P2.59 billion. Of that amount, P588 million is allocated to the governor’s…

MMDA exec backs tenure for rescue personnel

Norman V. Mendoza 11/26/2014

Personnel assigned to local government disaster preparedness and search and rescue operations should be given regular appointments to ensure continuity of service and shield them from partisan politics. “Trained personnel are always disturbed by politics. I think…

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