Councilor: Cebu City gov’t should be careful in spending amid pandemic

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Alvin Dizon has reminded the city government to be prudent in spending its resources on unnecessary expenses while the city is still suffering from the economic consequences of the pandemic.…

Dizon to hospitals: Never refuse COVID-19 patients

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Alvin Dizon is urging hospitals here not to discriminate patients who are infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Dizon also reminded hospitals not to demand deposits from these patients. He…

City dad urges LGUs of cities of Lapu, Mandaue, Cebu to subsidize testing for SMEs

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Alvin Dizon urged the city government of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu to study subsidizing the testing of workers of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This after all companies have been…

Dizon to DPS: Provide garbage collectors with PPEs, vitamin C

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Cebu City’s garbage collectors are not immune to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). With this in mind, Councilor Alvin Dizon is asking the Department of Public Services (DPS) to provide garbage collectors with personal…

Dizon to Labella: Suspend use of ECQ passes

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Alvin Dizon is asking Mayor Edgardo Labella to suspend the use of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) passes as this has caused more problem for the city’s constituents.  In a…

Councilor calls for a stop on ‘unnecessary’ expenses

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Cebu City councilor is asking the city government to stop spending funds on non-urgent expenses while the city is under the general community quarantine. Councilor Alvin Dizon told CDN Digital in a…

New ordinance promises more benefits for solo parents in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Solo parents in Cebu City will get to enjoy more benefits and privileges following the passage of an ordinance that will allow them discounts when purchasing goods and services and the grant of…

Upholding the right to health and a healthy environment

Gloria Estenzo Ramos 02/06/2020

During the campaign period, candidates would commit to programs that they think would best serve the interest of their constituents. Public infrastructure such as roads and buildings are easily the most popular. Sadly, health and environmental concerns…

150 bins to be placed along Sinulog routes — DPS

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) will be placing at least 150 bins at strategic areas along the Sinulog solemn procession and grand parade routes on January 18 to 19, 2020.…

Gealon on opposition dads intervention on SRP lot issue: It’s a desperate move

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lawyer Rey Gealon, Cebu City Legal Office head, said the intervention attempt of the opposition councilors on the withdrawal of the petition for declaratory relief by the City against the 2015 sales of…

Opposition councilors intervene in sale of SRP lots

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The opposition councilors of the Cebu City Council from the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) have filed in court an intervention for the withdrawal of a petition for declaratory relief for the sale of a 45-hectare…

NGOs urge City Council to hasten ordinance on food recycling

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Non-government organizations (NGOs) working on eradicating hunger in the Philippines encouraged the Cebu City Council to hasten the passing of an ordinance making food donation and food recycling systematic. Pamela Baricuatro, executive director…

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