Lighted candle eyed in Cebu City fire that killed widow, razed 118 houses

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 02/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 62-year-old widow died in a late night fire on Thursday, Feb. 4, that razed 118 houses, displaced 731 individuals in three sitios in Barangay Bulacao, Cebu City. Fire Officer 3 Emerson Arceo,…

PWDs in Cebu City will get cash cards too

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS) in Cebu City assures the persons with disability (PWDs) that they will also get a cash card for their yearly financial assistance. Nolito Dayanan, Federation…

Families hit by cemetery closures to get aid — Labella

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will be helping the families living in the public cemeteries in the city who will be affected by the closure of these cemeteries from October 30 to November 3,…

Basak San Nicolas fire victims receive financial aid

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The victims of the fire that hit Barangay Basak San Nicolas last March 2020 have finally received their financial aid five months after the tragedy. The Cebu City Department of Social Welfare and…

1,068 LSIs receive cash aid from Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than a thousand locally stranded individuals (LSIs) have already received their financial assistance from the Cebu City government. Councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia has reported in his Facebook page that there are now…

In Photos: City Hall sends aid to Bonbon flash flood victims

Doris C. Bongcac 08/19/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Personnel of the Crisis Intervention Team of the Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS) in Cebu City were sent to the mountain barangay of Bonbon to identify the needs of families that…

‘Stranded’ PWDs to get cash aid when they come home to Cebu City – DSWS chief

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The distribution of financial assistance to Persons with Disability (PWD) in Cebu City is now 90 percent complete. Frances Abangan, head of the Department of Social Welfare Services (DSWS) office, said they intend…

DSWS head: We’ll be done in at least five days

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The house-to-house distribution of the financial assistance of the persons with disability or PWDs in Cebu City will be finished in at least five days. Frances Abangan, Department of Social Welfare Services (DSWS)…

PWDs in Cebu City to get cash aid starting Saturday

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The distribution for three months worth of financial assistance for persons with disability (PWDs) will start tomorrow, August 15, 2020. According to the Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS), the distribution will…

Cash Aid Program: Cebu City starts screening of LSIs

Doris C. Bongcac 07/29/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella announced this Wednesday, July 29, that the city’s Department of Social Welfare and Service (DSWS) is now accepting applications for the release of cash aid to Locally Stranded…

DSWS ask Cebu City residents to help check SAP list for mistakes, inconsistencies

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS) of Cebu City is asking residents to help check the list of beneficiaries of the Special Amelioration Program (SAP) of the Department of Social Welfare…

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…

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