COA sees fewer deficiencies in audit of Cebu City funds

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/04/2018

Only seven audit observations, mostly due to recording lapses were reported by the Commission on Audit involving the use of government funds for the Cebu City government for 2017. In its annual audit report for 2017, the…

Aquino faces trial over DAP funds

Inquirer.net 06/21/2018

In an eleventh-hour reversal, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the indictment of former President Benigno Aquino III for usurping Congress’ budgetary powers when he approved the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). Morales, in a June 14 resolution…

Osmeña slams Fernando for planning to divert Cebu’s funds for Manila

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/11/2018

BRT Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña slammed the move of Marikina Rep. Bayani Fernando in asking the House of Representatives to transfer the funds for the BRT project in Cebu City to the BRT project in Metro…

SK officials urged to set aside funds for anti-drug drive

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/04/2018

ELECTED Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials are encouraged to allocate a budget for the anti-drug efforts in the barangays. Carmen Remedios Durano-Meca, chief of the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (CPADAO), made this call as she expects the…

Wharton senior fellow raises funds for Cebu NGO

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/24/2018

Dr. Brian To, global strategist and senior fellow of The Wharton School-University of Pennsylvania, will be in Cebu today (May 25) to give a one-day lecture under the Strategic Leadership and Management Program (SLAMP) at the Marco…

Maximizing funds for free education

Editorial 05/22/2018

While local universities and colleges may have little choice other than to raise tuition to cope with rising costs and demands for higher pay from their teaching staff and personnel, students now have the option to shop…

PNP chief sacks former SAF head over alleged misuse of funds

Inquirer.net 04/17/2018

THE OUTGOING Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Dir. Gen. Ronald dela Rosa, has ordered the relief of a former Special Action Force (SAF) chief allegedly involved in the misuse of the P59.8-million allowances of the police commandos.…

Excess funds to be used in Sinulog next year

Doris Mae Mondragon 04/12/2018

The Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI) has already submitted their report for the transaction for Sinulog 2018. Based on the data shown to the media, the total excess receipts for the expenditures of Sinulog this year is 237%…

DPWH told: Release funds for relocation of riverbank residents

Nestle L. Semilla 03/25/2018

FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS CEBU City Councilor Jerry Guardo is urging the Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) to release the budget intended for residents along riverbanks who will be affected by flood control…

Release of vaccine funds legal–Aquino

Inquirer.net 03/16/2018

The P3.5 billion used to buy supplies of the Dengvaxia dengue vaccine for a mass immunization program was released ahead of the ban on disbursement of public funds during the campaign period for the 2016 national elections,…

Group sponsors movie screening to raise funds for Christmas caravan

Noelle Salvador 12/13/2017

THE Philippine College of Physicians Inc. Central Visayas Chapter (PCP-CV) is spearheading another fund-raising activity for their future civic and community outreach programs. Veering away from the usual grand Christmas parties, the chapter decided to have a…

Senate realigns funds for anti-drug war to housing for troops, cops

Inquirer.net 11/29/2017

The P900 million originally intended for the 2018 budget of Project Double Barrel, the anti-drug campaign of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has been realigned by the Senate for housing of military troops and police officers, Sen.…

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