Gwen wants English back as main medium of instruction in public schools

Rosalie Abatayo 12/17/2019

CITY, Philippines — Starting School Year 2020-2021, public schools in Cebu province will be back at using English as the main medium of instruction from pre-school to senior high school. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the present setup…

Gwen assures 93-1 land swap dispute will be resolved soon

Rosalie Abatayo 12/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite a standing renegotiation on the 93-1 land swap deal, the Cebu Provincial Capitol assured the nearly 5,000 families living in the 32-hectare lots that the nearly three-decade dispute will be resolved soon.…

New 93-1 deal: Cebu City mulls giving SRP lot to province, wants South Bus transferred

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is considering to give up two hectares of the South Road Properties (SRP) to the Province of Cebu for the new 93-1 land swap deal both governments are brewing.…

Gwen infers ‘conflict of interest’ in Manila Water JIA terms breach

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —   Governor Gwendolyn Garcia is suspecting conflict of interest as the reason behind former Capitol officials “failure to protect the interest of the province” concerning the joint investment agreement of the provincial government and…

30 towns to receive P2 million funds from Capitol for infrastructure

Rosalie Abatayo 12/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol will be giving out P2 million worth of projects, preferably for infrastructure, to the 30 out of 44 component municipalities of the province. The 30 towns are those whose mayors attended…

Palawan governor offers 200K-liter bulk water supply projects in north, south Cebu

Rosalie Abatayo 12/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Palawan Governor and businessman Jose Chavez Alvarez has manifested his interest to take over the bulk water supply production project in Carmen town following the termination of Cebu province’s joint investment agreement (JIA)…

Capitol workers to get their incentives before December 15

Futch Anthony Inso 12/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has already ordered the Finance Department to release the Productivity Enhancement Incentives (PEI) of the employees of the Cebu Provincial Capitol. The order was made based on the Department…

Gwen orders release of incentives for Capitol employees

Futch Anthony Inso 12/13/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has already ordered the Finance Department to release the Productivity Enhancement Incentives (PEI) of the employees of the Cebu Provincial Capitol. The order was made based on the Department of Budget…

Garcia ends Capitol’s joint investment deal with Manila Water

Rosalie Abatayo 12/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The joint investment agreement (JIA) between the Capitol and Manila Water Consortium, Inc. is officially revoked. Manila Water received this morning, December 11, the notice of termination of the JIA two days after…

Capitol: P218 million assistance to barangays unliquidated since 2015

Rosalie Abatayo 12/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Unless they will be able to liquidate the cash assistance previously disbursed to them by the Capitol, barangays in Cebu province may not receive assistance from the province. This is after Governor Gwendolyn…

Gwen hikes Prov’l Board Members’ Local Assistance Fund from P5M to P10M in 2020

Rosalie Abatayo 12/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Each of the 17 members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan would already have P10 million of Local Assistance Fund (LAF), Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. This is twice the present…

Gwen: ‘No negotiation may salvage Manila Water JIA’

Rosalie Abatayo 12/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Negotiations to salvage the joint investment agreement for the bulk water supply project between the Cebu Provincial Capitol and Manila Water Consortium Inc. is already “off the table.” If Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia…

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