Province shocked by ‘demanding’ passengers from Taiwan

Rosalie Abatayo 02/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  While the Capitol express surprise with the increase in the number of persons that are now under quarantine, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said they are shocked by how “demanding” the new batch of passengers…

PB approves P5 million assistance for Taal victims as volcano continues unrest

Rosalie Abatayo 02/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The P5 million financial assistance of the Capitol to the victims of the Taal Volcano eruption has been approved by the Cebu Provincial Board on Monday, February 3, 2020. The PB passed in mass…

Gwen signs order to ban pork, pork related products from Davao Region

Rosalie Abatayo 02/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Pork and pork related products from the Davao Region (Region 11) in Mindanao shall no longer be allowed to enter Cebu effective today, February 3, 2020. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia signed Executive Order no.…

Capitol to send P5 million for Taal victims

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government will be extending P5 million in financial aid for the families displaced by the recent eruption of Taal Volcano in Batangas. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia made the announcement during a…

Capitol BAC reviews pending infra projects from 2019

Rosalie Abatayo 01/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Infrastructure projects of the Cebu provincial government funded by its 2019 budget are currently under review at the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC). Dr. Mary Rose Vincoy, chairman of the infrastructure arm of…

Labella backs out from dancing in Sinulog 2020

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Those who were eager to see Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella dance to the Sinulog beat will have to hold their excitement for now. This after Labella said he will not push through with…

Capitol to reinstate prosecutors’ allowances

Rosalie Abatayo 10/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid the recall of provincial prosecutors from their cases in first level courts, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has announced that they will receive their allowances anew starting this October. The prosecutors stopped  receiving  their …

Cebu province imposes total ban vs hogs, pork products from Luzon

Rosalie Abatayo 09/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has ordered a “total ban” on pork and pork products coming from Luzon. Garcia made the announcement during her press conference this morning, September 18. The governor said that…

Martinez ‘wary’ of PDRRMO downgrading

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/14/2019

With the proposed downgrading of four departments in the Capitol, including the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), comes the slashing of the number of positions in the four departments from 166 to only 31…

Decongesting CPDRC: Capitol to tap lawyers group to speed up disposition of cases

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Decongesting the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) is still a top concern of the Capitol. This is the reason why Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the Capitol is looking to tap the…

Capitol eyes relaunch of Sugbo TV in Cable TV

Rosalie Abatayo 07/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Heritage, arts, and tourism programs featuring Cebu may be back on cable television soon. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said her administration is working to revive the province-run Sugbo TV and bring back a…

Garcia denies WT Construction’s request to pull out equipment from resource center project site

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —After it was ordered to stop building the 20-story resource center, WT Construction Inc. asked the provincial government that it will be pulling out its survey instrument from the project site. WTCI, the contractor…

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