Garcia highlights savings, recovery of Capitol properties in first 100 days report

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The implementation of cost-cutting measures and the recovery of provincial properties were her biggest accomplishments during her first 100 days in office. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia made a run-through of what she has…

Gwen to prioritize infra projects, hospitals upgrade in 2020 budget

Rosalie Abatayo 10/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Infrastructure projects and the upgrading of medical services in provincial and district hospitals will get the biggest share of the 2020 budget that Governor Gwendolyn Garcia will soon submit to the 15th Sangguniang…

Benhur Salimbangon is Capitol’s Fourth District consultant for P1 per year

Rosalie Abatayo 10/01/2019

https://www.facebook.com/cdndigital/videos/1154499188069152/ BANTAYAN ISLAND, Cebu — Former Representative Benhur Salimbangon is now the Capitol’s consultant for the development of Cebu’s Fourth District. Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia made the announcement during a series of activities in Bantayan Island on…

LTO-7 opens first satellite office in Bantayan Island

Rosalie Abatayo 09/30/2019

SANTA FE, Cebu — Cebuanos who needed to transact with the Central Visayas office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO-7)  no longer have to travel to mainland Cebu to avail of the agency’s services. An LTO satellite…

Garcia, Salimbangon ink P6 million funding for Fourth District government hospitals

Rosalie Abatayo 09/30/2019

BANTAYAN, Cebu — The office of Representative Janice Salimbangon of Cebu’s Fourth District has allocated P6 million funds as medical assistance for indigent patients in the district. The medical assistance program covers the district hospitals in Bantayan,…

Capitol to be ‘job order-free’ starting October 1

Rosalie Abatayo 09/30/2019

BANTAYAN, Cebu — Capitol is “job order (JO)-free” starting Tuesday, October 1, 2019. This as the 359 clerical and 443 medical personnel outsourced by the Capitol from Manila-based LBP Services Corporation will begin their work on Tuesday.…

Garcia, Yap firm on decision to ban pork from Luzon

Futch Anthony Inso 09/20/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and Bohol Governor Arthur Yap stand on their decision to ban live pigs and pork-related products from Luzon due to threat brought about by the African Swine Fever (ASF). Both Garcia…

Gwen declines nomination for RDC-7 chairmanship  

Futch Anthony Inso 09/20/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia declined her nomination as chairman of the Regional Development Council (RDC) during their 3rd quarter Full Council Meeting at the Mezzo Hotel here on Friday morning, September 20, 2019. Garcia said…

Lapu mayor to ask Cebu Governor to reconsider decision to limit pedestrians in Mactan-Cebu bridges

Norman V. Mendoza 09/12/2019

Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu—Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan will be asking Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia to reconsider the decision to limit pedestrian traffic and ban bicycles from passing the two bridges connecting Mactan Island to mainland Cebu.…

Cebu bans hogs from Luzon, processed pork products from Bulacan and Rizal

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/11/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — In the wake of the first confirmed  cases in the country, Cebu province banned the entry of live hogs from Luzon in the next 100 days. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia,  in a press…

Cebu intensifies watch vs African Swine Fever after DA confirms first case in Rizal province

Rosalie Abatayo 09/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government’s African Swine Fever (ASF) Task Force will be doubling their efforts following the Agriculture department’s announcement that the hog deaths in Rizal province last August were due to ASF.…

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia releases statement after confirmed swine deaths in Rizal 

Rosalie Abatayo 09/09/2019

Cebu City, Philippines— Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Monday, September 9, 2019, released a statement on the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) confirmation that the hog deaths in Rizal province were caused by African Swine Fever. The DA…

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