Gwen mulls early bidding for hospital equipment

Rosalie Abatayo 11/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines  — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia may not wait until 2020 before she starts the bidding process for the equipment needed in the upgrade of provincial and district hospitals that Capitol operates. In 2020, the…

Garcia to create traffic board to manage Metro Cebu national roads

Rosalie Abatayo 11/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A traffic management board that will implement policies on national roads will be created to address the present traffic woes. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia is set to issue anytime today, November 7, an executive…

Gwen’s lawyer to DILG: What’s wrong with asking?

Rosalie Abatayo 11/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Is it wrong to ask why you failed seven Cebu localities in the road clearing assessment? Lawyer Marino Martinquilla, Capitol’s consultant on legal matters, posted the question after Interior and Local Government Assistant…

Gwen extends ban on Luzon-sourced pork products to June 2020

Rosalie Abatayo 11/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —— The prohibition against the entry, sales and display of pork products from Luzon and countries with reported cases of the African Swine Fever (ASF) is far from over. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced today,…

Cebu to send P20M aid to earthquake-stricken provinces in Mindanao

Rosalie Abatayo 11/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Cebu provincial government will set aside P20 million in financial assistance for earthquake-affected localities in Mindanao. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said in a press conference on Monday, November 4, 2019 that the amount will…

More help needed for earthquake-stricken Mindanao provinces

Rosalie Abatayo 11/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government continues to call for donations for the earthquake-stricken provinces in Mindanao. Wilson Ramos, officer-in-charge of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), said they would encourage donors to…

Gwen’s challenge for new DepEd Cebu Superintendent: Keep harmonious relations with mayors

Rosalie Abatayo 10/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —— Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has asked the incoming Department of Education (DepEd) Provincial Superintendent to maintain a “harmonious” relationship with the local chief executives to forge better cooperation with them. Garcia said it…

Gwen tells gencos to draft MOA that will allow Capitol to collect power revenue share

Rosalie Abatayo 10/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government wanted to already avail of their share of revenues from the operation of power generations companies. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia is asking gencos to prepare a memorandum of agreement that…

All-Time High: Gwen wants P12 B budget in 2020

Rosalie Abatayo 10/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia endorsed to the Provincial Board an all-time high budget of P12 billion for 2020. The amount almost tripled this year’s budget of P4.69 billion. In her endorsement letter to…

Labella promises 2M jobs, solution to city’s traffic crisis during his term

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Transactions which he entered into during his first 100 days in office are expected to bring at least two million jobs for Cebuanos in the coming years. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella was…

Garcia hopeful that Labella will include Capitol representative in new MCWD Board of Directors

Rosalie Abatayo 10/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia expressed hope that Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella will consider the inclusion of a provincial government representative into the new composition of the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) Board…

Capitol to turnover two centers for CICLs, abused women to DSWD-7 to save P20M

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government will soon give up its management of two halfway houses for children in conflict with the law (CICL) and women, who are victims of abuses, to the Department of…

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