Gwen questions ‘disparity’ of rates between Cebu and Manila hotel isolation rooms

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Key officials from the local and national government, and members of the private sector here are planning to expand the number of quarantine hotel rooms for Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROFs) and Overseas Filipino…

Garcia promises aid to Mantalongon farmers

Doris C. Bongcac 04/24/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Just like last year, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia made a promise to again help farmers in Dalaguete town dispose of their excess harvest to prevent these from rotting. SugbuNews, the Capitol’s media arm,…

Garcia: Cebu needs to transition to face-to-face classes

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Provincial Governor Gwendolyn Garcia supports the gradual return of face-to-face classes in Cebu province and is in consonance with the request of the  League of Municipalities in Cebu (LMP-Cebu) to the Department…

Garcia eyes turning Capitol into museum if Balamban gov’t center pushes through

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Capitol, situated along Escario Street, Cebu City, could be turned into a museum. This will happen if the current administration plans to push through with the transfer of both executive…

New Barili mayor vows to continue Mayor Garcia’s projects 

Rosalie Abatayo 09/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Newly installed Barili town Mayor Julieto Flores vowed to continue the programs and projects initiated during the incumbency of the late town Mayor Nelson Garcia, who passed away last Sunday, September 6, 2020.…

Capitol bars MCWI from using new Carmen wells

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol has prohibited Manila Water Consortium, Inc. from using its two new deep wells in Carmen town northern Cebu which the latter allegedly dug “without a permit from the municipal government.” In…

Chinese Consul assures ‘support’ for PH in COVID-19 fight

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Consul General Jia Li of the Chinese Consulate in Cebu has assured of China’s support for the Philippines in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) anew as he handed over a…

IN PHOTOS: Cebu capitol celebrates 451st founding anniversary

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Observing its 451st charter anniversary amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Cebu capitol skipped the usual merriments and month-long activities that used to mark the previous year’s celebrations of the country’s oldest province. On…

Gwen reiterates administration’s thrust to ‘resuscitate’ Cebu’s economy

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As Cebu celebrated its 451st founding anniversary on Thursday, August 6, 2020, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia reiterated the direction of her administration to “resuscitate” the province’s economy from the blows it suffered due to…

Cimatu admits he was ‘worried’ of COVID-19 cases in Cebu province

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Interagency Task Force (IATF) Chief Implementer for the Visayas Sec. Roy Cimatu urged local government units in Cebu province to continue their COVID-19 responses as he admitted that he was getting worried about…

Gwen says more elected officials, including mayor, involved in tigbakay

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After the police raided a “tigbakay” or illegal cockfight in Daanbantayan town and identified at least seven elected officials involved, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said there remains more officials in the towns engaged…

Gwen: Cebu tourism exclusive for Cebuanos first

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As the Cebu provincial government gears towards the reopening of the tourism industry, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia clarified that the province’s tourism offerings will cater to Cebuanos for now. Garcia, who is set to…

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