Amid coronavirus threat, Capitol places Cebu province under ‘State of Preparedness’

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial government has placed Cebu province under a “State of Preparedness” as part of its measures against the threat of the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease ( 2019 n-CoV ARD)…

Gwen explains quarantine of passengers over measure to ban flights from China

Rosalie Abatayo 01/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Individuals coming from China are not kilos of meat that Cebu province will outrightly deny entry. But while persons from China are not prohibited to travel into Cebu, their entry may mean being…

Capitol assures: We’ll address livelihood concerns of Ursula-hit areas

Rosalie Abatayo 12/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Getting back on their feet, for victims of Typhoon Ursula, may be harder if it is their livelihood that is directly affected. Neil Angelo Sanchez, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO)…

Gwen, Local School Board’s next agenda: ‘Mass promotion policy’

Rosalie Abatayo 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The “unofficial mass promotion policy” of the Department of Education will be the next agenda for the Local School Board (LSB) in Cebu province. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia vowed that the LSB would review…

DepEd: Congress, DepEd have power over curriculum, not Garcia

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Neither Governor Gwendolyn Garcia nor the Cebu Local School Board (LSB) has the power to impose the medium of instruction for public elementary and high schools in the province. This was the clarification…

Manila Water hopes for win-win solution on JIA termination: ‘We acted in good faith’

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Manila Water Consortium Inc. (MWCI) continues to hope it is not yet game over for its joint investment project with the Capitol. The company broke its silence Sunday, December 15, as it released…

Gwen’s portaits, Christmas goodies, insurance distributed during barangay chiefs’ assembly

Rosalie Abatayo 12/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The over 1,000 barangay captains from across the province received on Tuesday, December 10, their Christmas gifts from the Capitol. During their general assembly at the IEC Convention Center in Cebu City, the…

Capitol plans to extend pork ban to provinces that still accept Luzon-sourced pork

Rosalie Abatayo 12/09/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu’s borders will soon be off limits to pork and pork-related products from provinces that have not protected their borders against against those Luzon-sourced pork and pork products. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in a…

Gwen tells DepEd: Focus on academics, let Tesda work on skills

Rosalie Abatayo 11/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has called on the Department of Education to focus on the academic tracks in the basic education curriculum instead of engaging in technical vocational education (TLE). “My appeal is really…

Capitol plans to upgrade Bantayan District Hospital’s capacity to 100 beds

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/30/2019

BANTAYAN, Cebu — From presently at 25-beds , the Capitol is seeking to upgrade Bantayan District Hospital into a 100-bed medical facility with a permanently assigned surgeon. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the Provincial Health Office (PHO) is…

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.…

Garcia calls Pasigarbo sa Sugbo performances amazing 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/27/2019

CEBU CITY–Despite the short time given to the participants, the performances came as a pleasant surprise for Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia.  Garcia noted that the participants were given just a little over a month notice about the…

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