Set Forth Philippines: An NGO’s story that began over quarantine

Mary Jhudielle Gicale 12/02/2021

While doing homework during quarantine and listening in on the news about how underprivileged children are not getting a proper education, 17-year-old Renoa Richelle King thought about how she could fill in the gaps of the current…

Girls’ rights advocate raises alarm over gender-related abuses during quarantine

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A group of non-government organizations (NGOs) has called on the government to “empower, protect and immediately respond” to the needs of girls and young women amid the high number of cases of gender-related…

PDAF takes another form in Cebu?

Rosalie Abatayo 12/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Has the “unconstitutional” Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) been abolished or did it just take another form? In the Capitol, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has branded the Local Assistance Fund (LAF) handed to civil…

CCPO chief to also go after human traffickers

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Human traffickers beware. This is the warning of Police Colonel Gemma Vinluan, Cebu City Police Office chief, as she serves notice of going after this kind of criminals. Vinluan said during a press…

Bathan: Mandaue PESO to assist displaced Big Hotel workers

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Phillippines—Amid Big Hotel’s announcement to close down in the next three months, the Mandaue city government assured that it would assist the about 300 hotel employees who might be rendered jobless by the shutdown. Lawyer…

No liquidation of NGO funds

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/18/2018

Over P50 million worth of funds allocated by the Cebu City government to several non-government organizations (NGOs) remained unaccounted for as of December last year. In their 2017 audit report on Cebu City Hall, COA said the…

Wharton senior fellow raises funds for Cebu NGO

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/24/2018

Dr. Brian To, global strategist and senior fellow of The Wharton School-University of Pennsylvania, will be in Cebu today (May 25) to give a one-day lecture under the Strategic Leadership and Management Program (SLAMP) at the Marco…

School supplies with high lead content still being sold, says NGO

Inquirer.net 05/19/2018

With only a few weeks remaining before classes begin, an environmental non-government organization urged the government to intensify the product safety monitoring of school supplies. EcoWaste Coalition found out that some of the school bags they purchased…

NGO warns about online scheme targeting OFWs

Inquirer.net 01/07/2018

A non-government organization (NGO) specializing on labor migration, warned medical clinics and recruitment agencies catering to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) not to fall for a scheme hatched allegedly by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministry of Health,…

Public extra vigilant over kidnapping reports

Nestle L. Semilla 03/18/2017

  Alarmed over the series of alleged kidnapping cases, residents in some parts of Cebu have been vigilant as suspicious activities happening in the neighborhoods are quickly being reported to the police. At around 6 p.m. on…

Calamity resilient

Editorial 02/17/2017

Last week’s earthquake that rocked Surigao is yet another reminder of the necessity to build better homes and buildings in the country if only to rebuild faster and protect one’s families from harm. The 6.7-magnitude earthquake did…

Maid left Singapore as a businesswoman

12/20/2016

Nilushika Jayaweera came to Singapore to work as a maid in 2001 and 15 years later, she left as an entrepreneur. The 36-year-old now buys tea leaves from gardens in Sri Lanka and boxes them for sale…

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