Aid to PUV drivers amid unstoppable oil price hikes: P1B in cash grants

Ben O. de Vera - Reporter / @bendeveraINQ 10/25/2021

MANILA, Philippines—The government will give away cash grants totaling P1 billion to at least 178,000 registered drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs), like jeepneys and buses, to help ease the impact of a continuing increase in oil…

City Council: How was P2.9B COVID-19 aid used?

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council wants to know how the P2.9 billion supplemental budget for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) aid has been used. This developed after the council approved the resolution of Councilor Alvin…

DTI-7 urges micro, small firms to get endorsement for P1-B rehab financing from provincial offices

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Central Visayas urges micro and small enterprises affected by the coronavirus 2019 outbreak to get in touch with their provincial offices and get an endorsement…

NGCP to donate additional P1B for fight against COVID-19 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) will donate P1 billion to the national government to help address the growing need for medical equipment and other response measures for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)…

Duterte to give MCWD P1 B for pipe rehabilitation — Labella

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella revealed in his Charter Day speech that President Rodrigo Duterte has promised to give P1 billion to the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) to help solve Metro Cebu’s…

LTO-7  posts P1.6 billion earnings in 2019

Irene R. Sino Cruz 12/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas  (LTO-7) has posted P1.6 billion earnings in 2019. This was revealed by LTO-7 Regional Director Victor Caindec in an interview. According to Caindec, LTO-7 earnings has…

CIP P1-billion finger pier facility to increase berth, yard capacity

Irene R. Sino Cruz 09/30/2019

CEBU CITY–The P1-billion finger pier at the Cebu International Port (CIP), which was inaugurated Monday, September 30, will increase its berth and yard capacity. The CIP finger pier project was developed by the Oriental Port and Allied…

Cebu City receives P1B from Filinvest’s JVA’s 10th year share for SRP dev’t

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City government received P1 billion from Filinvest Land Inc. for the 10th year of their Join-Venture Agreement (JVA) to develop a 40-hectare property at the South Road Properties (SRP) which was inked in…

Trade dep’t allots P1 billion for microfinancing program

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/11/2017

P3 FUND FOR 2018 The national government, through the Small Business Corporation (SB Corp.), the microfinancing arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), will set aside P1 billion for 2018 in a bid to sustain…

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