Cebu province’s P20B budget for 2023 approved

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/28/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The P20.15 billion budget of the Capitol’s executive department for 2023 has been approved unanimously on Monday, Nov. 28. The Provincial Board, during its regular session on Monday, passed on third and final…

Cebu officials mourn PB Raci’s passing

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local officials in Cebu province mourned the passing of 4th District Board Member Horacio ‘Raci’ Franco.  Franco passed away last Friday, Sept. 23, the Cebu Provincial government announced in a statement.  He was…

Governor Garcia thanks Cebu Provincial Board for ‘unity’ 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It’s their 1st day back at the Capitol since the May 2022 national and local elections. And for Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, she hoped that that ‘unity’ of the executive and legislative branches…

Davide to Cebu provincial legislators: Enact measures to mitigate impact of rising fuel costs

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — On their first day in public office after the May 9 elections, members of Cebu province’s 16th Sangguniang Panlalawigan, or Provincial Board, convened on Monday, July 4. As they are set to create…

Plans to make Cebu province’s ‘optional’ face masks policy into local law pushed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/13/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There is a proposal to turn Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia’s controversial policy regarding the wearing of face masks into a law.  Reelected Provincial Board Member, Lawyer John Ismael Borgonia, of Cebu’s 3rd District…

PB approves Capitol’s P18.3B budget for 2022

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Provincial Board here approved the Capitol’s request to allocate around P18.3 billion in public funds as its budget for 2022. Sixth District Board Member Glenn Anthony Soco announced to reporters that the…

IATF urged to allow business establishments to ‘self-regulate’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF) is urged to allow business establishments to police the implementation their own protocols. Members of the Cebu Provincial Board on Monday,…

Local legislators in Cebu bid for higher elective positions

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Several local legislators in Cebu will be seeking higher positions in the 2022 National Elections. Incumbent Provincial Board Members Jose Mari “Tata” Salvador (2nd District) and Celestino “Tining” Martinez III (ex-officio member) on…

Borgonia to request IATF to allocate budget for ROFs quarantine expenses

Mae Fhel Gom-os 06/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines —A Provincial Board Member plans to submit a resolution on the next regular session on July 5 requesting the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of  Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID or IATF) to immediately…

PB to hold special session to meet Duque, IATF-EID team of experts

Mae Fhel Gom-os 06/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Board will move the scheduled Monday session with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and his team of medical and technical experts to a special session on Tuesday, June 29. Duque…

Provincial Board set to invite IATF members, experts

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/16/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The legislative body of the provincial government in Cebu is ready to meet the medical experts and members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF). Cebu 3rd…

Provincial Board excited to meet IATF experts

Mae Fhel Gom-os 06/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Third District Board Member, lawyer John Ismael Jimbo Borgonia said they would love to hear directly from the medical experts to be sent here by the national government on their scientific basis…

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