PB member Glenn Soco proposes ordinance to increase incentives of barangay workers

Futch Anthony Inso 08/19/2019

  Cebu City, Philippines—Board member Glenn Anthony Soco wants to double the financial incentives that the barangay workers are receiving starting this year. Soco, who chairs the committee on budget and appropriations,  proposed an ordinance in the…

Martinez ‘wary’ of PDRRMO downgrading

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/14/2019

With the proposed downgrading of four departments in the Capitol, including the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), comes the slashing of the number of positions in the four departments from 166 to only 31…

PB passes P305K aid to Boljoon accident victims

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol will be disbursing a total of P305,000 of financial assistance to the victims of the vehicular accident in Boljoon town, which claimed the lives of nine individuals. The Provincial Social Welfare…

PB to resort owners: Follow easement rules

Rosalie Abatayo 07/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Observe proper easement and remove structures encroaching on the 20-meter easement zone from the shores, which is considered ‘no build zones.’” This is the Cebu provincial government’s call to resort owners as the…

Mandaue fire victims to receive P3 million from Capitol

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government will shell out P3 million financial aid for the over 1,600 families that were rendered homeless in the June 27 fire that hit Barangay Tipolo in Mandaue City. In…

PB okays P3M aid to Tipolo fire victims

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Board has approved on Monday, July 8, the disbursement of P3 million aid to the fire victims of Barangay Tipolo in Mandaue City. Read more: Fire razes houses in Barangay Tipolo,…

Gwen seeks supplemental budget for road repairs, barangay workers’ incentives

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol’s Executive Department will be asking the Provincial Board (PB) to pass a supplemental budget to fund for the repair of provincial roads and to increase the year-end incentives of barangay workers.…

PB urges police to conduct all-out investigation on Ramirez killing

Rosalie Abatayo 06/25/2019

CEBU CITY — The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) has urged the provincial police to conduct a thorough and all-out investigation on the killing of former Medellin Mayor and Councilor Ricardo “Ricky” Ramirez. The PB passed in its…

PB takes on end-of-term session, to recognize ‘graduating’ members

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) is down to its last session on Monday, June 24. The current 14th Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) will be paying tribute to their outgoing members as it is set…

Provincial Board fails to hold session anew

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) will have two backlog calendars of business to tackle once they will convene for their next regular session. This is after the PB failed to hold their regular…

PB adjourns first session without quorum during first week of local campaigns

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) failed to hold its regular session on Monday, April 1 as it adjourned for failing to meet the quorum. This happened barely a week into the campaign period…

Province to PDEA-7: Exert same effort in deterring party drugs as with shabu

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/29/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Cebu provincial government has asked the Philippine Dug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) to exert equal effort in deterring the proliferation of party drugs as much as it is doing against ‘shabu.’…

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