Ordinance to reinforce 20-percent discount for seniors, PWDs

Marc Eric Cosep 12/06/2015

THE Cebu City Council passed an ordinance providing guidelines in the revocation of business permits of establishments that refuse to grant discounts and benefits to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). In his privilege speech, Cebu…

Ordinance for seniors, PWDs gains support

Juli Ann M. Sibi 11/19/2015

SEVERAL establishments  in Cebu City still don’t  grant discounts to senior citizens and persons with disabilities. To give more teeth to the national law, Cebu City Councilor Alvin Dizon’s proposed ordinance to penalize violators was supported in…

Long lines anew as Comelec resumes voters’ registration

Nestle L. Semilla 10/18/2015

More than 700 people lined up to register at the Cebu City office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)  yesterday, a day after the agency finished processing the candidacies of those running in next year’s elections. “Definitely…

NGO, Capitol tie up for PWDs’ welfare in disasters

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/10/2015

THE Cebu provincial government and a nongovernment organization have joined hands to push for a disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction program in Cebu Province. Aloysius Cañete, executive director of the A2D Project-Research Group for Alternatives to Development Inc.…

Cash aid for PWDs today, seniors tomorrow

07/07/2015

ABOUT P137-million worth of cash assistance will be given to Cebu City’s persons with disabilities (PWDs), senior citizens and barangay officials. Ester Concha, who heads the city’s Department of Social Welfare Services (DSWS), said P1,000 will be…

Cebu City will be debt-free

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/05/2015

Rama: SRP lot sales to wipe out P3-B loan Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said the city can wipe out its  P3 billion debt using proceeds of the soon-to-be finalized sale of lots in the South Road…

ID card project under fire

Nestle L. Semilla 06/21/2015

THE Cebu City Council is questioning the award of a P4 million supply contract for special ID cards for local government employees, senior citizens and other beneficiaries. The project has no clear budget outlay and its need…

Cebu City PWDs get cash aid

04/19/2015

At least 204 registered persons with disabilities (PWDs) in barangay Mabolo, Cebu City received P1,000 cash at the Mabolo barangay hall from 7 a.m. to noon yesterday. “This May, it would have been P2,000. But we gave…

Mandaue, Lapu ready to allot seniors cash aid

Norman V. Mendoza 12/17/2014

The Mandaue City Council has approved two ordinances that raised the financial assistance to both its senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) or differently-abled people. The council added P1,000 to the P2,000 cash aid to senior…

PWDs to get P3k today

Doris C. Bongcac 12/12/2014

A signature will determine if Mayor Michael Rama will play Santa or the Grinch to Cebu City’s elderly this Christmas. A source at City Hall’s Cash Division yesterday told Cebu Daily News that the P300 million payroll …

Businesses reminded to use PWD-friendly designs

Doris C. Bongcac 07/22/2014

Commercial establishments in Cebu City were advised to invest in barrier-free designs to welcome more persons with disabilities (PWDs), short people and even elders to patronize their hotels, restaurants and recreational facilities. Adela Kono of the Organization…

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