‘Misplaced display of charity’: Delos Santos on Cebu City’s donation of P50 million to quake-hit Luzon LGUs

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — ‘Misplaced display of charity.’ This was how Cebu City Councilor Mary Ann Delos Santos described the recent approval by the Cebu City Council of the P50 million financial aid to the local government…

Cebu City Council approves P1 billion budget to fight Coronavirus

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 03/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council approved the P1 billion budget for the mitigating measures against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Coronavirus). Councilor Raymond Garcia, the majority floor leader of the council, said that the budget…

Lapu-Lapu City declares State of Calamity

Norman V. Mendoza 03/17/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – A State of Calamity has been declared by the Lapu-Lapu City government on Tuesday, March 18, 2020, as a means to add more teeth in its fight against the spread of the coronavirus…

DA-7 has P35M standby fund to mitigate El Niño’s effect in agri sector

Futch Anthony Inso 03/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) has already allocated a standby fund amounting to P35 million which will be used to mitigate the effect of the weak El Niño phenomenon that…

Capitol ready to extend aid to typhoon victims in Luzon

Morexette Erram, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/26/2016

The Cebu provincial government is ready to extend relief assistance to storm-ravaged areas in Luzon, a Capitol official said. Baltazar Tribunalo Jr., head of the Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), said they are…

ALERT UP FOR LAWIN

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Edison Delos Angeles, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 10/19/2016

Better safe than sorry. Although Cebu is not in the path of Super Typhoon “Lawin” (international name: Haima), local disaster and law enforcement authorities yesterday geared up for an intense weather disturbance that was bearing down fast…

Still enough funds for anti-dengue drive

Nestle L. Semilla 10/18/2016

Cebu Provincial Budget Officer Danilo Rodas said there is still P9 million left in the Quick Response Fund (QRF) for use in the province’s campaign against dengue. The Provincial Board placed the whole province under state of…

PB confirms calamity status due to dengue

Nestle L. Semilla 10/17/2016

The Cebu Provincial Board passed a resolution that placed the province under a state of calamity due to what they described as a “dengue outbreak” in yesterday’s session. PB member Christopher Baricuatro authored a resolution declaring a…

Capitol calamity response fund drying up

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/11/2015

WITH P3 million left in its Quick Response Fund (QRF), the provincial government’s  disaster management office may have to drop some of its programs to sustain the distribution of assistance to farmers in the midst of an…

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