Cebu Customs to destroy used clothes; DSWD won’t accept them as donations for Yolanda survivors

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/31/2014

BAN THEN  BURN?     About 100 to 150 boxes of used clothing sent by donors abroad for victims of typhoon Yolanda victims may end up in the fire. Stored as confiscated cargo in the Port of Cebu,…

Who took relief goods? GK Cebu tags a volunteer

Peter L. Romanillos 08/30/2014

TWO months after the ransacking of boxes of relief goods in a storage room of Gawad Kalinga (GK), the non-government organization said they identified a “long-time volunteer” in one incident of unauthorized withdrawal of used clothes on…

BOC streamlines release of relief goods

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/07/2014

CITING issues surrounding the delay in the release of relief goods sent from abroad that were earmarked for victims of supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan), the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has released a revised guidelines and procedures for the…

Revitalizing CICC

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 08/04/2014

The bid of the Mandaue City government led by Mayor Jonas Cortes to acquire control of the mothballed Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) has gained traction after a burglary occurred in the facility last week. Built in…

DSWD to pay P6.6M to expedite rice release

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/20/2014

The Department of Social Welfare and Development  (DSWD) will pay the  P6.6 million demurrage fee to expedite the release of over 90,000 sacks of rice  donated by Algeria for the typhoon victims. The shipment was part of…

Davide denies politicking marred relief distribution in Medellin

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/25/2013

Medellin Mayor Ricardo Ramirez yesterday called for the resignation of Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III for committing “acts against humanity” and for lacking control over his people. But the governor is taking criticisms to his administration’s disaster…

No taxes for donations, Customs says

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/19/2013

NO taxes or duties will be collected by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on the cargo flights carrying donations and relief goods from the international communities. “Kita pay gitabangan sa laing nasud kita pay magpadugay-dugay (We are…

South comes to aid North

Gabriel C. Bonjoc, Peter L. Romanillos 11/19/2013

Twelve local government units (LGUs) in southern Cebu extended relief assistance to their neighbors in the north who were battered by supertyphoon “Yolanda.” Trucks filled with relief goods from the cities of Carcar and Naga and the…

One-day leave for love of countrymen

Jucell Marie P. Cuyos 11/15/2013

Seven “umbrella girls” skipped a day’s work at the Mactan Island Golf Club skip to help pack relief goods at a gymnasium in the Benito Ebuen Airbase in Mactan. Marlyn Epe, 21, sat on the floor with…

Repacking sugar

Raymund Fernandez 11/12/2013

Kinutil After watching so much misery in the news he could not help feeling the need to do something a bit more than just watch the news. And when it was suggested they bring the children to…

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