DBP extends P8.5-billion in rehabilitation and recovery financing

09/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has approved P8.5-billion in funding support for the rehabilitation efforts of both public and private institutions adversely affected by the current public health crisis, a top…

DBM: P355 billion spent so far for COVID-19 response

Krissy Aguilar 06/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has so far spent P355 billion for its response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Wednesday. “Sa kabuuan, as of today, ang nagagastos…

China-led lender OKs $750M loan to PH for COVID-19 response

Ben O. de Vera 05/28/2020

The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Thursday (May 28) approved a second loan to the Philippines, worth $750 million, for COVID-19 response. Finance Undersecretary Mark Dennis Y.C. Joven told the Inquirer that the Beijing-based lender…

Twitter suspends accounts defending Duterte’s COVID-19 response – report

Krissy Aguilar 04/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Twitter has suspended accounts defending President Rodrigo Duterte under hashtags in support of the government’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response. “Hundreds of accounts” were in violation of the social media platform’s manipulation and spam…

UN launches COVID-19 global humanitarian response plan

03/26/2020

UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday launched a 2-billion-US-dollar global humanitarian response plan to fight COVID-19 in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries. “COVID-19 is menacing the whole of humanity, and so the…

House panel OKs P1.6-B budget for response vs COVID-19 

Neil Arwin Mercado 03/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The House committee on appropriations on Tuesday approved a P1.6-billion supplemental budget for the country’s response against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). During the committee’s hearing on bills seeking supplemental budget for COVID-19 response efforts,…

Zafra tells public to install ‘Guardian’ app for Sinulog

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In case of a signal shutdown, a councilor in Cebu City has asked those who intend to witness Sinulog activities to install the Guardian Emergency Response App to ensure access to report an…

‘Beautiful’ people do not deserve to be raped – Palma

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/01/2018

  Just because we are all beautiful people, should not be used as an excuse to rape or do unlawful acts, said Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma. ”We thank God that there are a lot of beautiful people…

SugboTek Inc. signs memorandum of agreement on immediate disaster reponse application

Intern 06/09/2018

To have an immediate response to any disasters, the SugboTek Inc. have signed a memorandum of agreement between the Radio Emergency Assistance Volunteer Organization (REAVO) on Saturday, June 9. SugboTek Inc, the developer of the mobile application…

PDEA justifies narcolist revelation: It was in response to public clamor

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/01/2018

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has stood its ground and remained unfazed by the possible implications of revealing the names of those on its “narco list.” “Let them exhaust whatever legal remedies available to them and…

P227M worth of equipment to be distributed for road construction and calamity response ops

Intern, Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/20/2018

At least 27 units of light and heavy equipment will be turned over to different districts and municipalities in Cebu City. The P227 million worth of equipment will be used to speed-up road improvements and for quicker…

For faster police response during Lent

Benjie B. Talisic 03/27/2018

BISIKLETA IGLESIA For faster police response in times of trouble and to enhance the health and wellness of the city’s police force, the Cebu City Police Office on Tuesday launched Bisikleta Iglesia, a spin-off from the solemn…

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