Cebu City mulls having P400M supplemental budget

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is considering another Supplemental Budget (SB) before the year 2020 ends to pay off taxes and the hazard pay of frontliners.  Councilor Raymond Garcia, chairperson for the City Council’s…

Seniors, health get big chunk of Cebu City’s proposed P10.8B 2021 budget

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has proposed a P10.8 billion budget for the city for 2021 with the bulk of it dedicated to health. Councilor Raymond Garcia, City Council’s chairperson for the committee…

Basilica opens doors to minors, senior citizens

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Individuals aged between 15 to 65-years-old are welcome to visit the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño provided that they comply with health and safety protocols that are being imposed at the centuries-old church.…

Mandaue seniors to get second tranche of financial assistance in December

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/19/2020

  MANDAUE CITY, Philippines–Senior citizens in Mandaue City are set to receive their second tranche of financial assistance worth P4,000 this December. This was one of the things the city council, together with the representative from City…

Cebu City to comply with IATF’s resolution allowing minors, seniors to go out of homes

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Government is willing to adopt new guidelines from the national government’s anti-coronavirus task force but still asks the public to only go out of their homes for urgent needs. Cebu City Mayor…

Minors, seniors still not allowed in Basilica

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The national government may have already permitted minors and senior citizens to go outside of their homes but they will not be allowed entry at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño in Cebu…

Chan to IATF: Allow minors, seniors in hotels, resorts

Futch Anthony Inso 10/16/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan will appeal anew to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID)  to allow minors or  those 21 years old and below and…

Senior citizens given 10 days to claim financial aid

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senior citizens, who have not received their financial assistance for the months of August, September, and October 2020, are given only 10 days to claim their cash at the barangays. This was the…

Labella: We need to keep senior citizens safe at home

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella will wait for the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to lift the movement restrictions of senior citizens. This was his response to the appeal of Vice Mayor Michael Rama…

Cash cards for senior citizens in Cebu City ready by December 2020

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senior citizens here will no longer need to worry about how to get their financial assistance from the government.  This as the Cebu City government has partnered with the Landbank of the Philippines…

EOC defends stay-at-home order for senior citizens: We’re keeping them safe

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Cebu City said the stay-at-home order for senior citizen was not a form of discrimination, but instead a form of protection to the most vulnerable age group…

Rama: ‘Let us free our senior citizens’

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama is asking Mayor Edgardo Labella to allow the senior citizens in the city to go out during Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ). Rama said in his privilege…

Previous           Next
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

This is an information message

We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.