Seniors receive last tranche of cash aid

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/17/2017

It may not be much these days, but 68-year old Marietta Arcamo and her 72-year-old husband Rodulfo Arcamo were thankful for the P2,000 cash aid they received from Cebu City Hall yesterday. “Pasalamat gyud ko. Blessing ni…

Lapu City seniors, PWDs get cash aid

Norman V. Mendoza 12/09/2017

ABOUT 22,000 senior citizens and 3,500 persons with disabilities (PWDs) received their cash gifts of P3,500 and P3,000 respectively from the Lapu-Lapu City government yesterday. Lapu-Lapu City Social Welfare chief Ermelita Degamo said the cash aid for…

Torre wins, shares lead in World Seniors Chess tourney

Marlon Bernardino 11/15/2017

GRANDMASTER Eugene Torre beat Israeli Fide Master Boris Gutkin in the seventh round Wednesday to gain a share of the lead in the 27th World Senior Chess Championship 2017 (50+ and 65+ Open-men and women) in Acqui…

Guadalupe seniors get P2K cash aid from city

Rosalie O. Abatayo 10/21/2017

Former fish vendor Emerencia Bardago was all smiles as she walked into the Barangay Guadalupe Sports Complex in anticipation of the senior citizens’ cash aid that she and 4,588 beneficiaries were about to receive from Cebu City…

SAME MISSION

Jonas Rey N. Panerio 10/04/2017

Determined UV eyes return trip to Cesafi seniors hoops finals Games today: Cebu Coliseum 5 p.m. – UC vs SHS-Ateneo de Cebu (High School) 6:30 p.m. – UV vs USC (College) The defending champions University of the…

BIASONG RULES SENIORS DIVISION IN TALISAY MAYOR’S CUP

Glendale G. Rosal 10/03/2017

BIASONG clinched the seniors division title in the Mayor’s Cup 2017 Inter-Barangay basketball tournament by beating Cansojong, 109-90, last Sunday at the Talisay City Sports Complex. Joel Bensig and Ian Sinangote powered Biasong by scoring 29 and…

UC’s day

Jonas N. Panerio 08/29/2017

Seniors, juniors teams rout foes in Cesafi hoops The University of Cebu (UC) made a dreary Tuesday twice as nice as their high school and collegiate squads logged commanding victories in the 17th Cesafi basketball tournament yesterday…

Two seniors hang selves

Winston Ensomo 08/02/2017

  TWO senior citizens committed suicide by hanging at Bogo City and Balamban town, Cebu, on Tuesday afternoon. PO2 Alexander Ancao Jr. of the Bogo City police said a farmer named Etiquaino Mabaga of Barangay Malingin hung himself…

Cabahug can play for UV seniors team

Jonas N. Panerio 07/19/2017

Highly touted high school stud Jancork Cabahug has been given the green light to play in the collegiate division for the reigning champions University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers. Cesafi commissioner Felix Tiukinhoy confirmed the development,…

Protecting Environmental Rights and their Defenders

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 12/04/2016

Miracles are provided by Nature to all of us but we haughtily take them for granted, as if our home planet owes us these services. How can we possibly exist without the air, water, land, trees, the…

Angara asks Digong to show compassion to seniors, PWDs

10/26/2016

Senator Sony Angara appealed for compassion on Tuesday over the government’s plan to lift the value-added tax (Vat) exemptions on senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). Finance undersecretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said that by removing…

Rama eyes non-cash assistance for seniors

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/09/2016

CEBU City Mayor Michael Rama wants his allies in the City Council to propose an ordinance to grant non-cash assistance to senior citizens in the city on top of the P12,000 annual financial assistance they get. Rama…

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