Councilor: Build shelter for homeless, mentally ill people

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/14/2017

With many mentally ill people on the streets and few facilities to cater to them, the Cebu City Council wants the city government to establish its own mental health institution. In an approved resolution, the City Council…

Ex-teacher brings love to abandoned kids

PR 12/04/2016

Meeting the love of her life has not only changed Flora Aguit-Izzo’s life but also the lives of 30 abandoned and orphaned children in Negros Oriental. Flora and her Italian husband Francesco are the founders of “Bata…

DSWD’s call: We need more donations for 1.3M Lawin victims

Izobelle T. Pulgo 10/27/2016

A CALL for donations in cash and in kind has been sounded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the more than a million people affected by Supertyphoon Lawin in the northern areas of…

Santa is coming to town

Apple Ta-as 10/25/2016

Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, Right down Santa Claus lane He’s got a bag that’s filled with toys For boys and girls again… EVERYONE loves Santa Claus, and no matter how old we are,…

Operation Gugma saves 28 street children

Nestle L. Semilla 08/26/2016

THE Cebu City government is adopting a new way in rescuing street children from the city’s streets through its Operation Gugma. This was implemented during last Wednesday’s rescue operation where street children would be convinced of a…

Mandaue City opens 2nd shelter for street children

Norman V. Mendoza 07/01/2016

The Mandaue Children Center for Boys in Barangay Basak was inaugurated on Tuesday morning. This is the second phase of the project. The center houses 40 male children in conflict with the law. Mandaue Children Shelter for…

Fire displaces 182 in Lorega

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/26/2016

Lourdes Veloso awoke to the screams of her neighbors and the smell of something burning inside her home in the interior portion of Upper Lomar, Barangay Lorega San Miguel in Cebu City yesterday dawn. She said she…

TEMP SHELTER, BUT NO ALMS

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/24/2015

Cebu City welfare office  deals with December, January influx of street beggars A temporary shelter for street dwellers or beggars in Cebu City will be ready soon, said a city official. “We have our own coming shelter…

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