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Rehabilitation czar Panfilo Lacson yesterday admitted that his frustration over the delay in government reconstruction efforts of Yolanda-stricken areas in the Visayas is driving him close to calling it quits. “There’s not a single day where I…
About 229 classrooms and daycare centers were turned over to towns hit by supertyphoon Yolanda in northern Cebu. Panfilo Lacson, Office of the Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery (OPARR) Secretary, witnessed the turn-over by the Ramon…
ABOUT P30 billion set aside by the national government will fund ongoing rehabilitation projects for local governments affected by last year’s earthquake and supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan). At yesterday’s news conference, Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad said P20…
Northern Cebu officials requested Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas to delegate post Yolanda rehabilitation work to barangay officials to hasten project implementation. Cebu Provincial Board Member Celestino “Tining” Martinez III, said it would be easier for local…
The National Housing Authority (NHA) could not proceed with building 17,000 houses for people in northern Cebu who lost their homes to supertyphoon Yolanda because municipal governments don’t have titles for the designated relocation sites. Task Force…
Local government units of Yolanda-ravaged towns in northern Cebu scored low in terms of rehabilitation and early recovery efforts, according to an Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation (IAHE) conducted from September 1 to 4. The evaluation, which gathered the…
Funds for the rehabilitation of Yolanda-affected areas in northern Cebu will soon be available but the money will not be given to local government units. Provincial Capitol consultant Carmel Ulanday said the bulk of the funds will…
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,…
At least five Cebuanos will have the privilege of sharing a meal with Pope Francis during his visit to Leyte province next year. They will be chosen from the poor who lost their loved ones during supertyphoon…
SECRETARY Panfilo Lacson said he will recommend to President Aquino to allow local government units to have direct access to the P171 billion rehabilitation funds to speed up the recovery of areas devastated by supertyphoon Yolanda. “If…
Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III cited Cebu’s “heritage of heroism” as the driving force behind massive efforts to recover from last year’s earthquake and supertyphoon Yolanda. Speaking in last Friday’s Gabii sa Sugbo banquet, Davide said “Cebu’s…
“Where are your shoes?” Australian triathlete Belinda Granger asked a little boy, one of several kids at a Gawad Kalinga housing project in Bantayan town, north Cebu. The boy in rubber slippers just shrugged. On the spot,…
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