Funds for houses ready; Titled lands still needed

Peter L. Romanillos 10/29/2014

With the release of P8 billion from the national government for the permanent housing of supertyphoon Yolanda (Haiyan) victims, the province’s rehabilitation head urged local chief executives in northern Cebu to prepare the relocation sites for the…

Capitol willing to be consignee of donated goods

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/11/2014

The Cebu provincial government is willing to become a consignee to donations of international agencies for victims of supertyphoon Yolanda that remain stuck at the Cebu International port. “We can assure that these stalled donations will be…

Blazers’ Lopez, Matthews, ex-NBA player Johnson to visit Cebu for typhoon Yolanda relief efforts

Jonas N. Panerio 09/09/2014

Three prominent NBA personalities are set to do their part in the rehabilitation of northern Cebu as the Portland Trailblazers’ Robin Lopez and Wesley Matthews along with former NBA champion and Coach of the Year Avery Johnson…

LGUs won’t get bulk of Yolanda funds

Peter L. Romanillos 09/04/2014

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…

Healthcare crucial in rehab efforts

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/14/2014

Rehabilitation czar Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday said the healthcare sector plays a crucial role in efforts to rebuild areas devastated in November by supertyphoon Yolanda. “We need you to help us arrive at health outcomes that would…

Yolanda survivors bid SRP tent city goodbye

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/22/2014

  The tent city that was home for 54 families from Eastern Visayas  who were  displaced by supertyphoon Yolanda  will fold up tomorrow, more than four months after the world’s strongest  storm to hit land devastated the…

Medellin gets DILG housekeeping seal

Jeanette Malinao 02/24/2014

THE town of Medellin in northern Cebu was awarded the “Seal of Good Housekeeping” by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). The “Seal of Good Housekeeping” affirmed the Medellin municipal government’s performance in governance…

KAREN’S CHARM FALTERS

Peter L. Romanillos 02/18/2014

Her supermodel-like features, fresh as a daisy look and intelligent and regal bearing were like a breath of fresh air whenever she comes out on TV to explain in layman’s terms the position of the camp of…

Lacson team pressed on extent of rehab aid

Peter L. Romanillos 02/14/2014

How much is the national government willing to commit in funding post-Yolanda rehabilitation efforts in northern Cebu? Provincial officials and the Cebu provincial government’s task force on rehabilitation will ask this question to representatives of the team…

Civil defense office recounting dead to eliminate duplications: How many really died from Yoly’s wrath?

Inquirer 02/13/2014

5,803 recorded deaths More than three months after supertyphoon Yolanda, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) still has to validate the number of deaths the world’s strongest storm on record left in Eastern Visayas. The Eastern Visayas…

Better prepared

02/03/2014

It should not have taken the  devastating supertyphoon Yolanda to jolt us into greater caution in times of disaster. But the specter of the deadly howler must have made the  evacuation of hazardous areas in Cebu an…

DSWD to track Yolanda-displaced beneficiaries

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/13/2014

BENEFICIARIES of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) who moved out of their original places to live in areas not affected by the supertyphoon Yolanda can still get their monthly monetary aid. All they have to do…

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