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Despite being one of the top performing aspirants in recent presidential surveys, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso said he is more concerned about people’s issues than their political preferences.In a press conference in Moalboal, Cebu, Domagoso said he has been going around the country and visiting ordinary Filipinos from different sectors for that purpose. “Are […]
Concerned with the conservation and preservation of a city in Cebu and a municipality in Ilocos Sur, the Senate approved on third and final reading two local bills declaring them as heritage zones. Approved were House Bill Nos. 5644 and 7927. The measures seek to declare Carcar City in Cebu and San Vicente in Ilocos […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, in coordination with the National Housing Authority and local government officials, turned over a total of 750 permanent housing units to qualified beneficiaries in Bogo, Cebu last September 27, 2021, as part of the housing commitment of Task Force Yolanda which Nograles heads. The free housing distribution was done through a […]
The Department of Tourism’s (DOT) push to vaccinate tourism frontliners in Cebu continue to gain traction, following the inoculation of 7,764 tourism workers, or 51.89% percent of the 15,257 target. Of its initial 1,062 target, Mandaue City already provided shots for 647 tourism workers, translating to 60.92 percent vaccination rate, while Lapu-Lapu City inoculated 82.70 […]
Despite the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in several parts of the country, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to be at the forefront in providing hope to the most vulnerable. PRC volunteers and staff from the PRC Cebu Chapter sent out food packs to visually impaired individuals whose livelihoods were affected by the pandemic. […]
GoLEAD PH is an official youth leadership collective arm of the United Young Leaders Coalition, established in 2020. It is a Cebuano organization with the goal of creating in-house grassroots projects to develop young leaders and mobilize various stakeholders to a common goal of nation-building and greater civic engagement. Last year, the organization had different […]
As the province of Cebu experiences a surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) immediately arranged for the deployment of medical tents to serve as triages and isolation areas in affected areas. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, PRC formulated its response by establishing surveillance, support […]
“It’s important during these times of inclement weather and calamities to have a home where one’s family can feel safe. This is why we continue to provide free, well-made housing units to Yolanda survivors so that their harrowing experience doesn’t happen again.” This according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles who led the turnover of additional […]
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia expects more groups and companies joining the “Suroy-Suroy Sugbo” package tours, seeing this as a way to revive the local tourism industry. Suroy-Suroy is the banner tourism program of the provincial government which started in 2005. Garcia made such a call in this town during the three-day escapade of the Philippine […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has thrown his support for Cebu’s “swab-upon-arrival” policy, saying the “sensible, but science-based” way of screening travelers for coronavirus is “low-cost but highly-effective”. “It is a kind of health checkpoint that spares OFWs of the hassles of quarantine. It saves them time and money, both of which are better spent with and […]