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The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) turned over a multi-purpose cash grant to about 3,000 families in Cebu who were affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. PRC chair and chief executive officer, Senator Dick Gordon, led the virtual turnover of the cash grant recently attended by the American Red Cross and the local government […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led the turn over ceremony of 463 new housing units to beneficiaries in Daanbantayan, Cebu last Tuesday, February 9, 2021 in coordination with Task Force Yolanda, the National Housing Authority and LGU officials. The distribution, the 20th virtual turnover of housing units, was made under the Yolanda Permanent Housing Project for […]
A slide-prone portion of Cebu – Balamban – Transcentral Highway is now much safer with the recent completion of a slope protection project along the road in Barangay Cansomoroy, Balamban, Cebu. Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, citing a report from DPWH Cebu 3rd District Engineering Office (DEO), said that the newly-completed project involves […]
Locals and tourists are now enjoying a newly-paved 1.38-kilometer, 2-lane road which leads to several tourist destinations in the coastal area of Aloguinsan, Cebu Province. Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said the completed tourism road project in convergence with the Department of Tourism (DOT) involves the construction of Barangay Malolos-Barili-Kantabugon Road which is […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated a P454-million budget for Cebu’s agriculture sector for 2021, Secretary William Dar said during the launching of Cash and Food Subsidy for Marginal Farmers and Fisherfolk (CFSMFF) program recently in Pinamungajan, Cebu. Dar said that next year’s budget for Cebu has increased from P431 million and expressed DA’s commitment to further […]
The city government of Lapu-Lapu in Cebu has launched its free coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) swab testing for city residents. Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said that the goal of the mass testing is to know whether the city is now coronavirus-free. “The goal of the mass testing is to know whether the island city is […]
As coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases rise in the Visayas region, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has prepared a P42-million multipurpose cash grant (MPCG) to help 8,820 vulnerable families in Cebu, Lapu-Lapu – Cordova, Western Samar, and Leyte. PRC chairman and CEO, Senator Dick Gordon said the cash assistance will be directed to the most vulnerable. […]
Cebu and the Visayas islands have been named Top Island in Asia, leading three other Philippine islands in the Top 10 of the Condé Nast Traveler’s (CNT) 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards. Palawan, Siargao, and Boracay also made it to the Top 10 in Asia list, ranking fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively, to give the Philippines […]
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu ordered that the operations of two dolomite mining firms in Alcoy, Cebu be suspended after an inspection conducted recently pending the results of investigation for alleged coral reef damage, water quality monitoring and ambient air quality monitoring. Cimatu suspended the quarry operations of the Dolomite Mining Corporation (DMC) […]
Mayor Michael Angelo Sestoso of the municipality of Alcoy in Cebu said dolomite has been quarried from his town for the past 39 years. As such, he said it is incorrect to say that dolomite was taken from the town just for the beautification of Manila Bay. Sestoso added he cannot recall any single environmental […]