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750 CEBU FAMILIES GET FREE HOUSING – NOGRALES

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 […]

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CEBU TOURISM WORKERS 51% VAXXED – ROMULO-PUYAT

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 […]

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PH RED CROSS HELPS UNEMPLOYED CEBU PWDS – GORDON

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. […]

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GOLEAD PH HOLDS VIRTUAL CONCERT FOR A CAUSE

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 […]

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PRC DEPLOYS MEDICAL TENTS IN CEBU — GORDON

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 […]

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CEBU GETS 450 FREE ‘YOLANDA’ HOUSES – NOGRALES

“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 […]

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‘SUROY-SUROY SUGBU’ TOURS TO REVIVE CEBU TOURISM

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 […]

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VILLANUEVA BACKS CEBU’S SWAB-ON-ARRIVAL POLICY

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 […]

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ADOPT CEBU’S SWAB OFWS ON ARRIVAL POLICY – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara aired his support to the policy of the provincial government of Cebu, led by its Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, regarding the Swab-Upon-Arrival for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) in Cebu. Angara said the policy is practical and makes perfect sense considering that OFWs and ROFs that land in Cebu […]

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RESCUE OF CEBU IP KIDS NEEDS FULL PROBE – SY EGCO

The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) urged the House of Representatives to call for a joint and full-blown investigation into the rescue of indigenous peoples (IP) children in Cebu in order to introduce measures that will strengthen laws on the protection of their rights and welfare. NTF-ELCAC spokesperson Undersecretary Joel […]