More than 200 indigents in Brgy. Banban, Bogo City, Cebu have benefited from the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor’s (PCUP) “Yolanda Permanent Housing Program” the Commission said on Tuesday, Feb. 15. (Image courtesy of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor) The final...
Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 8, three suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Cebu City. The alleged drug den maintainer, 34-year old Jurlit Sanchez, was the target of the operation. Two of her visitors Ulysses Redublado, 58, and...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA's monitoring showed that the surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases "may have already peaked and maybe on a downward trajectory" in Cebu City. In a tweet on Saturday, Jan. 29, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said Cebu City's...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed water tankers to different areas in Negros Oriental and Cebu as part of the humanitarian organization's continuous efforts for communities hit by Typhoon Odette, it said on Thursday, Jan. 13. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that...
A grandmother and her family in Cebu City joined in sending help to typhoon Odette-hit communities by donating hundreds of coins her family has saved up. SMALL BUT HELPFUL DONATION-- A grandmother in Cebu City donates her family's hard-earned savings to help in the relief operations conducted by...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Dick Gordon led on Thursday, Jan. 6 the distribution of the multi-purpose cash grant (MPCG) to 877 individuals in Mandaue while non-food items were provided to affected residents in Talisay in Cebu City. (Photo from...
President Duterte has repeatedly told typhoon "Odette" victims in his relief operations to the affected provinces that he is "not campaigning" for the May 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte (second from right) leads the distribution of aid to typhoon victims in Tisa, Cebu City on Dec. 23,...
Offering invaluable service to Cebuanos after ‘Odette’ Marking another milestone in its bank transformation efforts, Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) opened its 150th Ark branch in Cebu last November 29, 2021. Aimed at continuing to provide superior customer experience in...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday, Dec. 18, shared that she got chills and an on-and-off fever after getting her coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster jab. Vice President Leni Robredo receives her second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Quezon City on Aug....
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday, Dec. 18, promised residents displaced by typhoon "Odette" in Cebu City that she--together with local officials--will find a way how they can return to their homes. Vice President Leni Robredo meets with displayed residents temporarily...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is thankful for the endorsement of Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK), led by former Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña, despite the fact that it didn’t endorse her running mate, Senator Kiko Pangilinan. Vice President Leni Robredo and former Cebu...
Amid fears that workers of the business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in Cebu City might get disenfranchised come election day, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo has backed calls for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to open voting centers for BPO employees. Vice President...
