DREAM HOUSE. A present-day echo of the Bethlehem manger scene, a young couple brings their child to enjoy the elaborate lanterns displayed in Cebu City’s Fuente Osmeña park. (Sun.Star Photo/Alex Badayos)
LOCAL government units (LGUs) are supposed to set aside one percent of their annual budget for senior citizens.
However, not one in Central Visayas complied with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) circular, said Federation of Senior Citizen Associations of the Philippines (Fescap) national vice president Felix Abella.
Anti-theft cops give up holiday break
WHILE most policemen have divided their tasks so they can celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays, personnel of Cebu City’s Theft and Robbery Section (TRS) will be hard at work trying to prevent crime.
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Ouano considers recalling award
MAYOR Thadeo Ouano wants to take back the title of “adopted son” from Norberto Quisumbing Jr., five years after the Mandaue City Government conferred the title on the industrialist.
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