Thursday, September 11, 2008 (Philippines)

GOT HIS GOAT. Jovencio Inglatera, an employee of the Cebu City Agriculture Department, shows one goat dispersal house in Barangay Taptap, Cebu City. Barangay Captain Eugenio Faelnar says it cost P750,000 to build this facility. (Sun.Star Photo/Alex Badayos) MORE companies have called the Sinulog Foundation Inc. to say they want to help sponsor next year’s grand parade if the Cebu City Government is barred from giving P8 million in financial aid. Reports that a Commission on Audit (COA) memorandum threatens the holding of the grand parade, and Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s announcement that it could be canceled apparently prompted the offers. “One way of sourcing out funds is through sponsorships. The surest way to augment income is to augment sponsorships. That is why we have to be aggressive in our marketing strategy,” said executive director Ricky Ballesteros of the Sinulog Foundation Inc. (SFI). [full story]