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Water district identifies solutions, all long-term

DEVELOPING surface water through dams and establishing desalination plants were among the solutions the Metroropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) presented to Cebu mayors Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, to solve the supply shortage.But since construction of these facilities would take time ...

From 16 days ago

Guv given go signal to sign outsourcing deal

THE Provincial Board (PB) approved Monday, September 23, two separate resolutions authorizing Governor Gwendolyn Garcia to enter into contract with LBP Services Corp. on behalf of the Capitol.The Manila-based firm has stood as the lowest responsive bidder for the P259.6-million ...

From 20 days ago

Duterte gives NHA lots, houses for free to landslide survivors

CLOSE to 200 families who survived a massive landslide in the City of Naga on Sept. 20, 2018 and have availed themselves of the National Housing Authority’s (NHA) project will be given house and lot units for free.This was announced ...

From 37 days ago

Capitol gives Manila Water 90 days to fulfill obligations

IT HAS has been nearly five years since the Luyang River in the northern town of Carmen started supplying bulk water to homes in Metro Cebu.The development was an offshoot to a joint investment agreement (JIA) between the Provincial Government ...

From 41 days ago

3-year term of Cebu councilors prexy to be shared

“ORGANIZED and ready to help” is how Tabogon Municipal Councilor Francis Salimbangon envisions the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) Cebu chapter under his leadership.Salimbangon is the son of former fourth district congressman Benhur Salimbagon and the brother of defeated One Cebu ...

From 55 days ago

Pajamas keep dengue away: PB member

WHO would have thought that a simple pair of pajama pants would not only be a comfortable sleepwear, but also a viable tool in battling a national epidemic like dengue?For third district Provincial Board (PB) Member John Ismael Borgonia, this ...

From 61 days ago

Guv disses ‘discoral,’ praises ‘bayle’

“SOCIO-CULTURAL. Dili (not) socio-discoral.”So said Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, who aims to revive cultural and heritage activities in the barangays, especially during fiestas.The Provincial Government extends an annual financial assistance of P50,000 to more than 1,000 barangays for socio-cultural and sports ...

From 63 days ago

70% of provincial roads in fair, poor state fixed by yearend

AT LEAST 70 percent of provincial roads that are in fair to poor conditions will be concreted by the Cebu Provincial Government before the year ends.The pronouncement was made by Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia following the approval of her administration’s first ...

From 64 days ago

Unimplemented projects hampered delivery of basic services in Toledo: COA

THE Toledo City Government’s failure to implement various development projects worth P373 million hampered the delivery of basic services to its constituents, state auditors said.In its 2018 annual audit report, the Commission on Audit (COA) found that the total amount ...

From 77 days ago

37 infra projects in Cebu delayed

POOR planning and sloppy engineering studies have delayed the implementation of P422.74 million worth of infrastructure projects in Cebu Province, state auditors said.In its 2018 annual audit report, the Commission on Audit (COA) has found that poor planning and insufficient ...

From 89 days ago

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