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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Rona T. Fernandez

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Ban all pork from Luzon, local hog raisers suggest

CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia is mulling over a total ban on live hogs and pork-related products from Luzon, following confirmation of African swine fever (ASF) cases in two regions there.The total ban was a suggestion raised by the Central Visayas ...

From 6 days ago

Cebu ups vigilance against ASF after 7,400 pigs culled in Luzon

THERE is no reported case of African swine fever (ASF) in Cebu, but the Provincial Government and other agencies are doubling their efforts to prevent the spread of the disease.For Department of Agriculture (DA) 7 Director Salvador Diputado, as long ...

From 7 days ago

Carcar bags 4 top prizes in Pasigarbo sa Sugbo

CAN you imagine what Cebu would be like without the famous “chicharon,” “ampaw” and “bukarilyo” of Carcar City?The “chicharon” (fried pork rinds), “ampaw” (pop rice) and “bukarilyo” (sweets made of young coconut and sugar) are some of the popular delicacies ...

From 21 days ago

Capitol to insure barangay workers

CLOSE to 2,000 barangay chairpersons in Cebu Province will soon be insured.The development was confirmed by Gov. Gwen Garcia during the first general assembly of the Liga ng mga Barangay Cebu chapter on Friday, July 19, 2019, at the International ...

From 59 days ago

Guv fires ultimatum at WTCI

THE private contractor of the P1.3-billion Provincial Resource Center has 48 hours to start backfilling the excavated site where the project was supposed to stand.If the firm fails to do so, it might be blacklisted by the Cebu Provincial Government ...

From 62 days ago

Garcia allies in Provincial Board get most committees

ALLIES of Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia not only rule the majority bloc of the Provincial Board (PB), but they will also chair most of the 28 standing committees.There are 18 PB members, including Vice Governor Hilario Davide III who sits ...

From 77 days ago

Garcia administration to retain more than 1k temporary workers

NEARLY half of the close to 3,000 temporary workers of the Cebu Provincial Government will be retained by the incoming administration of returning governor Gwen Garcia.Garcia will assume the province’s top post at noon of Sunday, June 30, 2019.According to ...

From 79 days ago

‘Roles have reversed’

SIX years ago, on June 28, 2013, then Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia turned over the leadership of the Cebu Provincial Government to her successor, Hilario Davide III. This time, Davide hands back Capitol to Garcia.Garcia, in a turnover ceremony Friday, June ...

From 80 days ago

Davide insists on paying P195M to contractor, ‘offends’ successor

THE camp of governor-elect Gwen Garcia has questioned the Davide administration’s move to seek disbursement of around P194.8 million as advance payment to the contractor of the Provincial Resource Center.Provincial Accountant Marieto Ipil, though, has repeatedly denied the release of ...

From 98 days ago

Anti-drug council moves random drug tests to July

ALL random drug tests that were supposed to be administered by the Cebu Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Office (Cpadao) for June 2019 have been moved to the first week of July.Cpadao Chief Carmen Remedios Durano-Meca said Monday, June 3, that they ...

From 105 days ago

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