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Displaced families, small business operators get cash aid from city government

By Caecent No-ot Magsumbol | 6 hours ago
The Cebu City government has intensified its social welfare and livelihood support programs, extending assistance to families affected by demolition and bolstering micro-entrepreneurs through its Self-Employment...
Cebu News
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Sobra 70 ka pamilya nibakwit, TD Wilma halos wala moirog

By Caecent Magsumbol | December 7, 2025 - 12:00am
Sobra 200 ka tawo gikan sa 48 ka pamilya ang gipahiklin sa evacuation centers sa Cebu City samtang nagpadayon ang hinay nga pagsibog sa  Tropical Depression Wilma sa Visayas.
Banat Balita
fbtw
Over 100 minors in rehab at Operation Second Chance

Over 100 minors in rehab at Operation Second Chance

August 20, 2025 - 12:00am
More than 100 Children in Conflict with the Law are currently undergoing rehabilitation and recovery at the Cebu City-run...
Cebu News
fbtw

No politics in rice distribution

By Iris Hazel M. Mascardo | March 24, 2025 - 12:00am
Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia denied politicizing the rice distribution in Barangay Duljo Fatima.
PSN Opinyon
fbtw

Implement mental health ordinances

By Iris Hazel Mascardo | April 15, 2024 - 12:00am
A legislator in Cebu City is urging the executive department to implement the programs for mental health as indicated in ordinances passed following reported suicide cases in the city.
Cebu News
fbtw

Zafra: Probe parents  of minors in viral video

By Iris Hazel M. Mascardo | April 11, 2024 - 12:00am
Cebu City Councilor Philip Zafra wants parents of the children who were seen sniffing solvent inside a public jeepney to face an investigation for possible negligence.
Cebu News
fbtw

Free education, livelihood provided to rescued street children, victims of abuse in Cebu City

By Caecent No-ot Magsumbol | March 10, 2024 - 12:00am
Cebu City’s Department of Social Welfare Services (DSWS) is glad that more of those under their care via the Sta. Rita de Cascia for Women and Children’s Center (SRDCWCC) have taken the opportunity provided...
Cebu News
fbtw

DSWS opens unit to process adoption

By Caecent No-ot Magsumbol | November 11, 2023 - 12:00am
Cebu City’s Department of Social Welfare Services now has its own unit to provide for legal adoption services.
Cebu News
fbtw

Duha ka sitio sa Tejero nga nasunogan nakadawat na og ayuda

By Rowena D. Capistrano | October 1, 2023 - 12:00am
Nakadawat na kagahapon og ayuda gikan sa kagamhanan sa dakbayan sa Sugbo ang  duha ka sitio sa Barangay Tejero nga nasunogan karong buwana.
Banat Balita
fbtw
CH resumes payout for Odette victims

CH resumes payout for Odette victims

By Caecent No-ot Magsumbol | August 23, 2023 - 12:00am
After almost two years of waiting, victims of typhoon Odette finally received their financial assistance from the Cebu City...
Cebu News
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