By Tobias Jared Tomas THE GOVERNMENT needs to refocus its borrowing to aggressively pursue sustainable energy initiatives, which multilateral institutions are willing to fund on favorable terms, in response to the rising cost of traditional fuels, economists said. “The ongoing constraints posed by the current global landscape should highlight the importance of alternative sources of […]
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Cebu City to spend P200M for construction of evac, drug education centers in 7 barangays
THE Cebu City Government will be spending around P200 million on the construction of infrastructure projects in seven barangays.Eleazar Lipang of the City Architects Office said on Friday, June 17, 2022, that their office is already crafting the plan for the buildings that are expected to rise this year.Evacuation centers will be built in Barangays […]
US envoy to China expects ‘zero COVID’ policy to persist into 2023
WASHINGTON — The United States’ ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, said on Thursday he expects Beijing’s “zero COVID” policy to persist into early 2023, and that US businesses were reluctant to invest in the country until restrictions ease. The re-emergence of infections in China’s capital Beijing has raised new concerns about the outlook for the […]
ApexBrasil Joins Hands with Inter-American Development Bank and the Federal Government of Brasil to Organise 5th Brasil Investment Forum
SHANGHAI, Jun 10, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (“ApexBrasil”) joins hands with Inter-American Development Bank and the Federal Government of Brasil to organize the 5th Brasil Investment Forum (“BIF” or the “forum”), the largest foreign investment forum in Latin America, from 14 June 2022 to 15 June […]
Cebu City Hall aims to improve conditions, ensure safety of bridges
THE Cebu City Government is eyeing to improve conditions and ensure the safety of bridges and other infrastructure that leads to mountain barangays to allow more development in the city.Councilor Jerry Guardo, chairman of the committee on infrastructure, told reporters Friday, June 3, 2022, that the City Government has also partnered with the Department of […]
DILG lauds 15 Cebu LGUs for financial transparency
FIFTEEN local government units (LGUs) in Cebu Province were recognized by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for passing the 2021 Good Financial Housekeeping.These LGUs are the cities of Carcar, Danao, Naga and Talisay and the towns of Catmon, Cordova, Liloan, Madridejos, Medellin, Moalboal, Ronda, San Fernando, Santa Fe, Santander and Tabuelan.DILG’s […]
Diokno does not favor tax hikes to tackle debt
Philippine central bank governor Benjamin E. Diokno, who takes on a new role as finance secretary next month, said on Friday he does not favor raising taxes even as the incoming government is set to inherit a huge pile of debt. Mr. Diokno, who is President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr.’s choice to lead the […]
EGov Pay transactions surge by 467% as consumers shift online
EGOV PAY transactions jumped by 467% to over 91,000 at the end of 2021 from just around 16,000 a year earlier, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Thursday. The central bank also reported that the value of EGov Pay transactions increased by 300% to P246 million in 2021 from around P61 million in […]
Ramirez lauds strong Filipino finish in SEAG amid pandemic
PHILIPPINE Sports Commission (PSC) William “Butch” Ramirez on Tuesday said that the country’s overall performance in the just concluded 31st Vietnam Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) was nothing to be ashamed of, a good finish, in fact, considering the challenges Filipino bets had to face in the buildup to the meet. “Our performance in bringing home […]
EXPLAINER: In first 50 days, Mayor Rama to fulfill 9 of 21 promises. He may also do what rival Margot O. vowed to do: ‘fix’ City Hall, take out deadwood and corrupt, overhaul system to run the house efficiently. Plus, for Mike: remove traitors who ‘stabbed me in the back.’
AMID the thanksgiving and merriment Sunday, May 15, after a convincing win in the elections, reelected Mayor Michael Rama broke away from script and normal celebratory mood to warn party-mates and supporters it wouldn’t be business as usual at Cebu City Hall.In Cebuano-Bisaya, Mayor Mike chided jobseekers, casual employees, and other favor-hunters depending on the […]
El Salvador Talks Crypto with Policy Makers in Washington
Washington, D.C., Apr 29, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – On May 26, 2022, Ambassador Milena Mayorga of El Salvador will address a gathering of 600 innovators, public-sector administrators, legislators, and executives in Washington, DC. She will be sharing the experiences of El Salvador regarding the adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender. Her country […]
Ayala energy firms share wish list for next government
THE next political leadership will face a tightness in power supply in the next three to five years, officials of Ayala-led energy companies said, as they enumerated their wishes such as clarity in policy and enforcing “actionable” near-term solutions. “The next leadership will be faced with a challenging situation given the ongoing energy crisis globally […]
One-stop government center to rise on CICC site in Mandaue
ON THE site of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) will rise a government center of Mandaue City.Mayor Jonas Cortes told SunStar Cebu that this would be their plan should the legality of the sale of the building by the Cebu Provincial Government to Mandaue City be finalized.Cortes revealed this after a series of talks […]
Cease and desist order issued vs. waste facility for ‘foul’ odor
AFTER receiving multiple complaints, the Cebu City Government has issued a cease and desist order against a waste management facility that was identified as the source of the foul stench in Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City for over a week already.In a press conference on Monday, April 25, 2022, Mayor Michael Rama said the Department of […]
Campaign to professionalize LGU treasurer corps yields 958 appointees
LOCAL government units (LGUs) have seen the installation of 958 treasurers since 2016 who are being counted on to professionalize the handling of finances at LGU level, the Department of Finance (DoF) said in a statement on Wednesday. Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Executive Director Niño Raymond B. Alvina said that between Jan. 1 […]
Northern Territory of Australia and NEC Sign MoU to Grow the Territory’s Digital Capabilities
CANBERA, AUSTRALIA, Apr 13, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Northern Territory of Australia (Northern Territory), NEC Australia and NEC Corporation today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The signing will strengthen the NEC and Northern Territory Government partnership to develop a sustainable innovation ecosystem and grow the Territory’s digital capabilities. […]
Classes, work in Danao City suspended due to Typhoon Agaton
THE Danao City Government has suspended the work and classes on Monday, April 11, 2022 due to Tropical Storm Agaton.The city government announced this through its Facebook page on Sunday evening after it was hoisted under Tropical Cyclone Warming Signal No. 1, along with other areas in Cebu including Compostela, Liloan, Camotes Islands, Carmen, Catmon, […]
Cebu City WTE deal a ‘risk’ to health, environment, say experts
THE proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) project that the Cebu City Government plans to undertake could become detrimental not just to the environment but also to the health of the city’s population.This was what environmental experts said during the 2022 CSO Waste Summit, a multisectoral forum organized by the Philippine Earth Justice Center and other pro-environment groups […]
Baguio moves to avert urban decay with stricter permits
BAGUIO has started implementing stricter screening rules for business and building permits to address the mountain city’s problems brought about by rapid urbanization over the last three decades. “We have to know the state of our city now so we can plan forward,” City Planning and Development Coordinator Donna R. Tabangin said in a streamed […]
Hong Kong govt ‘strongly opposes’ UK, US report on city’s diminishing freedoms
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s government said on Friday it rejected “unfounded and ridiculous” allegations made in policy reports from Britain and the United States of a deteriorating political and legal situation due to the city’s sweeping national security law. The United States and Britain released strongly-worded reports on Thursday detailing concerns about an erosion […]