CEBU CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Visayas (DSWD-7) clarified that not all typhoon-affected families will receive the 5,000-cash assistance from the national government. In a meeting with Cebu mayors and officials from various government agencies at the Cebu Capito
Due to the limited funds, the Social Welfare Department says it will prioritize indigent families, as well as those whose houses incurred heavy damage.
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Talisay City, Cebu Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr. (File photo)
+ May 28, 2021 TALISAY City, Cebu Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas Jr. has asked his constituents to properly dispose of their plastic waste following the heavy flooding that occurred in Barangay Bulacao during a downpour on Thursday morning, May 27, 2021.
The local executive, in his official Facebook page, said the flooding along the national highway in Bulacao was “surprising” because rains in the past days never caused any flooding in the area after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 7 had completed some drainage projects there months back.
Gullas said “tons and tons” of trash, mostly plastic, were found in the city’s drainage, blocking the rainwater flow during the downpour.
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SunStar File February 26, 2021 JOSE “Dodong” Gullas, a champion of Cebuano arts and music, educator and journalist, died in a hospital in Cebu City at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.
He was 87. His death was first reported by The Freeman on its Facebook page.
In his January 2019 The Freeman column, lawyer Josephus Jimenez paid tribute to Gullas: “Sir Dodong is one very low-key, unassuming leader who talks less and achieves more, who runs UV, leads The Freeman, promotes arts and music, especially Cebuano music, and also remains an unassuming pillar of lay faithful’s support to the Catholic Church.”
Jose Gullas was the chairman of the board of trustees of The Freeman and executive vice president of the University of the Visayas at the time of his death.