Lapu-Lapu City has received P10 million from the United States as the first tranche of a grant to strengthen its tuberculosis prevention, detection and treatment programs, The Freeman and Cebu Daily News reported. US Ambassador Lee Lipton turned over the funds at City Hall on Friday, October 16. According to The Freeman, the City Health Office used the money to buy a mobile X-ray van and hire radiologists, nurses and TB navigators.
Leaders of marginalized sectors in Cebu gathered at the University of the Philippines Cebu on Friday, October 16, to denounce hunger, food insecurity and what they called government neglect of farmers, fishers and transport workers on World Food Day, SunStar reported. Victor Lapaz of Pamana-Sugbo raised concern over small fishers displaced by reclamation. The groups urged the National Government to prioritize local food production and protect farmland.
Three people were arrested when the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 7 and the Abellana Police Station raided an alleged drug den in Sitio Kabulihan, Barangay Sambag 1, Cebu City, on Wednesday, October 14, SunStar reported. Among them was a 29-year-old man alleged to run the den. Agents seized seven packs of suspected shabu weighing 10 grams and worth P68,000 after a three-week case buildup based on residents' tips.
The Cebu Provincial Government endorsed its proposed P14.6-billion budget for 2027 to the legislative department on Thursday, October 15, a 22.7% increase from its P11.9-billion budget for 2026, SunStar reported. Health services get P5.865 billion, or 40.2% of the total, while agriculture and food security get P354.824 million, a 142% increase. The Provincial Board will still deliberate on the proposal.
Metro Cebu's Air Quality Index rose to 165, in the 'very unhealthy' range, at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, SunStar reported, citing the Environmental Management Bureau 7. The agency blamed vehicle and industrial emissions, with cool nights and very low wind speeds keeping fine particles trapped. Cebu Daily News reported the poor air may persist while calm, cool weather continues. EMB 7 advised people with heart or lung conditions to stay indoors.
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