A local contractor of the city government claimed its materials were "within specifications" after local officials questioned the "faulty" streetlights in Barangay Inagawan.
Engr. Jeriel...
Barangay health workers who provide "direct care" to COVID-19 patients are entitled to Special Risk Allowances (SRAs) from the government, the Department of Health's...
City councilors are asking the city government's Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) to explain how GSMAXX Construction was awarded several major construction projects despite having...
Appearing at the City Council's Question Hour on Monday, the company's local officials however blamed everything else but themselves on why their service has been poor, insisting instead that they have been "providing the required bandwidth" for their franchise area.
The CHO's explanation was sought by the City Council after it expressed concern over reports that certain individuals, mostly categorized as allowed persons outside residence (APOR), have violated the strict quarantine measures enforced in Puerto Princesa.
Myrna Ayco, owner of Ayco Bigasan and one of the supplier tapped by the city government, explained that their mistakes were caused by their rush to beat the deadline imposed by the city government in producing 37,000 sacks of rice within seven days.
P/Maj. Ariel Abanto, HPG head, told city officials during the City Council's Question Hour they were only following orders from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
It came out during the hearing that part of the process in the granting of allowances to senior beneficiaries is that they have to be registered voters of Puerto Princesa City. During the inquiry, city officials in charge of the program justified this as a necessary procedure to establish local residency on the part of the beneficiary.
