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DPWH to fund P5.385B worth of projects in Lapu-Lapu in 2025
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will fund P5.385 billion worth of projects for Lapu-Lapu City in 2025. These projects were submitted to Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan during its City Development Council (CDC) meeting. The amount has four components, which consist of the Asset Preservation Program, National Road Network.....»»
Lapu-Lapu demolition victims receive cash assistance from LGU
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Around 318 families, who were victims of demolitions last year, received financial assistance from the Lapu-Lapu City Government on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Of the said number, 214 families received P21,000 each, while 104 families received P20,000 each. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said that this was in line with.....»»
Lapu-Lapu: 2 members of city’s clearing team fail drug test
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Two individuals were found positive of using illegal drugs during the drug test initiated by the City of Lapu-Lapu Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (CLOSAP) on Wednesday afternoon, January 24, 2024. Twenty six personnel from the City’s Clearing Team underwent the drug test, after Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan called.....»»
Chan orders fire victim to stop rebuilding house
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan personally ordered one of the victims of the fire in Barangay Pusok to stop reconstructing his house. Chan visited the fire site at Sitio Sta. Maria on Tuesday, December 9, 2023, after learning that one resident had already started constructing a house in the area.....»»
Ahong undecided about joining Sinulog at SRP
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has not yet decided whether the city will participate in the Sinulog Grand Showdown 2024 at the South Road Properties (SRP) on January 21, 2024. “Focus lang ta sa lalawigan,” Chan said when asked about joining the Sinulog at SRP. The city is one of.....»»
Ahong supports return of Sinulog 2024 to CCSC
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has joined calls to return the Sinulog 2024 ritual showdown at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC). Chan said that moving the Sinulog celebration at CCSC will give convenience, especially to the devotees of Senior Sto. Niño. “Sa ako personal nga opinyon isip Oponganon, naandan na.....»»
Lapu-Lapu to mark National Children’s Month with congress, SOCA
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Lapu-Lapu City government will hold two activities this month, in lieu of the celebration of National Children’s Month. Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said that among these were the Children’s Congress and the State of the Children’s Address (SOCA). Chan said that the Children’s Congress would serve as an avenue for.....»»
Ahong partners with pharmacies for release of maintenance meds to seniors in Lapu
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Senior citizens in Lapu-Lapu City would no longer have to worry about their maintenance medicines. Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said his administration is partnering with pharmacies to make the release of maintenance medicines to senior citizens convenient and accessible. Chan said that he was given authority by the Lapu-Lapu City Council,.....»»
Lapu-Lapu City Dialysis Center to open Sept. 8
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Lapu-Lapu City will have its very own dialysis center soon. This after Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan signed a joint venture agreement with private firms for the opening of the Lapu-Lapu City Dialysis Center on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. During the signing, Chan represented the city while EasaCare was represented by its […] The post Lapu-Lapu City Dialysis Center to open Sept. 8 appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Lapu councilor Cuizon now preparing budget for solo parents’ financial assistance
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Lapu-Lapu City Councilor Annabeth Cuizon welcomed the announcement of Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan to distribute financial assistance to Solo Parents starting next year. Chan announced in his State of the City Address (SOCA) on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, that the city will allocate a budget of P1,000 per month as financial assistance to […] The post Lapu councilor Cuizon now preparing budget for solo parents’ financial assistance appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Whale sharks, Lapu-Lapu’s marine resources need protection: Create Bantay Dagat group
Two Lapu-Lapu City officials are calling for the establishment of a “Bantay Dagat” group to protect the city’s rich marine resources. Councilor Annabeth Cuizon and City Agriculture and Fishery Office (CAFO) head Alex Baring are urging Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan to create this “Bantay Dagat” group to ensure the preserviation of marine resources against those […] The post Whale sharks, Lapu-Lapu’s marine resources need protection: Create Bantay Dagat group appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Lapu-Lapu Charter Day activities: city gov’t to focus on free services to residents
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government will focus on free services to Oponganons during its 62nd celebration of Charter Day on June 17, 2023. Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said that among the activity that they would implement during their Charter Day celebration would be the holding of a “World Blood Donor Day.” Bloodletting […] The post Lapu-Lapu Charter Day activities: city gov’t to focus on free services to residents appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Hong Kong police detain prominent democracy figures on Tiananmen anniversary
Hong Kong police on Sunday detained several key pro-democracy figures attempting to commemorate the anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen crackdown, as hundreds in democratic Taiwan mourned the dead in a candlelight vigil. For years, tens of thousands of Hong Kongers would converge on the city's Victoria Park and its surrounding Causeway Bay neighborhood to commemorate the events of 4 June 1989 -- taking part in candlelight vigils. But since Beijing's imposition of the national security law on Hong Kong in 2020 to quell dissent, the annual vigil was banned, and the organizers were charged under the law. This weekend, scores of police were deployed in the area, stopping people to search their belongings and question them. An armored vehicle was sighted parked near a shopping center. Anyone found with a candle -- regarded as a symbol of the Victoria Park vigil -- was questioned and even detained, while police appeared to cast a broad net on what was deemed offensive. More than 700 kilometers (430 miles) away, nearly 500 people gathered at Taipei's Liberty Square to chant "fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong" as night fell. They lit candles in the shape of "8964" -- numerals that are forbidden in mainland China because it references the events of 4 June 1989. "We need to cherish the freedom and democracy we have in Taiwan," Perry Wu, 31, told AFP. "I feel really sad to see the news of people getting arrested today in Hong Kong." By evening, AFP reporters in Hong Kong had witnessed more than a dozen people taken away by police in vans. Among the most prominent was Chan Po-ying, the leader of the city's League of Social Democrats, one of the last few remaining opposition groups. The veteran activist was holding a small LED candle and two flowers before she was seized by police. Other recognizable figures detained were Alexandra Wong, a well-known activist nicknamed "Grandma Wong", former chairwoman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association Mak Yin-ting, and Leo Tang, a former leader of the now-disbanded Confederation of Trade Unions. At Victoria Park, a man sitting on a bench holding an unlit candle was surrounded by cops. As he was led to a police van, he said, "I raised a candle... I was (taken) for just sitting there." The swift removal of people comes a day after police arrested four for "seditious" acts and "disorderly conduct". Another four people were detained on suspicion of breaching the peace. 'Let the world know' Discussion of the Tiananmen crackdown is highly sensitive for China's communist leadership and commemoration is forbidden on the mainland. The government sent troops and tanks to Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989 to break up peaceful protests, brutally crushing a weeks-long wave of demonstrations calling for political change. Hundreds -- by some estimates, more than 1,000 -- were killed. For decades, Hong Kong was the only Chinese city with a large-scale commemoration -- a key index of the liberties and political pluralism afforded by its semi-autonomous status. But after the vigil was banned since 2020, the park was barricaded with metal barriers. This year, Victoria Park was transformed for a "hometown carnival fair" organized by pro-Beijing groups. "The pro-Beijing camp wants to... occupy the venue to exclude the mourners," said Chiu, a 68-year-old retiree, who sat on a park bench with an unlit candle by him in quiet defiance -- a short distance from the fair. Erase memories Beijing has gone to exhaustive lengths to erase the 1989 event from public memory in the mainland. All mention of the crackdown is scrubbed from China's internet. Over the weekend, sites of more recent protests -- a bridge in Beijing where a "freedom" banner was unfurled, and Wulumuqi Street in Shanghai where demonstrations happened in November -- also saw heightened security. Hong Kong authorities were vigilant in the weeks before June 4, with police seizing a commemorative "Pillar of Shame" statue for a security trial and removing books on the Tiananmen crackdown from public libraries. But there were still pockets of defiance Sunday around Hong Kong -- a shop gave away candles, while a bookstore displayed Tiananmen Square archival material. 'Freedom to mourn' Sidestepping questions about whether public mourning was allowed, Hong Kong's leader John Lee had repeatedly maintained that the public must act according to the law or "be ready to face the consequences". Vigils planned around the world, from Japan to Sydney, saw people stand solemnly with a candle next to images of the 1989 crackdown. Hong Kong activist Wong Yat-chin, currently in prison for a national security charge, said he mourned the "loss of the freedom to mourn". "It's not a crime to remember a day," he said on his Instagram page Sunday. The post Hong Kong police detain prominent democracy figures on Tiananmen anniversary appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Lapu-Lapu City Coastal Clean-Up Drive Yields 50 Sacks of Garbage
Lapu-Lapu City government conducted a clean-up drive in Barangay Pangan-an last Tuesday, which yielded 50 sacks of garbage — each sack weighed 6 to 8 kilos. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan initiated the coastal clean-up with the assistance of the Philippines National Police (PNP), Department of Interior Local Government (DILG), City Agriculture and Fisheries […].....»»
Lapu-Lapu City to ask DOT’s help in constructing own museum
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government will ask the help of Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Maria Christina Frasco in realizing its dream of constructing a museum dedicated to the first Filipino hero, Datu Lapulapu. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan revealed this after the National Historical Commission of the Philippines failed to […] The post Lapu-Lapu City to ask DOT’s help in constructing own museum appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Mayor Chan : Lapu-Lapu as PH’s ‘arnis capital’
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan wants the city to be known as the “Arnis Capital” in the country. During the celebration of the “Kadaugan sa Mactan” on Thursday, April 27, 2023, the city even featured 1,000 eskrimadors that had performed after the reenactment. To honor Datu Lapulapu Chan said that […] The post Mayor Chan : Lapu-Lapu as PH’s ‘arnis capital’ appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Kadaugan sa Mactan 2023 peaceful, successful
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- The 502nd celebration of the “Kadaugan sa Mactan” was peaceful and successful, Lapu-Lapu City police said. The activity was led by Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan, together with Congresswoman Cindi King-Chan, members of the city council, department heads, and barangay officials. Among the special guests who attended the activity were Department of Tourism […] The post Kadaugan sa Mactan 2023 peaceful, successful appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Mayor Chan offers P20,000 reward for arrest of vandals in Lapu-Lapu City
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan is offering a P20,000 reward to Oponganons who could provide information on the identities of vandals in their city. Chan made his reward offer as he also shared vandalism photos that have affected the city government’s cleanliness and beautification initiatives. “Sama sa akong gisulti, di […] The post Mayor Chan offers P20,000 reward for arrest of vandals in Lapu-Lapu City appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Lapu-Lapu topnotcher gets P100,000; 149 board passers get P5,000 each — Chan
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — 150 Oponganons, who passed the board examination, received cash incentives from the Lapu-Lapu City government. In a Facebook post, Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said that he was very proud of their achievements in passing the board exam. READ: Lawyer, topnotcher, who lost her mom before taking Bar exams, honors her lost […] The post Lapu-Lapu topnotcher gets P100,000; 149 board passers get P5,000 each — Chan appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Ahong commends govt agencies responsible for arrest of South African drug trafficker, HVI
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan recognized three government agencies responsible for the recent arrest of a South African drug trafficker and a high value individual (HVI) and the confiscation of millions worth of suspect shabu. Plaques of recognition were handed to the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency […] The post Ahong commends govt agencies responsible for arrest of South African drug trafficker, HVI appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»