Councilor Yan Lam S. Lim, chair of the committee on ways and means, is encouraging all eligible beneficiaries of the Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) program to check the latest payout schedules and proceed to their designated City Social Welfare and Development Department (CSWD) district offices for assistance and verification. UPLIFT is a national social protection initiative implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Developm

THE 21st City Council headed by Vice Mayor Bebot Rodriguez has approved an ordinance appropriating funds to pay salary differentials and other benefits for employees in several offices of the city government. The ordinance allocated budgetary resources to cover salary differentials and related benefits for personnel of the City Economic Enterprises and Business Development Administration (CEEBDA), Office of City Building Official (OBO), and J.R. Borja General Hospital (JRBGH)

Councilor Alam Lim formally took his oath as a member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) Regional Council for Region-10. In a recent ceremony held in Lugait, Misamis Oriental, Lim who is the President of PCL Cagayan de Oro City Chapter, was appointed to the regional board as a representative of the city. In his message, Councilor Lim extended his gratitude to his colleagues for their trust and confidence. The PCL is an organization that promot

The city’s ₱305 million trust fund remains intact, according to a special report of City Councilor Yan Lam Lim, who sought to address circulating claims alleging misuse of the fund. Lim, chair of City Council finance, budget, and appropriations committee, said he personally validated the information by securing the original certification from Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP). The bank confirmed that the amount remains in the city’s coffers, he added. Councilor Lim issued th

COUNCILORS Edgar S. Cabanlas and Yan Lam S. Lim checked the lot in Barangay Patag identified by the barangay council for its proposed multi-purpose building. The barangay council requested the city government to utilize the said lot in promoting community engagement and development. During the inspection, Barangay Patag Chair Eric Abaday said they have already requested Mayor Rolando A. Uy for the use of the lot under a usufruct agreement. The committee observed that the sai

The City Council committee on ways and means, chaired by Councilor Yan Lam S. Lim, will deliberate the request of The Xavier Stage (TXS) for amusement tax exemption for their theater production of “Agatha Christie’s 10 Little Indians”. The production is among the highlighted performances of TXS’ 12th theater season, which coincides with the group’s 15th anniversary. Originally penned by renowned author Agatha Christie, 10 Little Indians was translated into Cebuano by Don Pa