Opposition threatens anew to slash budget

OPPOSITION COUNCILORS are again tinkering and threatening to slash the proposed annual budget of the local government for next year, including those under the Office of the City Mayor.

Zamboanga centenarians receive cash incentives

TEN CENTENARIANS received P50,000 each from the City Government on top of the incentives granted by the national government as a way of honoring and recognizing the contributions of senior citizens to the society.

Stop politicking, pass budget

ZAMBOANGA MAYOR Beng Climaco has accused her political foes of delaying the approval of the 2021 Executive Budget as thousands of residents also signed manifestoes supporting the local government’s pro-poor programs, among others, included in the P4.38 billion annual financial plan.

Senior Zambo citizens, vulnerable sector to benefit from ‘Executive Budget’

ZAMBOANGA’S ELDERLY and those in the vulnerable sector will largely benefit from the proposed 2021 Executive Budget amounting to P 4.38 billion which Mayor Beng Climaco said is a unique configuration of fiscal plans which assimilate all the previously identified needs of the City and the new challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.