CEBU – Cebu governor Pamela Baricuatro is set to deploy temporary “smart offices” in the local government units (LGUs) of Bogo City and the municipalities of San Remigio, Daanbantayan, Medellin, Tabogon, and Borbon, expected to be delivered by the end of the week or early next week.
“The Provincial Government will provide mobile offices for them, at least two 20-footer vans for each municipality, which they can use right away as their office,” Baricuatro said in a press briefing on October 8 at the Capitol.
The “smart offices” are mobile office units equipped with air conditioning and comfort rooms, to ensure that local officials, including the mayors, can continue delivering public services without disruption.
This initiative is crucial to ensure government operations continue despite damaged infrastructure, allowing LGUs to deliver essential services and respond more effectively to the needs of their communities, Baricuatro said.
Meanwhile, Baricuatro thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the national government’s continued assistance to the earthquake-hit province, particularly in the recent Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Bayanihan Aid Caravan.
The PCSO donated 11 patient transport vehicles (PTVs) to various local government units (LGUs) across Cebu Province, strengthening the province’s emergency response and healthcare delivery system.
A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Bogo City in northern Cebu on September 30, killing 74 people and causing massive damage to homes and infrastructure.
