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Recovery, rebuilding Cebu's priority in 2026

Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro says recovery and rebuilding will be the priority in 2026 for the province while continuing its development initiatives. Speaking during a press conference on Dec. 17, 2025, Baricuatro described the coming year as promising, citing planned investments and programs aimed at strengthening Cebu’s economy. She also welcomed Cebu’s recognition as the richest province in the country for the 11th straight year, stressing that sustained economic strength should translate into improved public services and benefits for Cebuanos. A strong earthquake in late October and a series of strong storms in November plunged Cebu into a state of calamity as residents struggled to cope with the devastation.

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00:00they can help me I'm so glad that Brian is also very busy travels he travels around so he's the one
00:09enjoying it I'm enjoying it I'm having the time of my life serving the Samoanos just looking at that
00:20of course we continues our recovery and rebuilding stage but I would like to look at it that it's going
00:33to be a promising year also for school since that time on this investors no coming to the province
00:41and also not in our international flights and openness as you can really help out with our
00:46economic activity so I would like to look at it as a promising economically well what is your
00:52comment on the COA's report that Cebu is the richest province yeah from what I've already talked about
00:58this no during the campaign the appraisal of land was included so that's my task compared to the
01:06other provinces we're the only one who did it I don't know how they they got away with it so because
01:12I was just talking with other governors they didn't include the appraisal of lands so long assets so
01:18and what's the point you know we have all the assets we're not making use of it so
01:27I want to feel so much about how I'm at home but a rich day not a little lands of a high value
01:35properties now well like I got me so I'm a project that we not for this RDC being the chairman and how does it
01:44plays a role in the economic development we have 30 projects but this mostly from
01:50last year from last year ni sha so it's not really my project but I'm sorry who was
01:57asked for a five major infrastructure mega infrastructure project for first of all from
02:03the office of the president so we recommended Talisa I mean Ganilia-Naga-Talisay Road
02:09Ganilia-Talisay-Naga Road and MC also the Metro Cebu Expressway and also the Mananga River FS for the Mananga River
02:23the building the dump and of course modernization to hospitals and hopefully PGH in Sabu
02:31yeah and also the fifth one is housing projects from Dishon so I'm really working
02:39now that company with the Senators Nga Maatagaan or QRF ang Dishon na ilang quick weeks release fund
02:47and they will help us so hopefully but we got already one billion from the DepEd for our school
02:56school classroom and then there's still victims do you have any message to those victims yeah I think my
03:14message to the people of Sabu naunta ka nang adopt an evacuation center kumuna ka pa or adapt a family na
03:21na biktima sa typhoon or sa uh uh earthquake no naunta ba who share sila sa ilang blessing to these uh families
03:30we have delegates from the Fujian province kano po yung mga activities po nila here sa Cebu
03:36yeah we're having the lunch uh I think we're hosting them for lunch time there sa Kapitol and um I think this must be the biggest administration but of course now we welcome them with open arms in the Kapitol and assisting them in whatever ways we can
03:52um
04:00um
04:02what could be the best and the worst uh uh
04:05um
04:07uh
04:08I think
04:09okay
04:11you know
04:12it's
04:13it's not a problem working hard for the people but I think what's really challenging is those people watching
04:18watching every step we make and judging us, no?
04:21Kaming magkiyakihaba.
04:24Peaseless kaayaw.
04:25But I think it's worse than the earthquake and the typhoon.
04:29But you can still manage.
04:30Oh, yes, definitely, of course, you know.
04:32Kaya ragyut, ha?
04:33How about the best?
04:34The best.
04:35Ah, the best.
04:36My winning!
04:38That's the best part, no?
04:40To serve the subwanas.
04:42Serve the subwanas, of course.
04:43It's really about service, never about power.
04:48Isn't so easy.
04:50I've turned to be wild an serial killer.
04:56To serve the subwansea that we thought was still unpause,
04:58right?
04:59Let's get in touch later.
05:01See?
05:02Let's roll.
05:03Bl直, you clear.
05:05Such a shinyweb start.
05:06By is like a shiny one.
05:08Bip, pull sagtar to to check.
05:10Here it is.
05:13We kind of pride in this cas Towards the end.
05:16There is one way.
05:17You
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