News Briefs

MIMS replaced

THE Cebu provincial government yesterday signed contracts with  the agencies that will provide manpower for janitorial, clerical and paramedical services to Capitol.

Perfect Clean General Services and LBP Service Corp. and Best Source Professionals Inc. will replace the Mandaue Integrated Manpower Services (MIMS).

MIMS contract with Capitol is only up to Dec. 31.  Inefficiency and failure to deliver what is agreed upon were among the reasons cited for the termination of the contract, which was announced a month ago.

MIMS is owned by businessman Glenn Soco, the former running mate of Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia in the 2010 elections.

Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia signed the contract agreement with the general managers of the two new service providers.

Perfect Clean General Services is managed by Marietta Bucao, the wife of Talisay City Vice Mayor Alan Bucao.

The contract will take effect on Jan. 1, 2012, and is good for one year.

Perfect Clean will supply medical, paramedical and allied services to Capitol’s 16 district hospitals and other facilities while LBP and Best Source will supply manpower services to be assigned in the different offices, facilities and installations of the Province of Cebu. /Correspondent Carmel Loise Matus

Vendors’ call

LOCAL firecracker vendors are asking the police to take action against the sales of imported firecrackers.

The dealers complained that the sales of imported firecrackers and pyrotechnics is rampant and it is affecting their business.

They find it unfair as they complied with all the requirements to be legitimate dealers.

“Kumpleto mi ug permit ug gi-follow namo ang tanang requirements,” a male dealer who asked not to be named said.

Firecracker dealers have the South Reclamation Project (SRP) as the designated area to display their products.

They claimed that those involved in selling imported firecrackers are mostly Chinese businessmen. /Correspondent Chito O. Aragon