Silent cries of 93-1 beneficiaries amid Cebu City’s Charter Day celebrations

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The joyous celebration of the 85th Charter Day in Cebu City was marred by the silent cries of a group of residents bringing banners with the words, “Implement the 93-1 Land Swap Deal…

Cebu City removes major COVID-19 restrictions

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City is now “open” to all with only minimal COVID-19 restrictions left in the city. Mayor Michael Rama signed during the celebration of Cebu City’s 85th Charter Day on Thursday, February 24,…

P1 billion septage treatment plant to rise at NRA

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Metropolitan Water District (MCWD) is set to build a new septage water treatment plant (STP) at the North Reclamation Area (NRA). It is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)…

P24.9M drainage project along Mango Avenue breaks ground 

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—‘Mango float’ no more.  Flooding in the famous Mango Avenue, now called General Maxilom Avenue, is expected to be addressed as bigger drainage system will be constructed on both sides of the  road with an allocation…

Colmenares, Labog promise to lead probe on Carbon modernization project

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two senatorial candidates made a promise to investigate the Carbon Market modernization project is they are elected to office. Former Bayan Muna Congressman Neri Colmenares and veteran labor leader, Elmer “Bong” Labog, of…

Cebu City resumes vaccination for children 5 to 11-years-old

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Government resumed on Wednesday, February 23, the vaccination for children aged five to 11-years-old. Doctor Jeffrey Ibones, head of the City Health Department (CHD), said vaccines were again made available…

COVID-19 daily positivity rate in Cebu City drops to 3.6%

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s daily positivity rate for COVID-19, or the number of positive individuals relative to the number tested, has finally dropped below the World Health Organization (WHO) threshold. Cebu City’s Emergency Operations Center…

Cebu City’s track oval reopens

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The track oval at the Cebu City Sports Center is once again open for joggers and sports enthusiasts. This after the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) management has announced the reopening of the…

Comelec: Two schools in Cebu City mountain barangays too damaged for polls

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two schools in Barangays Babag and Pungol-Sibugay in Cebu City sustained considerable damage from Typhoon Odette making them unusable for the May 9 elections. Marilou Paredes, acting South District Commission on Election (Comelec)…

Face-to-face classes may happen by midyear in Cebu City — City Health Dep’t

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City can be ready for face-to-face classes by the middle of the year especially if the city’s vaccination target minors population can be reached. The city has a target of over 100,000…

Lack of vaccine supply halts vaccination for  5-11 age group in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Vaccination for minors aged 5 to 11 years old has been temporarily stopped here due to the lack of vaccines.  Doctor Jeffrey Ibones, the head of the City Health Department (CHD), said that the city…

FACES OF CEBU: Martin Lorenzo del Rosario, 23, Emergency Responder

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/20/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — He started as a volunteer. Now, Martin Lorenzo “Renzo” Del Rosario, 23, is an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) cluster head for COVID-19 emergency medical services and the data management chief of the Cebu…

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