Acting Mayor Rama prepares EO for MECQ extension

Dyrecka Letigio 08/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Acting Mayor Michael Rama is preparing to issue an Executive Order (EO) to lay down policies for the extended modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).  The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has maintained…

Tricities under MECQ, Cebu Province under GCQ with heightened restrictions until August 31

Dyrecka Letigio 08/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Tricities of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu will remain under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until August 31, 2021. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced on Friday morning (August 13) the quarantine status update…

Sputnik vaccine second dose delayed; more Pfizer vaccines arrive

Dyrecka Letigio 08/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Individuals, who were inoculated with the Russian Gamalea Sputnik vaccines, mostly in Cebu City, will have to wait for their second dose. Doctor Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson of the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center…

Cemetery workers in Cebu City warned: Stop under-the-table transactions

Dyrecka Letigio 08/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor David Tumulak warned cemetery workers to stop under-the-table transactions with bereaved families to rack up the price of burial slots or else the city will be going after them. Tumulak…

More road closures near hospitals in Cebu City

Dyrecka Letigio 08/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Another road was closed to give way to patients waiting for admission in a hospital here. After closing a portion of Don Mariano Cui Street near a noted hospital in the area,  Gov.…

Cebu City Council grills MCWD proposed subsidy program

Dyrecka Letigio 08/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The water subsidy program for households consuming less than 30 cubic meters of water is in limbo. The Cebu City Council is apprehensive of granting a P200 million yearly financial assistance to the…

20 megawatt battery energy reserve proposed for Barangay Ermita

Dyrecka Letigio 08/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An energy company is proposing to build a 20-megawatt battery energy reserve in Barangay Ermita here that will help stabilize the current energy grid supply in the Visayas. The Cebu City Council had…

Labella prepares for return to Cebu City Hall

Dyrecka Letigio 08/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella may be returning to the City Hall soon. He posted an image on his Facebook page as he conducts a meeting with department heads in preparation for the…

Cebu City gov’t sets up medical tents to assist hospital admissions

Dyrecka Letigio 08/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City government is setting up medical tents outside major hospitals catering to COVID-19 patients to assist in the admission triage.  Councilor David Tumulak said the city received six medical tents from Red Cross,…

Cebu City asks for space in Catholic cemeteries to build tombs

Dyrecka Letigio 08/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is asking the Archdiocese of Cebu for space in four major Catholic cemeteries in the city to build more tombs. This is one of the solutions the city government…

Cebu City EOC to investigate, trace home deaths

Dyrecka Letigio 08/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be deploying teams to investigate and trace  home deaths that have occurred here recently.  Councilor Joel Garganera, the deputy chief implementor of the EOC, said that the…

Higher fines, border controls, limited movement in Cebu City

Dyrecka Letigio 08/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has reimposed border controls, increased the penalty for violators, and intensified the monitoring of movement among residents as ways to curb the rising cases of COVID-19 in the city. This was…

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