School in Cebu develops face shield for health frontliners 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Amid the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care professionals due to the coronavirus outbreak, here’s good news coming from Cebu Technological University (CTU) campus in Tuburan town, northwestern Cebu.  Set up to…

Study: Individuals with undetected COVID-19 are sources of majority of confirmed cases

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Did you know that individuals with undetected infection of the novel coronavirus, which were prevalent in China, were the infection source of majority of the confirmed cases?  This is the finding of a study conducted…

Of delivery delays, COVID-19, and NGCP projects

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY—The extended suspension of the delivery of critical construction and transmission equipment from vendors and manufacturers in affected countries could impact on the implementation of the projects of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).…

BIR resets tax filing deadline to May 15

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY—The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has reset the deadline for the filing of the 2019 annual Income Tax Returns (ITRs) by a month to May 15, 2020, according to a press release from the Philippine…

DTI adjusts price of N-88 surgical mask 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY—The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has adjusted the price of N-88 surgical face masks to reflect the situation in the international market. “Due to the ongoing global concern on the rapid spread of COVID-19…

DOLE to provide financial aid to COVID-19 affected workers 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Labor (DOLE)  will provide financial assistance to the workers in the private sector who are affected by the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) crisis. In an emailed press release, Salome Siaton, DOLE Central Visayas…

Central Visayas has enough rice supply—Dino

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Central Visayas has enough rice supply, according to Secretary Michael Lloyd Dino, Presidential Assistant for the Visayas. Dino issued the statement in an emailed press release to ease panic buying of rice following rumors that…

LTO-7 activates Malasakit Text Line

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY—The Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) activates on Thursday, March 19, 2020, the Malasakit Text Line so the public could ask questions on land transportation concerns. In a press release posted on its website,…

DSWD to continue offering urgent medical, burial assistance

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/17/2020

CEBU CITY—The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has suspended its various services, except for urgent medical and burial assistance. The temporary suspension is based on the Department Advisory Number 1 signed on March 14, 2020…

EMB office closed to public on March 17 and 18

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/17/2020

CEBU CITY- Those who plan to visit the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Central Visayas office today will have to reschedule.  This as the EMB regional office announced it will be closed to the public for two days…

Aboitiz pushes for closer private-public sector collab

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/14/2020

CEBU CITY—Greater and closer collaboration between the government and the private sector can help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the Philippine economy and ease the people’s anxiety. While the COVID-19 crisis had created a…

DTI: Only 2 bottles of disinfectant per buyer

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —To address the concern over the diminishing supply of alcohol and other basic disinfectants, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has directed retailers to limit to only two bottles of these products per…

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