Cebu City promises to pay resigned CCMC nurses

Morexette Marie Erram 07/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Government on Monday, July 26, vowed to pay the unpaid salaries of its job order nurses even if some of them may have already resigned. Acting Cebu City Mayor Michael…

Cebu City begins rollout of J&J vax to seniors

Morexette Marie Erram 07/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City on Monday, July 26, 2021, has begun rolling out J&J COVID-19 vaccines to senior citizens. The city was allocated around 14,800 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine brand manufactured by US-based Janssen…

Sixth vaccination site in Cebu City opens at Ayala Center Cebu

Morexette Marie Erram 07/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City on Monday, July 12, 2021, opened its sixth vaccination center. The Cebu City Government, through its City Health Department (CHD), representatives from the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), and Ayala Malls,…

COVID-19 outbreak still manageable – exec

Morexette Marie Erram 07/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City may have experienced an increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases. But local health executives here assured the public that the outbreak remains “manageable.” Dr. Jeffrey Ibones, head of the…

Garganera: Cebu City needs ‘steady vax supply’

Morexette Marie Erram 07/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Locals here are urged to join in lobbying for a “steady supply of COVID-19 vaccines” for the city. Councilor Joel Garganera made this call as Cebu City experiences another spike of new COVID-19…

65.5% of Region 7’s medical workers fully vaccinated vs. COVID-19

Morexette Marie Erram 07/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than half of healthcare workers in Central Visayas have already been fully vaccinated, recent data from the regional health office showed. The Department of Health here (DOH-7) reported that, as of July…

Cebu City optimistic to achieve herd immunity as vaccine turnout picks up

Morexette Marie Erram 07/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Local officials here expressed optimism that they may be able to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19.  This after the Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) reported on Monday, July 5, 2021, that the daily average of…

Marshalls to be deployed in vax sites in Cebu City

Morexette Marie Erram 07/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With the slight spike in the number of new COVID-19 cases,  Cebu City officials are ramping up measures to ensure minimum health standards are being observed, including by those who are in the city’s…

As jabs for A4 start, Cebu City still needs more vax

Morexette Marie Erram 06/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The COVID-19 vaccination drive in Cebu City has resumed on Thursday, June 24 with those under the A4 subgroup to be inoculated starting today. But the fresh supply of vaccines that the city…

Quarantine hotel room rates in Cebu now at par with Metro Manila – HRRAC

Morexette Marie Erram 06/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The national government has allowed hotels in Cebu offering quarantine rooms to increase its current rates. The Hotel Resort and Restaurant Association of Cebu (HRRAC) on Wednesday, June 9, announced that the government…

Korean fugitive nabbed in Cebu 

Morexette Marie Erram 06/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A fugitive from South Korea was arrested here last Wednesday, June 2.  Enforcers from the Lapu-Lapu City Field Unit of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the…

36 areas in Cebu under Storm Signal No. 1

Morexette Marie Erram 06/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—More areas in Cebu were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 by the state weather bureau due to Tropical Storm Dante (international name: Choi-Wan).  The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration…

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