Gwen pushes for home remedies, traditional medicine vs COVID-19

Rosalie Abatayo 05/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While no vaccine against the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is available yet, salabat (ginger tea), natural calamansi juice and other home remedies may be among the public’s defenses against the dreaded infection. Cebu Governor…

286K OFWs sign petition against 3% mandatory Philhealth premium

Rosalie Abatayo 05/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While most dependents of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) miss financial assistance amid the enhanced community quarantine, the sector often dubbed as the “modern heroes” has slammed the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) for…

Talisay limits market days to residents of 7 brgys a day

Rosalie Abatayo 05/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Only seven barangays will be allowed to go visit and shop at the Talisay City Pubic Market in Barangay Tabunok each day starting Monday, May 4, 2020. This developed after Talisay City Mayor…

48 close contacts of Talisay’s 2nd COVID patient tested, isolated

Rosalie Abatayo 05/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Talisay City government has already identified 48 individuals who were the recent close contact of their second coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient. All of the 48 individuals were already made to undergo swab…

LPA to bring rains but low chance of developing into typhoon – Pagasa

Immae Lachica, Rosalie Abatayo 05/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The state weather bureau has warned residents of risk areas in the Visayas and Mindanao of possible flash floods or landslides due to the rains brought by the Low Pressure Area  (LPA) that…

Halfway house, alternative dialysis centers for renal patients eyed

Rosalie Abatayo 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government is considering the establishment of halfway houses and alternative dialysis centers outside Cebu City to lessen risks of coronavirus disease infection for patients who will need to undergo dialysis…

Garcia orders mass swab sampling for 5K PUMs in Cebu

Rosalie Abatayo 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has ordered municipal and city health officers to already start collecting swab samples from all persons under monitoring (PUMs) in Cebu province’s towns and cities. Garcia, in a meeting with…

Quarantine, swab tests for to-be released inmates in Cebu Province

Rosalie Abatayo 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid jails being hounded by the threat of the coronavirus disease, inmates who are bound for release are required to undergo a 14-day quarantine and be tested for the viral infection before they…

As COVID-19 cases emerge in towns, DOH-7 says tracing source of virus difficult

Rosalie Abatayo 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There will never be a clear-cut answer as to where and who got the coronavirus first as more areas in Cebu log their first positive cases. Even contact tracing activities, the Department of…

All flights remain suspended until May 15 — MCIA

Rosalie Abatayo 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — All domestic and international flights of Philippine-based air carriers will remain suspended until May 15, 2020, due to the extended enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) here, the Mactan Cebu International Airport announced. In a…

Cebu logs 36 new COVID cases, 1 ‘official’ death — DOH

Rosalie Abatayo 04/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas has reported 36 new cases of the coronavirus infection with one new death in Cebu this Wednesday, April 29, 2020. The DOH-7 said the mortality is…

Economic-health balance sought in deciding Cebu HUCs shift to modified ECQ

Rosalie Abatayo 04/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  The highly urbanized cities of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu are now faced with the challenge to balance economic sustainability and public health security as they take steps to determine the feasibility of shifting…

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