After May 15, what ‘new normal’ awaits Cebu?

Rosalie Abatayo 04/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the expected “graduation” from the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) on May 15, 2020 as recommended by Malacañang, what “new normal” awaits Cebu? The Capitol said its ideal direction after the ECQ will providing…

COVID-19 claims Carcar City boy: Question remains on where he got the virus?

Rosalie Abatayo 04/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The City of Carcar and the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) have issued conflicting claims as to the source of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection that recently killed a 17-year-old boy.…

Gwen wants aggressive reporting of ILI, SARI cases; to set ‘quota’ for MHOs

Rosalie Abatayo 04/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The health offices in the towns and cities in Cebu province may soon need to meet a “quota” in their monitoring and reporting of the influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infection…

Cargo drivers told: Drop off your goods in CSBT or else face non-renewal of cargo passes

Rosalie Abatayo 04/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Vehicles delivering produce and catch from the towns in Cebu province may face non-renewal of their cargo passes, which allows them to cross borders, if they continue to drop off their goods at the…

Quarantine period for repatriated Cebuano OFWs may reach 28 days

Rosalie Abatayo 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are scheduled to arrive in Cebu at dawn on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, will have to undergo 14 days of mandatory quarantine in facilities here in…

17-year-old kidney patient from Carcar City dies of COVID-19

Rosalie Abatayo 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 17-year-old boy battling a kidney disease has succumbed to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The boy is the fourth case of COVID-19 in Cebu province and the first in this city located some…

OWWA did not coordinate arrival of repatriated OFWs in Cebu — Gwen

Rosalie Abatayo 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has cried foul over the alleged failure of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to coordinate with the province about the mercy voyage carrying over 200 repatriated seafarers that…

Magellan, COVID-19 similar challenges that Filipinos have and will overcome

Rosalie Abatayo 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Datu Lapulapu, the first Filipino hero, and his comrades claimed victory against foreign invaders at the Battle of Mactan 499 years ago. And so will the Filipinos of today against the coronavirus disease…

Soco asks utilities to give incentives, adopt deferred payment schemes

Rosalie Abatayo 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Board has asked the utility providers to extend payment grace periods or develop favorable payment schemes for their consumers amid economic difficulties brought by the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing…

Radaza: Take courage from Victory in Mactan, win against COVID-19

Rosalie Abatayo 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  While the 499th celebration for Kadaugan sa Mactan this Monday, April 27, 2020, is stripped of the usual pomp and glitz due to the coronavirus outbreak, officials of Lapu-Lapu City called upon their…

Frasco launches hotline for 5th district residents, displaced workers, OFWs

Rosalie Abatayo 04/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Residents in Cebu’s fifth district may already air their concerns on relief assistance during the enhanced community quarantine through a “hotline” commissioned by Representative Vincent Franco Frasco. On Sunday, April 26, 2020, Frasco…

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