Garcia tests negative for COVID-19

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Capitol announced on Monday, August 10. Based on the test result posted by the Capitol news arm, Sugbo News,…

New cell site in Liloan promises better signal ahead for upland areas

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The mountain barangays of Liloan have made a step closer towards access to opportunities and development as mobile connectivity will soon reach them. This is following the groundbreaking of a cellular site in…

Capitol to shell out P24 M for Poro waterworks project

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government has committed P24 million of funding for a Level III waterworks system project in the municipality of Poro, which would benefit five barangays in the town located on Camotes…

Lapu-Lapu active cases down to 541 as recoveries hit almost 1.3K

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of patients who have recovered from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lapu-Lapu City is nearing 1,300 as of Monday, August 10, 2020, leaving its active cases down to only 541 out…

Siquijor reports only 11% spent from Bayanihan grant

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The province of Siquijor has disbursed over P2.7 million or about 11 percent of its Bayanihan grant as of July 31, 2020, for its coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response. The island province, which…

Active cases in Mandaue drops to 603, recoveries hike to 1,264

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City’s count of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases further dropped to 603 after logging three new infections and 26 new recoveries on Sunday, August 9, 2020. The new cases are from Barangays…

Capitol moves worker’s pass requirement implementation to Aug. 12

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/09/2020

(Updated 9 p.m./ August 9) CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol has moved to Wednesday, August 12, the implementation of the requirement for residents of Cebu province, who work in Cebu City, to have a Work Travel…

PRC postpones, resets October, select Nov 2020 exams to 2021

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Citing the still increasing number of coronavirus disease cases in the country, the Professional Regulation Commission  (PRC) announced on Sunday, August 9, the postponement and resetting to 2021 of 13 licensure examinations originally…

OPAV: 4K food packs given to VSMMC frontliners since July

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) reported to have distributed over 4,000 food packs to medical workers at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) since the first week…

Bantayan reports P12M of Bayanihan grant used for food provisions

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The municipality of Bantayan on Bantayan Island, northern Cebu spent P12 million or about 73 percent of its Bayanihan grant for the purchase of food assistance during the community quarantine period. The town…

Talisay logs 7 new cases, active cases at 109

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Talisay City reported seven additional infections of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, most of whom are close contacts of previously confirmed cases raising the city’s active case count to 109. The new…

Mandaue’s active cases down to 626

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/09/2020

Cebu City, Philippines — The number of active cases in Mandaue City continues to drop on the first eight days of August, leaving as of Saturday, an active case count of 626 out of its 1,946 confirmed…

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