Cebu City active cases up by 16; CV logs 66 new cases on Sunday

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cebu City hiked to 351 on Sunday with 16 new cases added to its tally. There were also no additional recoveries reported…

AboitizPower remits P508M to host communities

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/06/2020

Aboitiz Power Corporation or AboitizPower has remitted a total of P508.2 million shares to its host communities which the latter may use in their COVID-19 response programs. In an e-mailed statement, AboitizPower said it has downloaded P148.2…

Dolphin watching in Lapu soon, too?

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — How does dolphin watching in Lapu-Lapu City sound like? As the city moves towards the reopening its tourism industry following its downgrade to the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status, Mayor Junard Chan…

Capitol: P69M for school supplies of Cebu province pupils

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The allocation for school supplies to be distributed to Cebu province’s over 450,000 learners make-up the biggest chunk of the Special Education Fund (SEF) that the Provincial School Board (PSB) has passed for…

DOH-7: Cebu City’s active cases down to 335

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are at 335 as of the September 5, 2020-data of the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7). DOH-7 reported only five additional infections…

Capitol bars MCWI from using new Carmen wells

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol has prohibited Manila Water Consortium, Inc. from using its two new deep wells in Carmen town northern Cebu which the latter allegedly dug “without a permit from the municipal government.” In…

Applications for 700-slot Capitol scholarship still up

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Provincial Grant Intended for Tertiary Students (CP-Gifts), the consolidated scholarship program of the Cebu provincial government, will begin to roll out for the upcoming school year and submission for applications is still…

Consolacion puts prevalence testing on hold

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The municipality of Consolacion has shelved its earlier plans to conduct a prevalence testing for COVID-19 among its residents following a low turnout of willing participants. The town supposedly targets to test a…

Residents from Consolacion village cry for help to fix flooded, unpaved road

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Since the start of the rainy season, a road in Barangay Danglag in Consolacion town, northern Cebu, has become a problem for residents in the area. The road, which is the only access…

Ex-Dumanjug Mayor Nelson Garcia passes away

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Former Dumanjug mayor Nelson Garcia has passed away. This was confirmed by his brother, lawyer Winston Garcia. “To my dearly beloved brother, Words can not express the deep sense of loss and grief…

Number coding for vehicles, quarantine passes requirement to remain in Mandaue City

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Quarantine pass, number coding for vehicles, border controls, and minimum health standards will continue to be in place despite Mandaue City’s shift to a more relaxed modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) effective today,…

4-year-old girl among Naga City’s new COVID-19 recoveries

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  A 4-year-old girl from Barangay Langtad in Naga City is among the locality’s latest recoveries from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The child was diagnosed with the viral infection on August 15, 2020, and…

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