Heavy traffic greets motorists in Talisay City this Monday morning

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – South Cebu motorists, who are bound for Cebu City, are advised to avoid Natalio Bacalso Avenue for now and to instead look for alternative routes when heading for their destinations. This, following the…

Samboan RHU closed following discovery of COVID cases among its personnel

Doris C. Bongcac 11/16/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The municipality of Samboan in southern Cebu has announced the temporary closure of its Rural Health Unit (RHU) which is located in Barangay Poblacion starting this Monday, November 16, following the discovery of…

Cebu City’s active cases near 300 with 30 recorded today

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City’s number of active coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases is nearing the 300-mark. The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), in their latest COVID-19 bulletin, recorded 30 new confirmed cases in…

5.0-quake rocks Masbate; tremors felt in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 5.0-magnitude earthquake shook Masbate province at 2:35 p.m. on Sunday, November 15, the state volcanology and seismology bureau reported. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), in its earthquake bulletin, located…

Cebu City’s active cases rise back to 209

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The number of active coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Cebu City jumped back to 209 as of November 13, 2020. This developed after the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), in…

EOC warns lockdown if rising trend in COVID-19 cases continues

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 11/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center is warning the public that should the rising trend of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases will continue, the city may be placed in another lockdown.  On November…

3.9 quake rocks parts of Negros

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 3.9-magnitude earthquake rocked portions of Negros Oriental early Thursday morning, November 12, 2020. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), in its earthquake bulletin, located the epicenter 17 kilometers west of…

Cebu City’s COVID-19 active cases rise to 185

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The number of active coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Cebu City slightly increased to 185 as of November 11, 2020, data from local health officials show. This after the Department of Health…

Cebu City gov’t orders indefinite closure of shoe store after failure to control crowd in 11.11 sale

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 11/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, ordered a shoe store here to close its operations indefinitely after holding an 11.11 sale that went awry. Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera, head…

Boljoon mayor tests negative for COVID-19 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/09/2020

(Updated 7:53 pm) Cebu City, Philippines—Boljoon Mayor Merlou Derama on Monday, November 9, 2020, told reporters in a phone interview that he tested negative of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.  Derama and 70 employees in Boljoon…

Duterte appoints Sinas as new PNP chief

Krissy Aguilar 11/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has designated National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) director Police Major Gen. Debold Sinas as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Malacañang said Monday. “Tinalaga po ni President…

TS Siony’s ‘erratic’ track makes predictions uncertain; Pagasa carefully watches

11/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines — State meteorologists were closely monitoring the track of Tropical Storm Siony (international name: Atsani) as local predictions have a high degree of uncertainty, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (Pagasa) said Monday. According…

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