Cebu City to put up 20 disinfection tents

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will be putting up disinfection tents at the entrances and exits of government buildings and hospitals as added mitigating measures against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19). Cebu City Health…

BPOs told: Submit contingency plans for employees

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 03/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella wants all Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) firms to submit contingency plans for their employees amidst the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) scare. Only the…

Ride Hero app to help commuters track available bus rides

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 03/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Ride Hero application was officially introduced at a press conference at the Cebu City Hall on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The mobile application helps commuters by showing them the location and capacity of buses…

Gwen has no plans yet to be tested of COVID-19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said she has no plans yet to get herself tested to see if she’s infected with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). At a press conference on Friday, March 20,…

Labella gives Soriano passing grade as CCPO chief

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella expressed his dismay in the relieving of Police Colonel Engelbert Soriano, the director of Cebu City Police Office (CCPO). Labella said Soriano’s performance as police chief was “very” satisfactory…

20K test kits from OPAV now in Cebu; FDA adds more registered producers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Some of the test kits to detect Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) that the Office of the Presidential Assistant to the Visayas (OPAV) procured has arrived in Cebu, and will be used soon. Cebu…

103 CV cops under home quarantine might undergo COVID-19 testing if…

Alven Marie A. Timtim 03/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) will subject the 103 policemen who are under home quarantine to a COVID-19 test if they manifest symptoms of influenza-like-illnesses (ILI) after their isolation. During…

9 Cebu-based hotels willing to house foreign travellers subjected to mandatory quarantine

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/20/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Metro Cebu now has at least 2,000 hotel rooms ready to accommodate foreigners arriving at Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA), who will be subjected to the 14-day mandatory quarantine. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn…

CCMC, Block 27 prepped as quarantine centers for Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has identified two areas where quarantine centers will be placed to isolate suspected cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19). Mayor Edgardo Labella said that the Cebu City Medical Center…

Reality of health checkpoints in Cebu City: Manned but with no thermal scanners

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangay Mabolo in Cebu City is one of the barangays closest to Mandaue City, where the first case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) was recorded. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella specifically ordered the…

Malls, sports centers, spas, internet cafes closed in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has further intensified its measures against the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) by closing down more establishments. Aside from recreational spaces, gambling places, and concerts halls, Mayor Edgardo Labella…

Group chat joke causes panic in Cebu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It started as a prank shared between six workmates on their group chat. But when the “joke” found its way through social media alleging the Cebu City government of committing a cover-up about…

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