Bohol under 5-day community quarantine to ‘prepare for the worse’ of COVID-19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Starting Monday, March 15, 2020, inbound travelers are not allowed to enter Bohol. Bohol Governor Arthur Yap announced today, Friday (March 13, 2020) that they will be implementing a five-day community quarantine. Yap said…

Police confirm Ginatilan town councilor’s links to illegal drug trade

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro confirmed that the slain Ginatilan town councilor had links with the illegal drug trade. At a press conference on Thursday, March 12, 2020, Ferro announced to reporters…

Councilors in Central Visayas included in list of PUIs, PUMs

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – While Cebu remains free of any confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, surveillance officers in Central Visayas recorded a total of 178 people suspected to have the disease as of March 12, 2020.…

Visitors in CPPO urged to wear masks, sanitize hands upon entering

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The headquarters of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) is now equipped with dozens of alcohol bottles, hand sanitizers, and N95 masks. This after its director, Police Colonel Roderick Mariano, ordered for the…

VSMMC identified as COVID-19 testing center for Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines- Scientists from the University of the Philippines (UP) have identified the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) as one of the testing centers for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Visayas. Dr. Raul…

Ordinance banning plastic, styrofoam in public events passed

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Plastic and styrofoam will soon be banned from public events in Cebu City. The Cebu City Council has passed the proposed ordinance of Councilors Alvin Dizon prohibiting foam food containers and single-use plastics…

Silawan death turns 1: Battle for justice continues

Rosalie Abatayo 03/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A solemn Mass marked the Silawan family’s first commemoration of the loss of Christine Lee, the high school girl from Lapu-Lapu City who lost her face and her life in a bloody crime.…

Council members skeptical on giving up ‘strip of land’ to CCLEX

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some members of the Cebu City Council are hesitant to lend a strip of land at the South Road Properties to the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway Corporation (CCLEC). In a Citizen’s Hour of the…

Labella calls meeting with school reps over graduation rites amidst Coronavirus

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has called a meeting with all school representatives in the city to discuss the conduct of graduation rites amidst the threat of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19). In…

No mask, no entry at CCPO

Alven Marie A. Timtim 03/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A “No Mask, No Entry” policy will be implemented starting this Monday, March 16, 2020, at the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) along Gorordo Avenue, here. Police Colonel Engelbert Soriano, announced to the…

Tumulak demands transparency from DOH

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor David Tumulak, the council chairperson on the committee on disaster risk and management, is urging the Department of Health (DOH) to be more transparent in revealing information about the Coronavirus…

Azul owner apologizes for owning Tuslob Buwa

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The owner of local restaurant Azul, which currently has the intellectual property rights of Tuslob Buwa has apologized to Barangays Pasil and Suba for the trademark. Ian Sekong, the owner of Azul, said…

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