3 soldiers dead, 4 wounded in Negros Occ. encounter with NPAs

Florence A. Baesa 04/19/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Philippines — Three soldiers were killed while four others were wounded after soldiers from the 94th Infantry Battalion encountered an undetermined number of NPAs (New People’s Army members) in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City,…

BJMP urged: Temporarily free political, elderly prisoners

Froilan Gallardo 04/19/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines—A group of human rights lawyers has asked the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology  (BJMP) for the temporary release of non-violent prisoners including the elderly and political prisoners. Lawyer Czarina Golda S.…

First batch of 439 stranded passengers in Cebu arrives in Negros Or.

Florence A. Baesa 04/18/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — The first batch of the 438 stranded passengers in Cebu from Negros Oriental have finally arrived around 2 p.m., April 18, 2020 at the Tampi Port in Amlan, Negros Oriental on board…

Lapu-Lapu to implement number coding scheme of exempted private vehicles

Norman V. Mendoza 04/18/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Lapu-Lapu City government will be  implementing a number coding scheme to all exempted private vehicles and motorcycles going in and out of the city starting Monday April 20, 2020. The city’s crisis…

Lapu Mayor Chan organizes COVID-19 Tiktok dance contest

Norman V. Mendoza 04/18/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan is taking the information drive to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a step farther in social media with a Tiktok challenge. Chan is…

DTCC produces dance video for COVID-19 frontliners

Mars G. Alison 04/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — DanceSports Team Cebu City (DTCC) came up with a dance video to continue to inspire frontliners who are risking their lives in the fight against the dreaded coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “What the…

DTI-7 activates FabLabs’ network to produce PPEs for frontliners 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas has mobilized its network of fabrication laboratories (FabLabs) to produce personal protective equipment (PPEs) for frontliners involved in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).…

Mandaue authorities cordon part of Casuntingan sitio

Norman V. Mendoza 04/16/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Philippines — The officials of Barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City, and the police have cordoned or “locked down” a portion of Sitio Mangga of Barangay Casuntingan this afternoon, April 16, 2020. This developed after one…

Siblings nabbed with P1.36M shabu in Mandaue

Norman V. Mendoza 04/15/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Two siblings from Sibonga town in southern Cebu were caught in a drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Banilad, Mandaue City at past 8 p.m. of April 15, 2020. Wilfredo Tormis, 34, and…

Cebu Doctors’ Hospital discharges its 5th recovered COVID-19 patient 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/15/2020

CEBU CITY— With the discharge of another coronavirus 2019 patient, the CebuDoc Group of Hospitals now has a total of five patients who recovered from the dreaded disease. This was bared by CebuDoc Group of Hospitals president…

DOLE relaxes documentary requirements for CAMP availment

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —More workers are expected to avail of the financial assistance under the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) decided to relax its documentary requirements. A press statement…

Community isolation center ready for PPIs

Florence Basea 04/14/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — City officials led by Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo, Inter-Agency Task Force COVID-19 chairperson, inspected Tuesday morning, April 14, 2020, the community isolation center with 40 cubicles, which were ready to accept Persons…

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