MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Philippines — A barangay tanod was shot and wounded after he and the police pursued an armed person at Sitio Lapyahan in Barangay Labogon, Mandaue City at past 7:00 this evening April 2, 2020.…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Eighty percent of individuals that have physical contacts with the two coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive patients were already identified by the Lapu-Lapu City Health Office (LLCHO). Mitos Sheila Roco, Health Emergency Management…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan has ordered the mandatory quarantine of the family members of Roy Deldig, who is also known as Yuri Richards in the Cebu media industry, because of suspicions that…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has already approved the P5,000 financial assistance or a total of P10,770,000 for some 2,154 workers in the region under the Department’s…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The power consumption in the Visayas experienced a decline Friday last week when compared to that of January 29, around two months ago, according to a press release from the Department of Energy-Visayas…
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte –More than 100 Southern Leyte residents, who are now stranded in Cebu City, will not be allowed to go home just yet. Governor Damian Mercado said he cannot risk the safety of his…
CAGAYAN DE ORO—Policemen were directed today, March 31, 2020, to defy the order of local government executives following reports that checkpoints in the different towns and barangays here have been causing delays in the movement of trucks…
CEBU CITY—With the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Cebu and other areas in Central Visayas, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-7) called on the local government officials to support fishermen and fish…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has ordered a “lockdown” of the two residences of two coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the city. Chan said that this was to ensure the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines —Dr. Ted Esguerra, an expert of disaster preparedness and emergency response, tested positive of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). He has been taking on challenges, including his participation in the first Philippine Mt. Everest…
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental-Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental will already be closing its borders starting at 5 p.m. today, March 30, 2020. His order for a “lockdown” is contained in Executive Order No. 9-A series of 2020,…
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — Governor Roel Degamo will declare an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Negros Oriental effective April 3, 2020. Bimbo Miraflor, the provincial information officer said in a statement that the decision of the…
