Minglanilla logs 2nd COVID-19 case, locks down 3 puroks

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Minglanilla town Mayor Elanito Peña has ordered a community lockdown in three puroks or sitios in Barangay Tunghaan as the town logs its second coronavirus disease case this Thursday, April 30, 2020. The…

Halfway house, alternative dialysis centers for renal patients eyed

Rosalie Abatayo 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government is considering the establishment of halfway houses and alternative dialysis centers outside Cebu City to lessen risks of coronavirus disease infection for patients who will need to undergo dialysis…

Garcia orders mass swab sampling for 5K PUMs in Cebu

Rosalie Abatayo 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has ordered municipal and city health officers to already start collecting swab samples from all persons under monitoring (PUMs) in Cebu province’s towns and cities. Garcia, in a meeting with…

Hog raisers to Mayor Labella: Reconsider lifting of hog ban

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hog raisers in Cebu City are asking Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella to reconsider the lifting of the hog ban allowing pork products from provinces with dark green and green zone areas. Labella…

Cebu City’s mobile market turned away in Inayawan

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s mobile market was turned away by the Inayawan barangay captain, who did not allow the mobile market to sell its goods at the barangay’s public market for today. Inayawan Barangay Captain…

Isolation of COVID-19 positive patients continues in Cebu City

Delta C. Letigio 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the limited space, the Cebu City government continues to isolate the individuals proven to be positive of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or the COVID-19 positive patients in the barangays with recently…

Cebu logs 36 new COVID cases, 1 ‘official’ death — DOH

Rosalie Abatayo 04/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas has reported 36 new cases of the coronavirus infection with one new death in Cebu this Wednesday, April 29, 2020. The DOH-7 said the mortality is…

Lahug records first two cases of COVID-19, Cebu City records 8 new cases

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangay Lahug in Cebu City, one of the city’s largest barangays recorded its first case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Two cases were recorded along Gorordo Avenue in…

Cebu City Council wants remaining asymptomatic patients in Luz isolated

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council has issued a resolution asking the Cebu City Health Department (CHD) to immediately isolate the more than 30 asymptomatic patients of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from highly affected…

Decentralization still first victory in Bar reforms bid

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Legal educators in Cebu are hoping that the decentralization of the bar examinations is just the first victory in the bid for reforms in what is regarded as the country’s toughest licensure test.…

MCWD issues boil water advisory for Visitacion Street, Sambag II

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has issued a Boil Water Advisory for Visitacion Street in Barangay Sambag II in Cebu City. A Boil Water Advisory is issued by a water utility or…

ECQ guidelines that are still effective until May 15

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/28/2020

CBEU CITY, Philippines — The Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Cebu City is extended until May 15, 2020, and Mayor Edgardo Labella officially signed the executive order for its extension on April 28, 2020. With this, all…

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