Available quarantine centers needed to facilitate transfer of Sitio Zapatera patients

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Until the quarantine facilities in Cebu City will start accepting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, infected residents in Sitio Zapatera in Barangay Luz, Cebu City will have to remain in home isolation. The…

Cebu eyes targeted mass testing, modified ECQ

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A “massive targeted testing” or targeting mass testing will be Cebu province’s first step in rising from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.  Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in a press conference this Monday, April…

Dismissal from service order of ex-Argao police chief signed

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The dismissal from service order of Police Major Ildefonso Miranda, former Argao police chief, was signed by Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) director, on Monday,…

DOH-7: COVID-19 inmate from Cebu City has TB

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The 41-year-old inmate from Cebu City Jail who died due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had preexisting health conditions, the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH – 7) said. The DOH-7…

Warrantless arrest of Beltran valid – Ferro

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The arrest of Cebuana entrepreneur and film writer Ma. Victoria ‘Bambi’ Beltran was valid even when it was a warrantless arrest. This was the statement of Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, Police Regional…

Mandaue City: No ‘verbal negotiation’ in border checkpoints

Rosalie Abatayo 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The city government of Mandaue has prohibited verbal explanations or discussions for persons leaving or entering the city’s borders effective Tuesday midnight, April 21, 2020. In his Executive Order No. 67-B, Mandaue City…

CSBT, NBT eyed as wholesale ‘bagsakan centers’ for province’s produce

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Public officials in Cebu province are planning to put another layer of protection and social distancing between suppliers of raw products and their wholesale buyers by creating a system where the bus terminals…

COVID-19 in Lapu-Lapu now at 11 as CV count nears 200-mark

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There are now 190 confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Central Visayas as they reported three more individuals infected with it on Sunday, April 19, 2020. The Department of Health in Central…

Siblings caught with P500K shabu in Kamputhaw bust

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Siblings who were into illegal drug trading were caught during a buy-bust operation of the Abellana Police Station along General Maxilom Avenue, Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City, at around 2:30 p.m., today, April 19,…

Sitio Zapatera’s COVID patients face dilemma as most remain in their homes

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — When an 18-year-old mother discovered she was infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on April 12, 2020, she found herself facing a blank wall. She is a mother of twin 9-month-old infants. The…

Cebu City firefighters equipped to respond to fires in COVID-19 hit areas

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Fire department is equipped and well prepared to respond to any possible fire incidents that may hit areas with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the city. Senior Fire Inspector…

13 Sitio Zapatera patients start showing COVID-19 symptoms

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Health Department (CHD) reported that 13 of the 136 patients confirmed to have the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Sitio Zapatera, Barangay Luz have started showing symptoms. This developed after…

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