Discrimination against frontliners now illegal in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The discrimination against frontliners such as medical professionals, health workers, and other people working to fight against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the ground can now be penalized in Cebu City. The…

SK to Cebu City: Release our financial aid so we can help the barangays

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Sangguniang Kabataan Federation (SKF) in Cebu City is calling on the city government to release the promised financial aid to the federation’s members in the barangays. In a letter, Councilor Jessica Resch,…

Labella to barangay chiefs: Ensure social distancing

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The incident in Barangay Buhisan on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, should not happen again. This was the pronouncement of Mayor Edgardo Labella on Thursday morning, on April 2, 2020, a day after a…

Senior citizens’ financial assistance may be delivered house to house

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella wants the financial assistance for the city’s senior citizens to be delivered to their homes. He said this would be the best way to ensure social distancing and…

MCIAA assures foreigners due for repatriation follow protocols

Rosalie Abatayo 04/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) has assured that all foreigners that arrive in Cebu to board their repatriation flights have followed the proper protocols of the airport amid the coronavirus disease…

Mobile markets to roam around Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has launched the mobile markets to provide for the needs of its constituents who cannot go out amidst the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).…

Council wants hazard pay for frontliners, mass testing in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council wants all frontliners serving amidst the fight against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to have hazard pay. Vice Mayor Michael Rama delivered a privilege speech on Wednesday, April 1,…

Block 27 quarantine center structure up by Friday

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 04/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The quarantine center being constructed at Block 27 of the North Reclamation Area in Cebu City will be put up on Friday, April 3, 2020. The construction of the P80-million facility has been…

Wear masks or get arrested -Labella

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Always wear your masks when going out of the house. This is the new policy in Cebu City following the rise in the number of persons under monitoring (PUMs) in the city which…

DFA begs Gwen to let foreigners from other provinces enter Cebu to board repatriation flights

Rosalie Abatayo 04/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To “spare” the country’s tourism industry from a “justified retaliation” in the future, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is “begging” the provincial government of Cebu to allow foreign nationals to enter the…

Some boarders worry about food and paying bills

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/01/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The entire Cebu province is now on an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). This means that movements have been limited, and malls, tourists attractions and some dining establishments have been closed to discourage…

Cebu City: 20 COVID-19 cases, 500 PUMs, 200 ILI

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has 20 positive cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but so far only one has fully recovered.  In the recently released data by the Cebu City Health Department (CHD), the…

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