Family of slain cop Bontuyan: A year of loss and slow-paced justice

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It has been 365 days since Police Captain Delfin Bontuyan, was shot dead by unidentified assailants while traversing Pope John Paul II Avenue corner A. Soriano Street in Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City on…

Delayed results allowed Badian’s COVID patient to go home for hours

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The delay in the release of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test result of a quarantined man in Badian town, southwestern Cebu, has enabled him to go home and unknowing that he might have…

Cebu governor: Baby is among new COVID cases in Cebu

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has announced that a one-month-old infant with declared address at Argao, Cebu is one of the eight new COVID-19 cases in the province in the last four days (May 18-21). …

Fish vendors can now sell at bagsakan at the SRP

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fish vendors can now sell at the bagsakan at the South Road Properties (SRP). This after Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella finally allowed the vendors to sell their seafood at the bagsakan area,…

Talisay City now has 18 COVID cases

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Talisay City now has 18 new Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases after another case was recorded in Sitio Ilang-ilang, Barangay Isidro. Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas said in his Facebook page that the…

What to expect in Cebu churches under ‘new normal’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Pews inside Cebu churches can usually hold around 10 persons but under the ‘new normal’, only three may be allowed to sit. These are just one of the guidelines the Archdiocese of Cebu…

Cebu City to barangays: Submit liquidation of financial aid

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is asking the barangays to submit the liquidation of the financial aid the city has provided to them to help the residents during the pandemic. In a press conference…

Cebu City Jail inmates make up most of 32 COVID cases today

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of COVID-19 cases in the jail facilities in Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City, has begun to rise again. Lawyer Rey Gealon, Cebu City spokesperson and legal officer, said that there were 23…

Cebu Customs intercepts P1.7 million of smuggled medicines from Hong Kong

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Customs officers in Cebu intercepted and confiscated more than 767 boxes of smuggled medicines from Hong Kong worth P1.7 million. In a press release issued on May 19, the Bureau of Customs –…

DOH-7: 15K samples from rapid test in Cebu City enough for data analysis

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A day after the minority bloc in the Cebu City Council questioned the methodology of the mass rapid testing being conducted in the tri-cities of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu, the Department of Health in Central…

CPPO braces for GCQ, to strictly monitor tourist spots

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) has drafted enough security measures as the province shifts to general community quarantine (GCQ) at 12:01 a.m., of May 20, 2020. Police Colonel Roderick Mariano, chief of…

51 recovered COVID-19 patients in Barrio Luz go home today — Gealon

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fifty-one of the 201 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in Barangay Luz in Cebu City, will be going home today, May 19, 2020. In a press conference, Lawyer Rey Gealon, the spokesperson of…

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