4 BICs in Cebu City closed for disinfection

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/31/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least four barangay isolation centers (BICs) in Cebu City were temporarily closed to give way for disinfection. And city government officials believed this could have caused the disarray reported in other isolation…

EOC urges patients isolated in BICs to help maintain cleanliness

Mae Fhel Gom-os 08/30/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The chief implementor of Cebu City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has urged those being isolated in barangay isolation centers (BICs) to work together in maintaining the cleanliness of their rooms. Councilor Joel Garganera…

Rise in COVID-19 cases in Cebu City results in backlog of extraction of cases

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The rise in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases is taking a toll on the Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The EOC has reported a series of backlogs in the extraction of the…

BICs are ready in case of need — EOC

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More barangay isolation centers or BICs in Cebu City may soon reopen if the cases continue to rise according to the Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) The city is seeing a rise…

Garganera: Keep BICs as contact tracing intensifies

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera is urging the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to keep the Barangay Isolation Centers (BICs) available for patients while testing and contact tracing intensifies in the city. This after…

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