2,000 more Cebu City HCWs need jab before gov’t can proceed to next subgroup

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Local officials from the Cebu City Government still need to vaccinate more than 2,000 frontline medical healthcare workers before it can proceed to the next group of individuals qualified to receive free Covid-19…

Govt rules: Only 700 allowed to physically witness First Baptism reenactment

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Only 700 people will be allowed to join and witness on April 14, 2021 the reenactment of First Baptism in line with the quincentenary celebrations of the arrival of Christianity in the country.…

2K volunteers to join Cebu City’s Mar. 20 cleanup drive

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 2,000 volunteers will  be in coastal areas and major rivers in Cebu City on Saturday, March 20, as the city government holds a city-wide cleanup drive in these areas. There would…

Food is Cebu City’s biggest expense in COVID-19 response

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Food was the largest expense of Cebu City during the peak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) response in 2020. Councilor Raymond Garcia, the City Council’s chairperson on the committee on budget and…

Cebu City police ink deal to bolster basic services to community

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City police will work together with the local chief executives of the Cebu City government and the community to bolster the delivery of basic services to the community. This developed after…

Ermita officials, vendors want city gov’t to manage new Carbon Public Market

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Ermita officials and vendors, who earn from the operation of the Carbon Public Market, want the Cebu City government to continue to operate its biggest wet market upon the completion of the rehabilitation…

Carbon Vendors: We have concerns on redevelopment

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/02/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – While expressing their support on the Carbon Public Market redevelopment project, vendors wanted several concerns addressed before this should be allowed to take off. Ester Tenchavez, president of the Carbon Market Unit 1…

New CCMC OPD to start operations on Dec. 29

Morexette Marie Erram 12/28/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — After several years, the new Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) will start accepting patients on Tuesday, December 29. The Cebu City government led the inauguration of the first three floors of the…

Palma to Cebu City gov’t: Allow holding of Dawn Masses, Simbang Gabi in gyms

Futch Anthony Inso 12/10/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma will ask the Cebu City government to allow Misa de Gallo and Simbang Gabi to be held in gymnasium and auditoriums. Palma said that instead of holding Dawn Masses…

DOH-7 to Cebu City: Stricter enforcement of health protocols, not border controls

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) is not recommending for Cebu City to implement stricter border controls as a way to prevent another surge of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases.…

Cebu City adds more restrictions on travelers from outside Cebu, draws flak online

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government on Monday, November 16, 2020, issued another executive order (EO) that laid down guidelines for travels allowed in Cebu City. Mayor Edgardo Labella released EO No. 105 on Monday…

Cebu City gov’t orders indefinite closure of shoe store after failure to control crowd in 11.11 sale

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 11/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, ordered a shoe store here to close its operations indefinitely after holding an 11.11 sale that went awry. Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera, head…

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