Barangays ordered to submit curfew reports to Cebu City government

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — All 80 barangays in Cebu City are now required to submit daily reports on curfew violations and implementation of other mitigating measures against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) in their jurisdictions to Mayor…

Labella asks DOTr to allow families to backride on motorcycles

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has written to Secretary Arthur Tugade of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), asking reconsideration on the no-backride policy on motorcycles. Labella said on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, that…

BPOs told: Submit contingency plans for employees

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 03/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella wants all Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) firms to submit contingency plans for their employees amidst the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) scare. Only the…

Cebu City targets 200K families for rice assistance

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Government is now targeting around 200,000 families who will benefit from the free sacks of rice as assistance due to the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). At a…

Labella orders stricter social distancing, limiting of customer influx in selected establishments in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/23/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Strict social distancing and limitation in the influx of customers shall be observed in establishments and services that remain operational in Cebu City.  This after Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella issued Executive…

Cebu City urges employers not to let elderly report to work

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Government is now encouraging employers both from the public and private sectors not to let their elderly workers report to duty. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella on March 22, 2020,…

Labella gives Soriano passing grade as CCPO chief

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella expressed his dismay in the relieving of Police Colonel Engelbert Soriano, the director of Cebu City Police Office (CCPO). Labella said Soriano’s performance as police chief was “very” satisfactory…

20K test kits from OPAV now in Cebu; FDA adds more registered producers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Some of the test kits to detect Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) that the Office of the Presidential Assistant to the Visayas (OPAV) procured has arrived in Cebu, and will be used soon. Cebu…

Recreational centers closed, malls and supermarkets still open in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella ordered the closure of recreational centers in the city to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). In a signed Executive Order, Labella said that all…

Cebuanos assured of sufficient supplies; firms warned on overpricing

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Officials in Cebu warned retailers that their licenses to do business could be confiscated, and could be revoked if they were found to sell overpriced goods. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and Cebu City Mayor…

Cebu City implements four-day workweek for city hall workers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Cebu City Government will be implementing a four-day workweek for all its departments amid threats of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella issued Memorandum No. 2020-233 on Sunday, March…

Labella suspends classes in all levels until March 28

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered the suspension of classes in all levels, both public and private schools, from March 16 to March 28, 2020. In an executive order, Labella said that…

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