Labella says naming new COVID-19 variant “Central Visayas” variant is unfair

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella branded the naming of a newly identified variant of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as the “Central Visayas variant” as unfair. The mayor said the nomenclature makes it…

Cebu and Region 7 ‘not candidates’ for ECQ

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has expressed confidence that the city will remain under the most lenient level of community quarantine this April. “I think of the lesson (we learned before), and I…

Cebu City reminds public: No ‘activities’ outside churches during Holy Week

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The city government here reminded the public on Monday, March 29, 2021, that activities outside churches this Holy Week are strictly prohibited. Mayor Edgardo Labella, in a press briefing, said they have tasked…

LCP chair to mayors: Be patient, stop cutting vaccine line

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Stop cutting the vaccine line and be patient for one’s turn. This was the statement of League of Cities in the Philippines (LCP) chairperson, Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella, after at least five…

Lapu-Lapu Mayor Ahong Chan OK with unified curfew

Futch Anthony Inso 03/17/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan is in favor of the proposal of Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes to follow a unified curfew in the tri-cities of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu. Chan said that he…

Cebu City eyes waiving Balik Pasada IDs as Inter-LGU jeeps return

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Jeepney Task Force plans on waiving the need for Balik Pasada IDs as the city allows the reentry of public utility jeepney (PUJs) doing cross-boundary travels. Councilor James Anthony Cuenco,…

Carbon Market may be closed to non-Cebu City residents during Holy Week

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Carbon Market may be closed to those who are not from Cebu City during the Holy Week to prevent crowding.  Police Colonel Josefino Ligan, chief of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said on Wednesday,…

Seniors’ cash aid to be given before March ends, says Labella

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The cash aid for senior citizens here will be distributed before the end of March, Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said on Monday, March 8, 2021. Labella, in a post on his social…

Labella names Rama as Cebu City vaccine czar

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has named Vice Mayor Michael Rama as the city’s vaccine czar. This amid the recent exchange of heated statements between the two officials over the weekend. “We are…

New garbage collection schedule set in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) has updated the schedule of garbage collection here.  This was in response to the mandate of Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella to give residents more time to…

Labella to look into Gwen’s allegations of misrepresentation by Cebu City EOC on airport arrivals

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said he will look into the allegations of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia that the city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been requiring arriving passengers at the Mactan Cebu…

No liquor ban in Cebu province

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/02/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Tuesday, February 2, assured constituents of the province that the Capitol will not impose a liquor ban, and only prohibit drinking sessions in the streets. Garcia made this…

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