Active cases in Cebu City drop to 87, but rise in cases feared

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City greeted the penultimate week of 2020 with less than 100 active cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While this is a welcoming development, local officials here, however, feared the possibility…

Delay in CCLEX completion expected — Labella

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said that the reported delay in the completion of the Cebu Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) is expected and understandable as a portion of the construction works have been…

Labella to face Beltran’s complaints in ‘proper forum’

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 11/25/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said that he will face the complaint filed by Cebuana artist, Maria Victoria Beltran over his alleged consent for the mass gathering conducted by the Edlab Riders,…

Find mastermind of lawyer’s ambush, Labella orders police

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has instructed the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) to find the mastermind in the killing of Lawyer Joey Luis Wee, who was shot dead outside his office in…

43 TPUJ units given go-signal to resume operations

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More traditional public utility jeepneys (TPUJs) here were given the go-signal to return on the streets in the coming days. The city’s Jeepney Task Force on Monday, November 23, 2020, reported that a…

Cebu City to wait for IATF’S decision on Misa De Gallo

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will be leaving it up to officials from the national government to decide on the fate of Misa De Gallo (dawn Mass) here. Mayor Edgardo Labella, on Monday, November…

Labella thumbs down on night market for 2020

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella disapproved the proposal seeking for the revival of the city’s night market. “I will not agree to the establishment of a night market. There will be no night…

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…

No city-wide lockdown in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Despite reviving stricter quarantine restrictions, Cebu City will not be implementing a city-wide lockdown, local officials here have assured. “We don’t want any lockdown… It brought hardship to us to our family and…

Recent rise in COVID-19 not a ‘second wave’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of active coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Cebu City may have slightly increased. But local officials, quoting statements from the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), said this instance…

Parties, gatherings among top sources of new COVID infection

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City saw a rise in the number of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the past few days but where did these infections come from? The city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC),…

No border control changes in towns, cities in Cebu province

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced that there will be no changes in border controls between cities and towns belonging to the province’s territorial jurisdiction. Garcia, on Sunday, November 15, welcomed the decision of…

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