Labella welcomes Cebu as area for COVID vaccine trial

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella welcomed the announcement from the national government that they would be conducting clinical trials for the coronavirus vaccine here in Cebu. “Nalipay ko ug dawaton nato na kay…

Mayor Labella orders probe on Agsungot quarry

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella wants the alleged illegal quarry in Barangay Agsungot that has caused two minor landslides in the area last August 2020 to be investigated. Labella ordered the City Legal…

Labella says Ferro played key role in Cebu City’s fight against COVID-19

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella expressed sadness on the reassignment of Police Brigadier General Ignatius Albert Ferro, the outgoing director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7). Ferro was reassigned to Southern…

Labella: I am recovering from surgery

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said he is still recovering from his gall bladder removal surgery last September 5, 2020. But he assured Cebuanos that he is fit to work. The mayor faced…

Cebu City officials laud ‘best new normal practices’ in churches

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Officials in Cebu City have observed a larger number of churchgoers now that the city is under the most relaxed form of community quarantine. But despite this, they lauded both church administrators and…

Cash aid distribution to elderly may take 20 days – Cebu City gov’t

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Government started on Saturday, September 5, the house-to-house distribution of cash aid to senior citizens. City officials said the distribution will likely last up to 20 days. “Molanat og 20…

WATCH: Cebu City unveils complete bike lane route

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/05/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government on Friday, September 4, 2020 unveiled the complete route of its proposal to establish bike lanes within the city. The city’s public information office (PIO) published a ‘simulation’…

Cebu City to LTFRB-7: Allow traditional jeeps to return

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will be requesting transportation officials to allow traditional jeepneys to operate again in the city. Lawyer Rey Gealon, Cebu City government’s spokesperson, announced in a press conference on Friday,…

Cebu City Mayor Labella to undergo surgery on Thursday

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella will be undergoing surgery on Thursday morning, September 3, 2020, due to gall bladder stones. The mayor revealed his health status in a Facebook post on Wednesday evening,…

Simple flag-raising marks Cebu City’s celebration of National Heroes Day

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Cebu City government marked this year’s National Heroes Day with a simple flag-raising ceremony. The city’s Public Information Office (PIO), in a statement, said the event, led by…

Labella names ex-Apas chief as new disaster exec

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella on Monday, August 31, 2020, confirmed the appointment of former Apas barangay captain Ramil Ayuman in the city’s disaster and rescue office. Labella told reporters in a press…

Labella: Big possibility Cebu City will have MGCQ

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella on Monday, August 31, 2020, says that the city’s chances to be downgraded to a modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) are high. “Because of the flattening of the…

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