IN PHOTOS: Oslob’s whale shark watching under the ‘new normal’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/01/2020

OSLOB, Cebu – The Cebu Provincial Government on Friday, July 31, led the ceremonial reopening of its tourism industry with whale shark watching in Barangay Tan-awan in Oslob town. The even that was also participated by representatives…

Border controls between Cebu province, Cebu City to stay

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City may have just recently downgraded to a more relaxed mode of community quarantine but the Capitol will be sustaining its border controls. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in a report from the…

Garcia to appeal PUV hierarchy in areas under GCQ, MGCQ

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia will be making an appeal before the national government to waive the hierarchal arrangement of deploying public utility vehicles (PUVs) in areas with more relaxed quarantine restrictions. Garcia, in…

Capitol to issue EO on tourism-related activities under MGCQ

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Tourism stakeholders and guests in Cebu province have something to look forward to as it transitions to the most relaxed form of community quarantine. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced during her regular press…

Netizen denies posting Gwen bounty; probe starts

Alven Maria A. Timtim, Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police in Cebu are investigating the posts circulating on social media offering a P10 million bounty to anyone who can kill Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia. But an individual, who bore a similar name…

PH’s largest medical society denounces Gwen on tuob, calling out doctors

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The country’s largest organization of medical professionals denounced Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on her advocacy on tuob (steam inhalation in English) as a solution to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and on calling…

More dengue cases than COVID-19 in Cebu province

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia once again called on the public to reconsider their ‘unreasonable fear’ towards the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). And in her regular press conference on Friday, June 12, Garcia said…

Gwen to withdraw EO on backriding

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia will be withdrawing the executive order (EO) she has drafted that will allow backriding on private motorcycles. This developed after President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, June 5, 2020, rejected…

President Duterte not keen on allowing motorcycle backrides in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, June 5, 2020, said he is not keen on allowing Cebu province to lift the ban on motorcycle backriding under the “new normal.” “You (Cebu) supported me to…

Cebu province logs 30 new cases on June 4

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu province on Thursday, June 4, logged 30 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced.   Garcia, however, requested not to disclose the addresses of the new patients as the…

Cebu province remains under GCQ but gears up for MGCQ

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local governments in Cebu province are now preparing to relax further its quarantine restrictions. The Cebu Provincial government on Saturday, May 30, convened all mayors to discuss preparations needed for the transition from…

Cebu governor’s appeal to IATF: Ease further quarantine restrictions

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has announced in a meeting with mayors on Saturday, May 30, that she will be making an appeal before the national government’s anti-coronavirus task force to further ease the…

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