Cebu Island remains under Alert Level 3 until February 15

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 01/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The entire Cebu Island will remain under the Alert Level 3 starting on Tuesday, February 1, and is expected to last until February 15, 2022. Acting Presidential Spokesperson, Secretary Karlo Nograles, announced on Sunday,…

No border restrictions, Cebu to have one island policy

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Province and the Tricities of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu, have agreed that the policy of the entire island should be uniform when it comes to handling the threat of the Omicron variant…

Mayor Cortes hoping for a single policy on travel restrictions in Cebu Island

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/05/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes hopes that Cebu Island will have only one policy about travel restrictions. Due to the surge of COVID-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) which health officials…

Cebu inoculates 1M individuals for 1st dose of vaccine

Dyrecka Letigio 09/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Province and the Tricities of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu have reached a million individuals inoculated with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on September 10, 2021. On Friday, Doctor Mary Jean…

MECQ Cebu City: Public transport, free movement remains, no quarantine pass

Dyrecka Letigio 07/31/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City residents can still move freely within Cebu Island, albeit only for work and essential purposes. The Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) in Cebu City from August 1 to 15, 2021, will…

In photos (Part 1): A glimpse at Cebu amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Dennis Singson 12/31/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in a matter of months this year. In Cebu island – Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City and Cebu province – like most parts of the…

Jeepneys back in Cebu Island except for Cebu City, Mandaue City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuanos can expect the return of traditional jeepneys on the roads soon as the Land Transporation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) has allowed jeepneys to operate again in the towns…

Experts: Cebu on its way flattening the curve but…

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Experts from the academe have noted a decrease in Cebu island’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission rate. In its 12th coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) forecast report dated July 16, 2020, the OCTA Research…

Cebu Island LGUs report more COVID-19 cases

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local government units in Cebu Island or Cebu province and the tricities — Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue and Cebu Cities —  have reported more cases of the coronavirus disease despite the continuous implementation of different…

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Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 01/03/2016

3 hit by stray bullets in Cebu City; 69 firecracker  victims in C.  Visayas There were no deaths, but the holiday revelry in Cebu after New Year’s Eve still produced three female victims of stray bullets .…

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