Cortes: No need for Mandaue to revert to GCQ

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/12/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes believes there is no need for his city to revert to general community quarantine (GCQ) from its current modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status despite the rising number…

Cebu City officials to residents: Stay strong this Christmas

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella and Vice Mayor Michael Rama reminded the public to stay strong this Christmas amid the hardships brought about by the pandemic. Labella said in his Christmas message that…

49 patients to celebrate Christmas in isolation at NOAH

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — They won’t be spending Christmas with their families this year. Instead, the 49 patients of the New Oasis for Adaptation and a Home (NOAH) will be celebrating the holiday in isolation. The names…

Shoppers flock Carbon Market for Christmas rush

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/24/2020

The Market Authority controls the number of people entering the Carbon Public Market in this file photo. CEBU CITY, Philippines — As per tradition, Cebuanos are still trying to beat the Christmas rush hours before tonight’s Noche…

Fewer passengers flock to CSBT on day before Christmas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Empty seats and more buses marked the morning of Christmas eve on December 24, 2020 at the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT). CSBT, the province’s largest bus terminal, accommodated around 15,000 passengers only since Wednesday…

Archbishop Palma: The pandemic brought out the generosity in people

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The pandemic may have brought death and pain to many in the past months, but it also has brought out the goodness in people who were all willing to help each other survive…

Additional security forces to augment CCPO for last day of Misa de Gallo

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will be augmented for the last day of the Misa de Gallo to ensure a smooth end to the nine-day dawn novena masses. Police Colonel Josefino Ligan,…

EOC prepares for Christmas eve flock to churches

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is preparing for the rush of parishioners to churches during the Christmas eve mass. Councilor Joel Garganera, the deputy chief implementor of the EOC said that the…

Closed stalls in Mandaue Public Market expected to reopen this Christmas and New Year

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/22/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Stalls in the Mandaue City Public Market which closed during the community quarantine are expected to reopen this Christmas and New Year. Edgar Seno, head of the Mandaue City Public Market, said that…

Mandaue City has enough supply of pork for holidays

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/21/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The Mandaue City Veterinarian Office (MCVO) said the city has sufficient supply of pork for Christmas and New Year. Dr. Karen Merilles, MCVO head, said there is actually more than enough supply of meat available…

FACES OF CEBU: Joseph Angtud, 52, traffic enforcer

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/20/2020

Mandaue City, Cebu—Mandaue City traffic enforcer Joseph Angtud is used to go the extra mile. It can be recalled that Angtud, 52, from barangay Tabok here, was recognized by the city for helping a motorcycle rider fix…

No umbrellas, no entry for churchgoers in Mandaue

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/18/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Churchgoers without umbrellas will not be allowed to enter the National Shrine of St. Joseph and the Mandaue City Plaza located in front of the City Hall during Misa de Gallo. This after…

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