Grief and closure

Michael L. Tan - @inquirerdotnet 11/01/2022

This was a terrible time last year, the COVID-19 death toll climbing since its start early in 2020, and peaking, in the Philippines, around the month of September with the deadly Delta strain. COVID-19 raised a new…

CCPO awaits directives on closure of e-sabong

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police here are already waiting for directives from national headquarters to conduct operations against e-sabong following President Rodrigo Duterte’s order for its closure. The order of Duterte to end e-sabong stemmed from the…

Rama warns establishments: Check vaccination cards or face closure

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has warned establishments, which have been lax in checking the vaccination cards of customers for services that can only be offered to vaccinated individuals, that they need to…

Cebu City gov’t orders indefinite closure of shoe store after failure to control crowd in 11.11 sale

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 11/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, ordered a shoe store here to close its operations indefinitely after holding an 11.11 sale that went awry. Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera, head…

Cebu City residents compliant to closure of cemeteries — Tumulak

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City residents have been compliant to the closure of the cemeteries today, November 1, 2020, for the celebration of All Saints’ Day. Councilor David Tumulak, the City Council’s chairperson for disaster risk…

Starting Saturday, Mandaue to monitor closely cemeteries

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/21/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—With only a week left before the closure of the cemeteries in Mandaue City to prevent the spread of COVID-19, several people have started to visit the graves of their departed loved ones. Among them…

No total closure of Carbon market amid mass testing — Labella

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/30/2020

Cebu City, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella assured businesses, who relied on the Carbon Market for products, that the city’s largest public market would not close down even if the city planned to conduct a…

DA-7 closes Mandaue City office for decontamination

Doris C. Bongcac 07/01/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Central Visayas office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) will be closed starting this Wednesday, July 1, and until Friday, July 3, to facilitate decontamination. DA-7 that is located in Barangay Maguikay…

CCTO to motorists: Viaduct closed, avoid SRP

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) is urging motorists to avoid the South Road Properties (SRP) if they can due to the closure of the viaduct for the construction of the Cebu Cordova…

ADVISORY: MCWD’s temporary closure

PR 04/21/2020

In line with the strict implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Cebu City and the whole province, the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) informs its customers and the public that it will temporarily close its…

More measures in place vs spread of COVID-19 – Remollo

Florence A. Baesa 03/28/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental- Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo has ordered the closure of all flea markets here and shortened the business hours of the public market to minimize the convergence of large crowds to contain the spread…

Legal Office recommends closure of ‘unsanitary’ Larsian stall

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Legal Office has recommended the closure of a Larsian stall following the discovery of a rat in the area. Lawyer Rey Gealon, the city legal officer, said that Smiley’s Best…

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