Community isolation center ready for PPIs

Florence Basea 04/14/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — City officials led by Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo, Inter-Agency Task Force COVID-19 chairperson, inspected Tuesday morning, April 14, 2020, the community isolation center with 40 cubicles, which were ready to accept Persons…

7 more Davao derby aficionados tracked down

Froilan Gallardo 04/13/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY Philippines — Seven more cockfighting aficionados, who attended the Davao derby last month, have been tracked down in this city by health officials here. Epidemiologist Dr. Teodolfo Retuya, head of the Cagayan de…

Abellanosa to IATF: Implement localized ECQs

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City South District Representative, Congressman Rodrigo “Bebot” Abellanosa, urged the Interagency Task Force (IATF) for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) to implement localized enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Implementing localized ECQ will serve as…

COVID-19,  extension and early termination of seafarer’s contract

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 04/07/2020

  Seafarers have a right to return home at the end of their contract at no cost to themselves. Unfortunately, thousands of  seafarers, mostly from cruise liners, with expired employment contracts have been forced into continued labor aboard…

Gwen: Still too early to decide on lifting of ECQ

Rosalie Abatayo 04/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Even when the pandemic and the subsequent enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) will be over, things may no longer go back to the way they were. So said Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Monday,…

Health benefits of virgin coconut oil

Dianne Zarina G. Savillo 04/04/2020

The coconut tree has been called the “Tree of Life” because of its countless usage. Every part has a use, including the fruit, wood, and leaves.   And its fruit, the coconut, is one of the most…

Chan ‘locks down’ homes of 2 COVID-19 cases in Lapu-Lapu

Futch Anthony Inso 03/30/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has ordered a “lockdown” of the two residences of two coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the city. Chan said that this was to ensure the…

Dr. Dejaño: Exercise to boost your immune system

Mars G. Alison 03/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For the majority of the Cebuanos, staying at home is of the utmost importance as our government officials, health workers and other frontliners fight to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).   While…

Please stay at home

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 03/27/2020

  The world is facing a blank wall. The sky is very dark. Fear is seen in everyone’s eyes. But we cannot allow this deadly virus, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), to finish us all. We need to…

Compound in Talamban considered a hot zone

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Police Colonel Hector Grijaldo, the director of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), revealed that 25 people are quarantined inside a leisure compound in Barangay Talamban, here.  This after they were exposed to at least…

Labella asks DOTr to allow families to backride on motorcycles

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has written to Secretary Arthur Tugade of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), asking reconsideration on the no-backride policy on motorcycles. Labella said on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, that…

NEDA calls for seamless coordination, comprehensive plan to mitigate COVID-19 impact

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Coordination and comprehensive planning is the right way to address the adverse impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “This public health emergency brought about…

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