Bohol bars entry of passenger ships in ports

Alven Marie Timtim, Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Passenger ships will no longer be permitted to enter and dock in any port in Bohol starting Monday, March 16, 2020, because the province is placed under community quarantine. The Philippine Coast Guard…

Labella mulls shorter workdays for Cebu City Hall

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 03/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Mayor Edgard Labella has still to decide if he will shorten the workdays of government offices amid the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19).  He said the city would…

Kampeon Cup suspended due to COVID-19 threat

Mars G. Alison 03/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 7s Football League has decided to indefinitely suspend the second AIA Philam Vitality Kampeon Cup which is supposed to happen this weekend, March 13, 14 and 15, 2020.  It would have been…

Visitors in CPPO urged to wear masks, sanitize hands upon entering

By Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The headquarters of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) is now equipped with dozens of alcohol bottles, hand sanitizers, and N95 masks. This after its director, Police Colonel Roderick Mariano, ordered for the…

Cebu imposes 14-day mandatory quarantine for passengers from Italy and Iran

Rosalie Abatayo 03/09/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Starting March 11, 2020, travelers arriving in Cebu from Iran and Italy will already be included in the 14-day mandatory quarantine imposed by the provincial government amid the threat of the Coronavirus…

Cebu Chamber calls for measures for gov’t, other sectors to meet 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 02/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) calls on business sector and government to implement ways to address adverse effects of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019). In a position paper, CCCI cited the…

26 Korean PUMs from Daegu now accounted for

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The whereabouts of the seven South Koreans from Daegu City, who landed in Cebu last February 25, have been located. At a press conference Friday, February 28, Hotel Resort and Restaurant Association in…

This Lenten season, Palma asks devotees to include others in prayers

Gerard Vincent Francisco, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is asking devotees to pray not only for themselves and their loved ones but also for others amid the threats of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). “Let’s hope the…

Two more PUIs discharged in Central Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Two more patients under investigation (PUIs) suspected to have the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Central Visayas were discharged on February 20, 2020.  Based on COVID-19’s real-time tracker, a total of 54 PUIs were already…

Rama to CHD and CDRRMO: Make a comprehensive plan to fight polio, dengue

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama is concerned with the recent rise of diseases in the city from the poliovirus presence in the Butuan River to the increase in the fatality rate of…

DOH COVID-19 Tracker: 0 PUIs admitted in CV as of Feb. 15

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There are no more patients under investigation (PUIs) suspected of having the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) admitted in Central Visayas as of the latest data from the state’s health department. The Department of…

Gwen: Non-Cebuano PUMs won’t be quarantined; they will be sent to hometowns outside Cebu

Futch Anthony Inso 02/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia will no longer accept persons under monitoring (PUMs), who have a travel history from China and will arrive in the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) if they are not residents…

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