Zero COVID-19 transmission in Cebu City hospitals in last 13 days

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 11/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) reported that for the last 13 days, there are zero Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmissions in public and private hospitals in the city. According to Councilor…

316 PDLs undergo pooled testing in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) conducted COVID-19 pooled testing for detainees at all police stations in the city Wednesday, November 4, 2020.…

EOC Czar: Cebu City not ready for ‘new normal’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Cebu City has been brought down to manageable levels. But for the czar of the city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), the city is not yet qualified…

Police accreditation eyed as requirement for deliverymen

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Government officials have recommended requiring police accreditation for individuals who are planning to apply as deliverymen in Cebu City. This was just some of the suggestions raised during a meeting that the city’s…

Cebu City dad on ban of E-scooters: ‘It is untimely’

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Cebu City councilor Joel Garganera believes it is not a good time to ban e-scooters, or electronic scooters, from the streets here, saying these are good alternative modes of transportation, especially during this time…

400 vendors in Carbon Market agree to undergo swab testing; public hearing continues

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 400 vendors of the Carbon Public Market have agreed with the Emergency Operations Center’s (EOC) plan to conduct swab testing for ambulant and market vendors in the biggest market in Cebu…

COVID-free barangays in Cebu City down to 29

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The number of coronavirus disease-free barangays in Cebu City has dropped from 38 to only 29. Councilor Joel Garganera, head of the city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), said that based on their September…

Cebu City EOC mulls swab test for all arriving LSIs

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Emergency Operation Center (EOC) here is planning to require all arriving locally stranded individuals (LSIs) to be swabbed. This after at least 12 LSIs tested positive to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)…

EOC warns government personnel: Cooperate with contact tracing or else…

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) here is warning government personnel and those who are associated with the government that they could get arrested if they don’t cooperate with the contact tracing for COVID-19.…

Mayor Labella orders probe on Agsungot quarry

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella wants the alleged illegal quarry in Barangay Agsungot that has caused two minor landslides in the area last August 2020 to be investigated. Labella ordered the City Legal…

Being too complacent under MGCQ could lead to spike in COVID-19 cases, Cebu City EOC warns

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/01/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is warning the public not to be too complacent now that Cebu City is under a more relaxed Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ). Councilor Joel Garganera,…

Cebu City EOC warns: Beware of fake contact tracers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is warning residents of fake contact tracers who may seek to extort money from them. EOC czar Councilor Joel Garganera said no reports of fake contact…

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