Gwen: We’re managing COVID-19 outbreak

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Another local official in Cebu reassured the public that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak here, is manageable. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, on Friday, January 29, disagreed with the findings from experts that the…

Asturias, Cebu mayor afflicted with COVID-19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Another local chief executive in Cebu province has been afflicted with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Asturias Mayor Jose Antonio Pintor tested positive of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, the local government’s…

Experts: Cebu on its way flattening the curve but…

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Experts from the academe have noted a decrease in Cebu island’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission rate. In its 12th coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) forecast report dated July 16, 2020, the OCTA Research…

Cebu real estate players mixed on PH’s new transparency index

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Real estate players and experts here in Cebu are divided on the country’s new and slightly improved ranking in real estate transparency. Top global research firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) ranked the Philippines…

All 262 new cases in Region 7 on July 16 came from Cebu island

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — All 262 additional cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reported in Central Visayas came from Cebu, recent data from health authorities show. The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH – 7)…

213 new COVID-19 cases in Region 7 are from Cebu island

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Health officials in Central Visayas have recorded 214 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the region on Monday, July 13. Of this number, 213 are from Cebu island. The other additional COVID-19…

Cause-oriented groups in Cebu: We need medical, not militarized solutions

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cause-oriented groups in Cebu are calling for the national government to provide medical, not militaristic, solutions to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic here. The Movement Against Tyranny Cebu (MAT – Cebu) and…

PH’s largest medical society denounces Gwen on tuob, calling out doctors

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The country’s largest organization of medical professionals denounced Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on her advocacy on tuob (steam inhalation in English) as a solution to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and on calling…

Medical groups: Steam inhalation does not kill SARS-CoV-2

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/25/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Groups of medical professionals in Cebu debunked reports that steam inhalation, or tuob in Cebuano, can kill the highly infectious virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “We stand by up-to-date medical…

In Region 7, nearly 2k confined in hospitals due to COVID-19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The number of patients admitted in Central Visayas hospitals due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has exponentially risen. The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) reported late Wednesday evening, June 24, 2020…

Duterte to send Cimatu to Cebu to monitor COVID-19 situation

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will be sending Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu to oversee and evaluate Cebu’s response towards the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). President Duterte made this announcement in a meeting with Cabinet officials…

DOH-7 taps under board doctors to address hospital congestion

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Health officials in Cebu are planning to deploy under board doctors in an effort to decongest hospitals here amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, director of the Department of…

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