DOH-7 wants Cebu City to be under GCQ but…

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH – 7) is planning to recommend before the national anti-coronavirus task force to downgrade Cebu City’s status to a general community quarantine (GCQ) beyond June…

Barangay chief on controversial street celebration: ‘My conscience is clear’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The village chairperson of Basak San Nicolas in Cebu City is ready to face the charges to be filed against him for failure to stop a Sinulog street dance celebration amid prevailing strict…

DOH defends decision to deploy Doctors to the Barrios in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) defended its decision to reassign several physicians under the Doctors to the Barrios (DTTB) program. DOH, in an official statement issued on Monday, June 29, 2020, assured the…

Cebu City Legal summons Basak San Nicolas officials

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Legal Office has summoned officials of Barangay Basak San Nicolas to shed light on the fiesta celebration that took place within their village last Saturday, June 27. A two-page show…

Cebu officials mourn over Councilor Tony Cuenco’s passing

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Officials in Cebu City continue to pay their respects and tribute as they mourn the passing of City Councilor and former Congressman Antonio ‘Tony’ Cuenco.  In separate statements, Cebu City’s two Representatives Raul…

COVID-19 deaths in Cebu City now at 150

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City on Saturday, June 27, recorded another day of double-digits in the number of deaths related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The City Health Department (CHD) announced on Facebook that they…

Elite police team to arrive in Cebu this weekend

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The elite team of police officers tasked to help reinforce enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Cebu City is expected to arrive this weekend. Police Colonel Cydric Earl Tamayo, Cebu City Police Office (CCPO)…

Fewer ECQ violators noted since June 24 — police

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) on Thursday, June 25, announced that they noted a drop in the number of ECQ or enhanced community quarantine violators since public officials decided to scrap the…

More COVID-19 recoveries on week 2 of ECQ in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City logged more recoveries than additional coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on Monday, June 22, as the city entered its second week under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). This development ended a two-week…

Cebu records 8 more COVID-19 deaths on June 21

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in Cebu City, who already passed away, has reached 81. This developed after the City Health Department (CHD) recorded on Sunday, June 21, eight more…

Cebu City welcomes evaluation from national gov’t

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government welcomed the decision of the country’s anti-coronavirus task force to evaluate how the city government had handled the pandemic here. “That’s their prerogative and we welcome their evaluation… Any…

Cebu City QC releases 34 more recovered patients

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Quarantine Center (CCQC) released at least 34 patients who had recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the city’s public information office (PIO) announced. In a statement published on Sunday,…

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