P888M fund for SRA to benefit over 97,000 health workers — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 09/04/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The P888 million budget that was released by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will provide for the special risk allowance (SRA) of over 97,000 healthcare workers at the frontlines against the COVID-19…

Cebu City set to open another vax site in Urgello

Dyrecka Letigio 09/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City is set to open another vaccination site on September 6, 2021, at the Southwestern University Campus in Urgello Street. This would be the ninth vaccination site of the city as it…

DepEd-7 now prepared for opening of school year 2021-2022

Mae Fhel Gom-os 09/04/2021

  MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Amid the challenges of the past school year, the Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) said they are now prepared for the opening of the school year 2021-2022. Salustiano Jimenez, DepEd-7…

Local Delta cases in Region 7 reach 83 as WHO confirms community transmission

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/31/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Health authorities in Central Visayas have already recorded a total of 83 local cases of the highly transmissible Delta variant as the World Health Organization in the Philippines (WHO – Philippines) declared on…

Duterte admits he ordered Duque to skip bidding on PPE purchase

Daphne Galvez 08/31/2021

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday admitted he was the one who ordered Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to skirt from the bidding process in the procurement of protective personal equipment (PPE) during the onset…

Mandaue’s isolation facilities utilization rate rises to 70-90 percent

Mary Rose Sagarino 08/25/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City’s isolation facilities utilization rate is now at 70 to 90 percent. The city has two isolation facilities namely the Mandaue City Isolation Center (MCCI) located at the old North Bus Terminal…

Vaccine watch: 96% of medical workers in Region 7 fully vaxxed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Approximately five months since the rollout began in Central Visayas, almost all medical workers here are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Data from the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) revealed that as of August…

Alcoy closes beaches to non-residents

Dyrecka Letigio 08/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Municipality of Alcoy, in the southern part of Cebu, has closed off its famous beaches from non-residents to prevent a further rise in COVID-19 cases. In Executive Order (EO) No. 2021-034, Mayor…

Bañacia: I am already expecting the worst

Futch Anthony Inso 08/13/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government was never surprised with the extension of its modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) status after August 15. Nagiel Bañacia, head of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO),…

Probing OCTA

Randy David - @inquirerdotnet 08/08/2021

I’m trying to comprehend the rationale for the resolution filed last week by members of the House of Representatives, seeking to probe “in aid of legislation” the credentials, affiliations, and activities of a group of academics collectively…

COVID-19 cases among minors are rising — Cebu City EOC

Dyrecka Letigio 08/07/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center notes an increase of COVID-19 cases among minor age groups. In the most recent data released to the media, the EOC showed that for new cases…

CebuPac paid P7.7B for 1M refund requests

Miguel R. Camus 08/07/2021

Cebu Pacific (CebuPac) paid P7.7 billion to settle nearly 1 million refund requests since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived last year and triggered massive flight cancellations. In a statement on Friday, the budget carrier said the settlement cleared…

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