Mandaue City shuts down 3 main vaccination sites starting July 1

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/29/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Starting Friday, July 1, only two of the five main vaccination centers in Mandaue City will remain operational. Dr. Debra Maria Catulong, medical officer III of the Mandaue City Health Office, said these…

Full F2F classes now allowed in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The full face-to-face (F2F) classes are already allowed in all educational institutions in Cebu City. Mayor Michael Rama issued Executive Order No. 174 entitled “Order Balik Eskwela, Pabakuna Bonanza, ug Ekonomiya Isaka.” Lawyer…

COVID vaccine wastage within acceptable limit – DOH

Kathleen de Villa 06/29/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said COVID-19 jabs in the current stockpile considered as “wastage” was still within the standard rate set by the World Health Organization (WHO). Asked during the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel on…

Expansion of limited F2F classes a possibility in SY 2022-2023

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/28/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) said that limited face-to-face (F2F) classes will still be implemented for School Year (SY) 2022-2023. Although they are studying the full implementation of F2F…

Enrile contracts COVID-19: ‘To my critics and enemies, I am not going to die yet’

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 06/27/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile, 98, is confined in a hospital due to COVID-19. In a post on his personal Facebook account, the incoming legal adviser of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos made an…

Singapore eases movement curbs for migrant workers

Agence France Presse 06/26/2022

SINGAPORE – Migrant workers in Singapore no longer need special permission to leave their dormitories from Friday, after two years of coronavirus curbs, but campaigners criticised the decision to maintain some “discriminatory” restrictions. Around 300,000 migrant workers, many of…

Avail of universal health care, public urged

Melvin Gascon 06/26/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos should avail of the free medical checkup offered by the government under its Universal Health Care (UHC) Law amid the latest uptick of non-COVID-19 cases in the country, Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara…

300 Mandaue healthcare workers may receive One COVID-19 allowance

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/23/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines- About 300 medical and non-medical workers in Mandaue City may soon receive the One COVID-19 allowance (OCA). Dr. Ligaya Lakambini Dargantes, assistant city health officer, said they have already submitted the list with the…

Unvaccinated triathletes will be barred from 70.3 Ironman race in Cebu

Futch Anthony Inso 06/23/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Unvaccinated athletes will not be allowed to participate in the upcoming 70.3 Ironman Triathlon on August 7, 2022. This was agreed upon during the first Coordination Meeting of the technical working group at…

It’s still mask on in Mandaue City…..for now

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/23/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Health Office would still advocate for the wearing of face masks. Dr. Ligaya Lakambini Dargantes, the assistant city health officer said that even if a person is vaccinated against COVID-19,…

Cobonpue’s second term as RDC-7 head ends

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As his second term as chairman of the Regional Development Council in Central Visayas (RDC-7) ends this month, Kenneth Cobonpue said he hopes that this would not be the last time that someone…

Loreche appointed as next CCMC chief

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Dr. Mary Jean Loreche has been appointed by Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama as the next Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) head. The mayor said in a phone interview with reporters on June…

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