DOH: Two men from Cebu among 8 new confirmed COVID variant cases

Inquirer.net 02/06/2021

A 54-year-old man, a returning overseas Filipino (ROF) from Talisay City in southern Cebu, and a 35-year-old man from Liloan town in northern Cebu are among the eight new additional cases of the more infectious variant of…

RTC Branch 86 closed as court employee tests positive for COVID-19

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/01/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 86 in barangay Tipolo here will be physically closed after a court employee tested positive for the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In a memorandum dated January 31, 2021, the…

Some MGCQ areas to revert to stricter GCQ status in February — Palace

Krissy Aguilar 01/28/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Some provinces will revert from the lenient modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) to the more stringent GCQ in February, Malacañang announced on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, however,  did not disclose…

NBA begins working postponed games into schedule

01/28/2021

New York, United States—The NBA is tweaking its schedule to begin working in games postponed because of coronavirus safety measures, the league said in a statement on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Twenty-two games have been postponed since…

Capitol has no plans to set aside funds for COVID vaccines yet

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial government has no intention of purchasing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines at this point. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in a press conference on Thursday, January 14, said that she planned to…

Delegation from Wonju in South Korea to skip Sinulog 2021

Doris C. Bongcac 01/07/2021

Mandaue City, Cebu–A delegation from the Wonju Dynamic Dancing Carnival in South Korea that has been sending performers to Cebu City in the last three years has opted to skip this year’s festival because of the pandemic.…

Lapu gov’t monitoring returning OFWs  

Futch Anthony Inso 01/04/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Nine returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from countries with reported cases of the new variant of the SARs-COV-2 were isolated and are being monitored by the Lapu-Lapu City Government. Grace Carungay, head of the City…

AboitizPower prevails in 2020, accelerates further to 2021

Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 12/29/2020

When the COVID-19 crisis spread globally, we were forced to reshape our patterns and create new routines, highlighting its profound impact on our lives. However, the pause brought about by the pandemic has allowed us to gain…

Pope urges help for poor at low-key Christmas Eve Mass curbed by COVID

Reuter 12/25/2020

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis celebrated a low-key Christmas Eve Mass made somber by the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday and said people should feel obliged to help the needy because Jesus himself was born a poor outcast. The Mass…

Labella: Qpass suspension is not a reason to go strolling

Delta Dyrecka Leritio 12/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said that the suspension for the quarantine passes during the Christmas season is not an excuse to go strolling.  Labella said the purpose of the suspension is only for those…

Cebu City gets ready for start of Simbang Gabi season

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) and Cebu City government is deploying over 700 personnel to watch over churches where Simbang Gabi and Misa De Gallo will be celebrated starting on Tuesday evening, December 15,…

US to start vaccinating as Germany returns to partial lockdown

12/14/2020

Kalamazoo, United States—The United States prepared to start its Covid-19 vaccination program on Monday, December 14, 2020, as the nation’s death toll edged towards 300,000, while Germany announced a partial lockdown over the holidays due to an…

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