Group of doctors in Cebu offer free online consultation

Immae Lachica 04/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A group of Cebu-based doctors is offering free online consultation for Cebuanos who want to get checked without going to the hospital so as to avoid the risk of getting exposed to the coronavirus…

PH rice farmers to receive cash subsidy from DA

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Rice farmers will receive P5,000 cash subsidy from the Department of Agriculture (DA) to help augment their needs amid the enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “Our rice farmers will receive…

DSWD-7 targets 1.3M families to receive P6K financial assistance

Futch Anthony Inso 03/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-7 has estimated that 1.3 million families will benefit the social amelioration program in Central Visayas. The program is mandated by Republic Act No. 11469 or…

State of calamity, ‘extreme’ public health emergency in Cebu

Rosalie Abatayo 03/26/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The entire Cebu province, excluding the independent cities of Cebu and Lapu-Lapu, is now under a state of calamity and extreme public health emergency. In a special session on Thursday morning, March…

Cebu now under ‘enhanced community quarantine’

Rosalie Abatayo 03/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With confirmed and presumptive positive cases of the coronavirus disease in Cebu, the province is now under a state of enhanced community quarantine. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has signed Wednesday evening, March 25,…

Online call for mass testing draws support

Rosalie Abatayo 03/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The call for mass testing in the country has become louder with now close to 140,000 people supporting the online petition for the government to conduct mandatory testing for the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).…

Japanese man who wanted to infect others with coronavirus dies

03/19/2020

A Japanese man who went to bars after he tested positive for COVID-19 was declared dead yesterday, March 18. The 57-year-old man died from pneumonia caused by coronavirus, and also had hepatocellular cancer. The man learned he…

Garcia: We can pray directly to God

Rosalie Abatayo 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “In a time of crisis, we must pray. But we can pray directly to God.” This was the message of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia as she renewed her call for religious mass gatherings…

Cebu City Council to tackle P1B budget for Coronavirus on Friday

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Council will hold a special session for the requested P1 billion budget of Mayor Edgardo Labella for the city’s fight against the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Friday morning,…

BREAKING: 15 new COVID-19 cases bring total to 202

Daphne Galvez 03/18/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Fifteen more individuals were confirmed to have contracted the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the total to 202 as of noon Wednesday, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. Three patients were also reported to…

Cebu City minority bloc offers suggestions for Labella on Covid-19

Delta Letigio 03/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The minority bloc of the Cebu City Council, who are members of the Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK), offered suggestions to Mayor Edgardo Labella amidst the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis in the city.  Councilor Nestor…

USC forms Facebook group to cater to mental health of frontliners

Immae Lachica 03/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— In times like this when a deadly virus is spreading all throughout the world quickly, everyone should be looking out for one another— especially those frontline workers. Read: Our heartfelt “thank you” to our…

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