Cebu City open to lifting curfew; Rama to announce decision on Feb. 24 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Officials in Cebu City welcomed the decision of the national government’s anti-COVID task force to ease restrictions here by placing the city back to Alert Level 2. And local officials are open to…

No more curfew in Mandaue soon

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/14/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes on Monday, February 14, 2022, said he will be lifting the city’s curfew after the entire island of Cebu was placed under Alert Level 2. The city’s current curfew is…

Cortes issues EO for Misa de Gallo in Mandaue

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/13/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has issued on Monday, December 13, 2021, Executive Order No. 38 series of 2021, on the conduct of Simbang Gabi And Misa De Gallo. Under the EO, the…

Lapu police ready should city be placed under Alert Level 3

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There will be no major adjustments in the security measures should Lapu-Lapu City be placed under Alert Level 3 due to the recent rise in COVID-19 infection, the city’s police said. This was…

Online money transactions pose challenge in intercepting drug activities, says RID-7 chief

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The top official of the Regional Intelligence Division (RID-7) said that online money transactions remain their challenge in intercepting drug activities in Central Visayas as some players now exploit this platform for their…

Lapu-Lapu adjusts curfew for fiesta celebration on Nov. 19, 20

Futch Anthony Inso 11/18/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government will adjust the start of the curfew hour in the city on Friday and Saturday, November 19 and 20, respectively. This is in lieu of the fiesta celebration of…

Curfew lifting in Cebu City may be gradual — Rama

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippine — Cebu City’s lifting of the curfew may not be automatic. Acting Mayor Michael Rama said he would be meeting again with the city’s convergence group, that involved all stakeholders from the police to…

Mandaue City won’t lift curfew

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/04/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City has no plans yet to adjust or lift the city’s curfew, the chief of the city’s Emergency Operations Center said. Metro Manila has removed its standardized curfew starting today. Lawyer August…

Uncertainty looms in Cebu’s curfew policies 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Whether local governments in Cebu would scrap curfew remains a question.  Officials here have yet to make their respective decisions on the existing curfew policies as Metro Manila, the country’s capital, has already…

No more liquor ban in Lapu

Futch Anthony Inso 10/20/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government has suspended the implementation of the liquor ban and adopted the protocols set by the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) during the implementation…

CCPO chief to push for continued implementation of curfew, liquor ban

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 09/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the downgrade of the city’s quarantine status to general community quarantine (GCQ) starting Sept. 8, Cebu City Police Office or CCPO will still recommend that some restrictions when the city was under…

Lapu-Lapu police chief: 197 caught violating health protocols

Futch Anthony Inso 08/02/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) has apprehended 197 individuals on Sunday, August 1, 2021, during the first day of the implementation of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) status in the city.…

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