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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia on Wednesday, August 25, welcomed the recent stand of the Department of Health (DOH) that lockdowns are not effective in curbing the spread of COVID-19. “Gikinahanglan ta magbalanse. Balansehon…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Tuesday, August 24, confirmed that they detected 19 additional cases of the Delta variant in the region. But these patients were considered as “recovered”…
MANILA, Philippines—Recent data on coronavirus infections are belying the previously widespread belief that the young, especially children, were at a lower level of risk. Numbers available everywhere, including the Philippines, showed that children were increasingly becoming infected…
As we have experienced throughout this pandemic period, it’s been a constant rollercoaster ride of ups and downs. Just when we thought we were hitting our stride with vaccinations across the country, the Delta variant started to…
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…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama has turned over the mayoral functions of the city back to Mayor Edgardo Labella on August 19, 2021. “I am happy that my dear friend and partner…
WELLINGTON — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern put New Zealand under strict lockdown on Tuesday after the country’s first coronavirus case in six months was reported in the largest city of Auckland. Ardern’s “go hard, go early” strategy has helped…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Lawmakers in Cebu slammed a member of the national government’s anti-COVID task force over his column recounting how they warned the province of threats of the more transmissible Delta variant. In a joint…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) announced the detection of the first case of the COVID-19 Lambda variant on Sunday, August 15, 2021, along with an additional 182 cases of the Delta variant. The DOH…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – “I am not blaming Cebu.” This was the response of Dr. Edsel Salvaña to criticisms hurled against him by several local officials in Cebu, particularly Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia. In a post on his…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Garcia hit back at Doctor Edsel Salvana, an Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) adviser, who claimed that the surge of the Delta variant cases in Mindanao was due to the leniency of…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines- The Mandaue City Government is planning to have automated texting for faster messaging of vaccination schedules to registrants. As COVID-19 cases are continuously increasing and with the presence of the more transmissible Delta…
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