Mandaue City to strictly implement health protocols

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/04/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – A stricter implementation of health protocols will be implemented in Mandaue City to address the rising cases of COVID-19 in the city. Police Major Mercy Villaro, the spokesperson of the Mandaue City Police…

Chan: Parents of kids caught roaming outside of residence will be penalized

Futch Anthony Inso 02/03/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan warned parents here that they will be penalized if their children will be caught roaming outside their residence. Chan said this after the Department of Health (DOH)-7 reported…

DOH launches Chikiting Ligtas immunization program vs polio, rubella, measles

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/29/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – The “Chikiting Ligtas” vaccination program against Rubella, Polio, and Measles, an activity campaign of the Department of Health (DOH) was launched at a covered court in Consolacion town, northern Cebu on Friday, January…

Experts: Cebu an ‘area of serious concern’ due to rise in COVID cases

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Local officials in Cebu continue to reassure the public that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak here remained at manageable levels.  This despite recent findings from a group of researchers in Metro Manila tagging the…

Mandaue City ready with own vaccination plan

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/28/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City COVID-19 Vaccine Board is now drafting a vaccination program against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Subangdaku Barangay Captain Ernie Manatad, the city’s vaccine czar said that since last week they…

Tumulak: We need to purchase freezers for vaccines

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor David Tumulak is urging the executive department to consider buying freezers to store the coming vaccines. In his privilege speech during the Council’s regular session on Wednesday, January 27, 2021,…

Cebu City is top 1 again for new COVID-19 cases

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than six months after Cebu City was the center of national attention because of the rising cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the city is once again at the top of…

DOH asks NBI help in tracing 2 unlocated contacts of UK variant patient

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 01/22/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) is seeking the assistance of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to find the two still unlocated co-passengers of the Filipino infected with the UK Covid-19 variant. As of…

Chan: Returning Lapu-Lapu OFWs should stay in city’s hotels

Futch Anthony Inso 01/21/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government wants its returning overseas Filipino worker (OFW) constituents to be accommodated in hotels within the city. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan met with  actingRegional Director Mae Codilla of…

Still rising, COVID-19 active cases in Cebu City nears 700

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is still rising in Cebu City. The city recorded an additional 60 new cases of the virus as compared to the 21 recoveries, raising the total…

Inoculated individuals still have to follow travel protocols, for now — Duque

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 01/18/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Even those who have already been inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine have to follow travel protocols imposed by the government, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Monday. During the hearing of the House committee…

Gov’t to issue COVID-19 vaccine passports — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 01/15/2021

  MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos who will be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will be issued vaccine passports by the Philippine government, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. “Itong vaccine passport na ito, meron po…

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