Lapu-Lapu City logs 69 HIV cases from Jan. to Aug. 2023

Futch Anthony Inso 12/09/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Lapu-Lapu City Health Office (LLCHO) has recorded 69 cases of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) for the first eight months or from January to August this year. This was confirmed…

Angelica Panganiban shares battle with painful bone disease

Evangeline Valderrama 11/19/2023

Angelica Panganiban has shared her battle with a bone disease that has been causing her severe pain in the hip area, and which began when she was pregnant with daughter Amila Sabine. In her vlog, Panganiban revealed…

Iza Calzado recalls bout with parasitic disease while pregnant with Deia

Anne Pasajol 08/19/2023

Iza Calzado recounted contracting a parasitic disease called toxoplasmosis during her pregnancy with baby Deia, revealing she was told that her child could have suffered from “brain damage or visual impairment” due to the actress’ condition. Calzado…

Kris Aquino reunites with sons Josh, Bimby as she undergoes chemotherapy for autoimmune diseases

Dale Calanog 07/03/2023

Kris Aquino is one “very happy mama” as her sons, Josh and Bimby, visited her in the US where she is being treated for her autoimmune diseases. On Instagram, the veteran TV host uploaded photos of their…

Rama to sign new EO following detection of ASF virus in Cebu City

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Additional measures would be introduced soon as to how else the Cebu City government and its residents could avoid the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF). Mayor Michael Rama said these will…

DOH-7 exec clarifies no case of foot and mouth disease recorded in C. Visayas

Futch Anthony Inso 03/09/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has clarified that they have not recorded or documented yet any case of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in the region. Dr. Jaime Bernadas,…

Effect of border controls on COVID cases in province may determine quarantine fate

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The effect of the reimposition of the strict border controls between Cebu province and Cebu City may decide on what is up next for areas in the province that have a high number…

Four towns, one city report 1 new COVID case on June 20

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Four towns and one component city in Cebu province each reported one new case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Saturday, June 20. The towns of Badian, Carmen, Daanbantayan, and Toledo City…

Lapu-Lapu has 12 new COVID-19 cases on June 14

Immae A. Lachica 06/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City has logged 12 cases as of June 14, 2020. This was according to Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan on his Facebook page. Read more: COVID fight in Lapu not affected with…

Cebu City records 18 new COVID-19 cases in urban barangays

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has recorded 18 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 11 of its urban barangays. This has raised the total number of cases in the city to 1,872, which…

Female PUI, who died of SARI, positive of COVID-19

Florence A. Baesa 03/26/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — The female patient under investigation (PUI), who succumbed to Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, was found positive of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  This was the result…

Gov: No mass testing yet, use limited resources wisely

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the limited supply of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test kits, the Cebu provincial government maintains that resources should be used wisely. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in response to continued call for mass testing,…

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