Mandaue’s proposed anti-dengue ordinance tackled

Norman V. Mendoza 10/04/2016

OWNERS, administrators and caretakers of households, abandoned houses, and business establishments in Mandaue City will be required to get rid of mosquito breeding grounds or they will be fined. That is if the city’s proposed anti-dengue ordinance,…

Tagging campaign on dengue hotspots in Cebu City

Lesley Cara Delos Santos 10/04/2016

The Cebu City Health Office is tagging barangays with the highest recorded incidence of dengue cases as part of its awareness campaign for the public. Tarpaulins with the words “Beware!!! You are entering a dengue zone’ were…

US Zika advisory seen to have ‘minimal effect’ on PH tourism

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/30/2016

A US health advisory for pregnant women to postpone nonessential travel to 11 Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines, will have very minimal effect on tourism in the country, said industry sources. According to tourism stakeholders in…

Inquiry set as 28 pupils discharged

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/29/2016

About 28 out of 34 students of Concord Technical Institute in Cebu City were discharged from the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) after falling ill due to drinking free coffee offered to them at school last Wednesday.…

Family members of Zika case in city monitored

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/27/2016

THE Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) continues to monitor family members of the 22-year-old pregnant woman who was earlier found positive for Zika virus in Cebu City. This developed despite the results of the blood…

DON’T FEAR ZIKA

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/21/2016

“Do not be scared of Zika.” This was the message conveyed by Dr. Jaime Bernadas, director of the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), following reports that there are nine new cases of the mosquito-borne Zika…

DOH tells public not to be afraid of Zika

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/21/2016

THE regional Department of Health (DOH) said the public should not be scared about the Zika virus and advised them to clear their surroundings of garbage and any receptacle that can accumulate stagnant water. In Wednesday’s press…

DOH CONFIRMS ZIKA CASE IN CEBU

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/20/2016

The Department of Health (DOH) announced yesterday that there are six new cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the Philippines recorded this month, one of which was reported in Cebu. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, director of the…

One of six Zika cases occurred in Cebu City: DOH

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/20/2016

One of six Zika cases recorded in the country occurred in Cebu City, the regional Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday. Five other Zika cases are recorded in IloIlo City and Laguna province. Regional DOH Director Dr.…

Cebu brand might as well be ‘Where Cebu stinks’ — MLC

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/18/2016

Next to the Cebu City Council, the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), comes another group that wants the Cebu City government to stop using its 15-hectare landfill in Barangay…

CLOSE INAYAWAN LANDFILL

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/12/2016

Can rehabilitation efforts still save the Inayawan landfill in Cebu City? According to the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), it’s about time that the garbage dumpsite is closed and no amount of rehabilitation can make…

Some village chiefs question distribution of free medicines

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/09/2016

Some barangay captains in Cebu City were complaining that the free medicines provided by the Department of Health (DOH) were being distributed by “untrained” city hall workers instead of through the barangays which have their own barangay…

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