Chikiting Ligtas vaccination drive for kids launched

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A free vaccination drive was launched by the Cebu City Health Office (CHO) on Friday, April 28, 2023, for kids aged 0 to 59 months old. Dubbed “Chikiting Ligtas 2023” the month-long supplemental…

Councilor Archival flags CHD’s proposed P1.7 million for office supplies

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Council Minority Floor Leader Nestor Archival Sr. has questioned the proposed P1.7 million budget of the Cebu City Health Department (CHD) for its office supplies and materials, as part of its…

Adults under 50, without comorbidities, can get their 2nd booster shots — Cebu City Health Dep’t

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/12/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Adults under the age of 50 and without comorbidities can now be vaccinated with a second COVID-19 vaccine booster. This was revealed by Dr. Daisy Villa, head of the Cebu City Health…

Cebu City launches ‘Balik Eskwela Pabakuna Ta Extrabonanza’

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To strengthen COVID-19 vaccination among eligible school-aged children and teachers, the Cebu City government launched on Monday, Nov. 7, its “Balik Eskwela Pabakuna Ta Extrabonanza” campaign at Tisa II Elementary School. The launch,…

Dr. Villa wants some brgy health centers converted to ‘mini hospitals’

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The newly reinstated head of the Cebu City Health Department, Dr. Daisy Villa, said her administration will make sure that each city resident will have access to health services. During the “Panaghisgot” forum…

Villa back as head of Cebu City health department

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/18/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has appointed Dr. Daisy Villa as head of the City Health Department. This was confirmed by the Cebu City Public Information Office in a social media post on…

CCHD vows to improve COVID-19 record-keeping

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) vowed to improve its record-keeping system pertaining to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. In a statement issued on Monday, July 13, CCHD publicly apologized to a family…

Casas to Villa: Don’t make me a scapegoat

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Administrator Floro Casas, Jr., expressed in an official statement his dismay over City Health Officer Daisy Villa’s claims during a Cebu City Council special session that he lied about the supposed…

Mass testing for COVID-19 in Cebu City to roll out soon

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mass testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Cebu City will begin soon. This developed after the Cebu City government dispatched a total of 20,000 swab test kits to the City Health Department…

Densely populated sub-village in Cebu City under lockdown

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A densely populated sitio or sub-village in uptown Cebu City is placed under lockdown since April 7, 2020. Officials from the Cebu City government have confirmed to Cebu Daily News Digital that the…

Health officers, police in Cebu City to dispatch teams for surveillance, contact tracing

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Five teams composed of officers from the Cebu City Police and the city’s health office will be dispatched to do contact tracing. Dr. Daisy Villa, Cebu City Health Officer, announced this in a…

Experts, officials discourage public on home-administered COVID-19 tests

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Experts and public officials in Cebu has encouraged the public not to administer coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests at home with kits with no registration approval from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA).…

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