Cimatu suspects BICs may have caused community transmission, recommends ECQ extension

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu suspects that the barangay isolation center (BICs) has caused the community transmission in the barangays. He said in a virtual presser with Presidential spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque, on June…

CDN POLL: Most netizens against possible ECQ extension

Raul Constantine L. Tabanao 05/11/2020

MOALBOAL, CEBU — With news circulating about the possible extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in some parts of the country due to the continuing rise of cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), some of…

We have enough police force to secure Cebu City – Ligan

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police force and augmented personnel from the crisis response battalion of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (POR-7) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are enough to…

PRO-7 ready for ECQ extension

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) is prepared to sustain the same police force with the announcement of the extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Cebu City and Lapu-Lapu City…

City Council to Labella: Release second tranche of food subsidy

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council called on Mayor Edgardo Labella to release the second tranche of the food subsidy for the highly affected households of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Councilor Jerry Guardo has…

Cebu City ECQ may extend up to May 30

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has announced the possible extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as the city’s positive cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to rise. The ECQ was…

Ahong extends Lapu’s ECQ to April 28

Futch Anthony Inso 04/08/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Lapu-Lapu City mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has signed Executive Order (E.O.) No. 2020-048-B today, April 8, 2020, extending the city’s enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until April 28, 2020. The implementation of the ECQ…

Labella: No need to extend ECQ just yet

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella supports the extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon mandated by President Rodrigo Duterte, but for his own city, the mayor wants to further study its…

Chan: ECQ in Lapu extended until April 28

Futch Anthony Inso 04/07/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu-The presence of a new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient in Barangay Maribago is an indication that Oponganons are not yet safe from the dreaded disease. Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said the city government needed…

Mercado eyes ECQ extension in Southern Leyte until end of April

Jani Arnaiz 04/07/2020

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte –The implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Southern Leyte may have to be extended for two more weeks. Governor Damian Mercado said he is inclined to follow President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive…

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