Cebu City hopes to remain under ECQ

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is hoping that the city will remain under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) despite the recommendation of the Interagency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) that the city…

Gullas wants Talisay City under ECQ after COVID-19 hits densely populated area in city

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 37-year-old resident of Barangay Tangke in Talisay City has become a cause of concern for its city government after she proved positive of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam”…

2 health workers among 20 new COVID-19 cases in Cebu

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two health workers who reside in Cebu province are among the 20 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Cebu on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. The two frontliners are from Talisay City and Minglanilla…

DOLE-7 defers submission of permits applications while ECQ is in effect

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/13/2020

CEBU CITY, PHILIPPINES — The submission of applications for new and renewal of registrations, licenses, and permits at the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) is temporarily suspended while Cebu City, where the regional…

Boy from Talisay dances to neighbor’s TikTok music

Immae Lachica 05/13/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— TikTok music is so hard to resist that even from afar, you will still be tempted to dance to its tunes. This young boy from Purok Malinawon, Nonoc Tabunok in Talisay City proves…

Dino says ‘no other way’ than PBB

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Lloyd Dino maintains that “there is no other way” to get through the coronavirus crisis here than the OPAV-initiated Project Balik Buhay (PBB). OPAV’s PBB carries the…

Cebu Tri-cities asks IATF to keep them under ECQ

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The highly urbanized cities of Cebu including Cebu City, Mandaue City, and Lapu-Lapu City are appealing to the Interagency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to keep the three cities under the…

Bohol promises ‘homecoming’ for stranded Boholanos

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines  —  The Bohol provincial government has promised Boholanos who are stranded in other provinces due to the mobility restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic that they will be allowed to go home soon. Dr. Yul…

PRO-7 vows to help with recovery of 16 cops, 5 civilians from San Nicolas Station

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “We will not be leaving them behind.” This was the promise made today, May 12, 2020, by Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, director of Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) to…

LTO to open some branches in Central Visayas starting May 13

Immae Lachica 05/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) announced Tuesday afternoon, May 12, 2020, that it will be resuming operations in some of its branches in the region starting Wednesday, May 13, 2020. In…

LTFRB: No fare increase on all PUVs once ECQ is lifted

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 05/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Fares for all kinds of public transport will not be increased once the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is lifted in Metro Manila and other areas. This is to not further burden the commuting public,…

PRO-7 director to push for ECQ extension in Cebu until May 30

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) director, will be recommending an extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Cebu Province. In a phone interview with…

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