Mandaue’s EOC chief reports ‘slight’ drop in COVID-19 positivity rate

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/01/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines- From having close to a hundred  cases per day during the early part of August, Mandaue City’s average number of daily cases dropped to around 85 during the second half of the month, says…

Cebu City ends August 2021 with 266 COVID-19 deaths, ‘improving’ situation

Dyrecka Letigio 08/31/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City ends August 2021 with 266 deaths, its second-highest number of deaths in a single month since the pandemic began in March 2020. The highest death toll the city ever recorded in…

EOC urges patients isolated in BICs to help maintain cleanliness

Mae Fhel Gom-os 08/30/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The chief implementor of Cebu City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has urged those being isolated in barangay isolation centers (BICs) to work together in maintaining the cleanliness of their rooms. Councilor Joel Garganera…

EOC: COVID outbreak in Cebu City indeed improving

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/30/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Local officials agreed with the findings from OCTA Research that the COVID-19 outbreak here is starting to improve. But with the city’s Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) status extended until September 7, they…

Cebu City vows to improve isolation facilities

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/30/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Government assured COVID-19 patients staying in isolation facilities that they will not be neglected, and promised to improve their conditions. This after patients housed in City Central School complained about…

Garganera says additional week under MECQ may help

Dyrecka Letigio 08/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) said an additional week under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) may help reduce the active COVID-19 cases in the city. This was the statement of Councilor…

EOC reports more deaths in mountain barangays

Dyrecka C. Letigio 08/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has reported more deaths in the city’s mountain barangays. The EOC revealed that there have been six more deaths each in the North District and South…

Cebu City EOC: Waiting line for hospitals still a problem

Dyrecka Letigio 08/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) said that the waiting line for hospital remains a problem in the city. This is despite a drop in the hospital occupancy rate to 69 percent…

People with comorbidities allowed to walk-in at NOAH from Aug 25-27

Dyrecka Letigio 08/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will open the NOAH Complex mega-vaccination site at the South Road Properties (SRP) to walk-ins for those with comorbidities from August 25 to 27, 2021. The Vaccination Operations Center (VOC) announced…

EOC reports ‘improvement’ in Cebu City’s COVID-19 situation

Dyrecka Letigio 08/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The chief implementer of the Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is beginning to see a “slight improvement” in the city’s COVID-19 situation and expressed his hope that this positive development will continue…

Carbon Market close to shoppers on Sundays, and private vehicles starting Monday

Dyrecka Letigio 08/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Carbon Market will be closed to shoppers every Sunday starting August 22, 2021, and to private vehicles starting Monday, August 23, 2021. The Cebu City Market Operations Division (MOD) announced that these…

Mountain barangay deaths concern EOC

Dyrecka Letigio 08/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has noticed a rise in deaths in the city’s northern barangays since the beginning of August 2021. Councilor Joel Garganera said that they opened a cluster…

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