Sinulog participant is COVID-19 positive, contact tracing on

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/07/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — One of the members of a Sinulog 2021 contingent has tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) after manifesting symptoms. Councilor Joel Garganera, the deputy chief implementor of the Emergency Operations…

EOC urges vigilance with rise in cases among health workers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is urging the public to be more vigilant with the slight rise of active Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the city. After dropping to less…

EOC head: Mandaue has now 3 daily average cases of COVID-19

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/04/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City’s daily average cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has risen from one to three. Lawyer Lizer Malate, head of the city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), said last December, the city’s positivity…

EOC: Cebu City in a ‘better position to handle rise in new cases’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – For local officials here, the recent rise of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is not an alarming development. But they continue to remind the public to continue observing minimum health standards and remain…

Passengers bound for Cebu City from flagged countries will be quarantined

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City-bound passengers from countries reported to have the new strain of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) will be quarantined for 14 days in a health facility should they arrive today before the…

EOC: Don’t fear COVID-19 vaccines

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is advising the public not to fear the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine and to participate if given a chance for inoculation. Medical practitioners of the…

EOC prepares for Christmas eve flock to churches

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is preparing for the rush of parishioners to churches during the Christmas eve mass. Councilor Joel Garganera, the deputy chief implementor of the EOC said that the…

Police to deploy Kaohsiung buses in churches

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City officials noted a decrease and the presence of a ‘more manageable’ crowd gathering outside churches this Sunday, the fifth day of Misa de Gallo (dawn Masses). But the presence of minors…

Rains reduced Misa De Gallo attendees — EOC

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) found a silver lining amid the raging storm on Saturday dawn brought by Tropical Depression (TD) Vicky. According to Councilor Joel Garganera, EOC deputy chief implementor, there…

EOC to public: Step up compliance during Misa de Gallo in preparation for Sinulog 2021

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is urging the public to be more compliant during the Misa De Gallo 2020, especially those who are attending the masses at the Basilica Minore del…

EOC: Still no Misa de Gallo allowed in gyms

Delta Letigio 12/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will not reconsider its decision to prohibit the holding of dawn masses inside gymnasiums. Councilor Joel Garganera, the deputy chief implementor of the EOC, said that the decision…

58 barangays in Cebu City ‘COVID-free’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The new coronavirus outbreak in Cebu City may seem to have improved as it enters the second week of December. As of December 12, the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) reported…

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