Lapu employees exempted from coding scheme

Immae Lachica 05/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— With the city is now under General Community Quarantine (GCQ), 90 percent of the business in Lapu-Lapu City are now operational, which means more workers will be traveling to get to their respective workplaces.…

Some LTO offices in Cebu to open starting May 20

Immae Lachica 05/18/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Land Transportation Office Central Visayas (LTO-7) has announced that it will be opening some of its offices in Cebu starting Wednesday, May 20, 2020. LTO-7 director Victor Caindec confirmed this with CDN…

Chan to IATF: Allow backriding for family members

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan is appealing to the national Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) to reconsider its policy on disallowing backriding in motorcycles amid the implementation…

No PUVs in Cebu granted special permits yet to operate

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As most parts of Cebu prepare to transition to general community quarantine (GCQ), special permits for public utility vehicles (PUVs) have not been granted yet. Eduardo Montealto Jr., director of Land Transportation Franchising…

Workers in Lapu ‘encouraged’ to get tested before going back to work

Immae Lachica 05/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Workers in Lapu-Lapu City, who will be returning to work since the city is now under general community quarantine (GCQ), are not mandated to be tested but are encouraged to submit themselves to this tests.…

Although ‘unhappy’ with Lapu’s GCQ status, Chan to respect IATF’s decision

Doris C. Bongcac 05/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Even if their city’s status had already been downgraded from Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) to  General Community Quarantine (GCQ), Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan is asking Oponganons not to let their guards down.…

Public told about new normal: Wear face masks, observe social distancing

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The public must remember to still use face masks, observe social distancing and avoid mass gatherings in areas that are already under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) and general community quarantine (GCQ) because…

Chan continues to wait for IATF reply on his appeal to place Lapu under MECQ

Doris C. Bongcac 05/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – What will it be for Lapu-Lapu City? Mayor Junard Ahong Chan said in a Facebook post early on Saturday morning, May 16, 2020, that he continues to wait for the reply of the…

Trips to Bantayan, Camotes may resume during GCQ

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As Cebu province transitions to general community quarantine (GCQ) this Saturday, May 16, 2020, sea travels from mainland Cebu to the towns in Bantayan and Camotes Islands are also anticipated to resume. Governor…

Gullas: If Talisay City remains under ECQ, bus terminal can’t stay here

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — If Talisay City remains under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the bus terminal cannot be placed inside the city. This was the concern of  Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas over the plans of Governor…

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…

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…

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