Granular lockdowns, not GCQ needed for Cebu City – Labella

Delta Letigio 01/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Imposing granular lockdowns and not being placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) is what Cebu City needs amid the rise of COVID-19 cases here. This was the statement of Mayor Edgardo Labella on Wednesday, January…

Labella says Cebu City need not go back to GCQ

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – For straight 10 days, Cebu City has logged double-digits in its daily number of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. But for Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella, there is still no need to…

In Photos (Part 2): A glimpse of Cebu amid the pandemic

Dennis Singson 01/01/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has forced most countries to adapt to changes to protect each one’s well-being from an infectious virus that has ravaged and infected millions in the world. In…

Palace: Workshops, seminars now allowed at 30% capacity in GCQ areas

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 12/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government’s COVID-19 task force has allowed the conduct of workshops, trainings, seminars, and the like at 30 percent venue capacity in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ), Malacañang said Friday. In a statement,…

Metro Manila mayors to consult experts before allowing minors out

Consuelo Marquez 12/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila mayors will consult medical experts first before deciding whether to allow minors to leave home during the general community quarantine, San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora said Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Zamora said…

Duterte: Metro Manila, 6 other areas stay under GCQ in December

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 11/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has extended anew the implementation of general community quarantine (GCQ) in Metro Manila for the entire month of December. Apart from Metro Manila, areas also under GCQ until the end of…

DOT: Hotels allowed to operate at full capacity in GCQ, MGCQ areas

Krissy Aguilar 10/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Hotels in general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ areas are now allowed to operate at their full capacity, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Wednesday. In a statement, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat noted…

In 1 week, only 2 new COVID-related deaths in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City ended September with fewer cases and mortalities related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Data from the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH – 7), compiled by CDN Digital, showed…

Duterte keeps Metro Manila under GCQ until Sept. 30

Darryl John Esguerra 09/01/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila will remain under a less restrictive general community quarantine (GCQ) from Sept. 1 to 30 as the country’s total COVID-19 cases reached 220,000, President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday night. In a taped…

PRO-7 ready for IATF decision on Cebu City quarantine status

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) is ready for whatever decision the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) will make regarding the quarantine status of Cebu City. Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius…

Labella: Drop in active cases not a reason to be complacent

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Edgardo Labella reminds Cebu City residents that although the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) active cases in the city has dropped to 617 on August 27, 2020, this should not be…

Ferro’s recommendation for Cebu City: Status quo

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –If Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro were to be asked, he prefer that Cebu City would remain under general community quarantine (GCQ). Ferro, the director of Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), told…

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