SAF to remain even if Cebu City is downgraded to GCQ

Immae Lachica 07/08/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— Troops from the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF) will still be present in Cebu City even if the city downgrades to general community quarantine (GCQ) on July 16, 2020. This…

Cimatu confident Cebu City will be downgraded to GCQ on July 16

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, the Interagency Task Force (IATF) overseer in Cebu, said he is confident that the city will be downgraded to General Community Quarantine (GCQ) by July 16, 2020. “I am…

Minglanilla breaches 200-mark in COVID-19 cases

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Minglanilla town in southern Cebu breached the 200-mark in the number of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on Saturday, July 4. This after the southern Cebu town logged 11 new cases of…

Talisay rolls out new rules as COVID-19 cases rise

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony ‘Samsam’ Gullas announced on Friday, July 3, that new rules would be implemented in the city as the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases there continued to…

IATF relaxes restriction on religious activities in GCQ areas

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 07/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Religious activities in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) will be allowed starting July 10, although venues will only be allowed to accommodate 10 percent of its capacity,  Malacañang said Friday. Religious gatherings in…

Gullas: Talisay City’s GCQ status a ‘challenge to do better’

Doris C. Bongcac 07/01/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Like a good soldier, Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony Gullas said that he was prepared to follow the lead of the national government in addressing the continuous rise in cases of the coronavirus…

More cases surface as Cebu await post-June 30 quarantine status

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As Cebuanos await President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement of the quarantine control status of the different areas in the country on Tuesday evening, June 30, 2020, local authorities have reported more cases of the…

DOH-7 wants Cebu City to be under GCQ but…

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH – 7) is planning to recommend before the national anti-coronavirus task force to downgrade Cebu City’s status to a general community quarantine (GCQ) beyond June…

Minglanilla imposes market days, online seller’s pass as additional GCQ rules

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Municipality of Minglanilla issued on Monday, June 29, 2020, additional protocols that the town will observe while it is under general community quarantine (GCQ). The additional guidelines under Minglanilla Mayor Elanito Peña’s…

Chan to Lapu-Lapu residents: Cooperate to stop spread of virus

Immae Lachica 06/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— With 99 new COVID-19 cases in Lapu-Lapu City, on Monday, morning, June 29, 2020, the city now has breached the 500 mark. This was announced by City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan through his Facebook…

Chan to Lapu firms: Provide transport to workers from Cebu City

Immae Lachica 06/27/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan was back at work last Thursday and one of his priorities was settling the confusion with the border controls. Since Cebu City is still under the enhanced…

Gov’t further eases GCQ restrictions

Julie Aurelio, Melvin Gascon - Philippine Daily Inquirer 06/27/2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) is further easing restrictions in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) despite COVID-19 cases continuing to rise. The IATF again revised the general guidelines for…

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