Garcia: If it’s true love, it can wait

Rosalie Abatayo 03/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Kung tinud-anay gyud na nga gugma, pwede man tingali na makahuwat usa.” (If that is indeed true love, it can wait.) So said Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia as she says that even weddings…

No community quarantine in Cebu just yet, Gullas wants all final exams done by Monday

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said she is not keen on placing the province under community quarantine as of this point. Garcia made this pronouncement in a press interview with reporters on Friday, March…

LGUs to form local monitoring task force to facilitate home quarantine amid 2019-nCoV

Rosalie Abatayo 02/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local government units (LGUs) in Cebu have been tasked to form a monitoring team for the 2019 novel coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease (2019-nCoV ARD) in their localities. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in a meeting…

Capitol opens windows, turns off ACs to save in electricity bills, fight nCOV

Rosalie Abatayo 02/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Curtains were drawn up as the windows of the Cebu Provincial Capitol flung open. The air conditioning units in the building have also been shut. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said all offices in the…

Medellin opposes being tagged as ‘holding area’ amid 2019-nCoV threat

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines -Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has asked all agencies who are undertaking measures related to the 2019 novel coronavirus to “speak in one voice” and coordinate with the local government units who may be affected by…

PB okays signing of interim protocol in managing Cebu Manila Water amid contract dispute

Rosalie Abatayo 02/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government may soon take over the operations and finances of the Cebu Manila Water Development Corp. (CMWD), the 35 million liter producer of bulk water supply in Carmen town, northern…

Garcia: ‘Wash your hands first before being keyboard warriors’

Rosalie Abatayo 02/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Instead of “attacking” the Chinese race or the measures taken by the government against the 2019 novel coronavirus, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has advised the public to “wash your hands.” Garcia said the public…

Cebu province to send help to Taal

Rosalie O. Abatayo 01/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government is planning to send help to the families displaced by the continuing unrest of Taal Volcano in Batangas. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in an interview in the sidelines of Sinulog…

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