Cebu Capitol eyes start of COVID-19 targeted massive testing next week

Rosalie Abatayo 04/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu province is eyeing to start its targeted massive testing for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by next week, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Garcia said she is eyeing to already…

Garcia: ‘Flattening the curve still far from sight’

Rosalie Abatayo 04/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An improvement on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Cebu that could decide whether it is time to go business, as usual, is still not in sight, said Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Tuesday,…

7 new COVID-19 cases reported in Cebu City, Lapu

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Seven new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been logged in the independent cities of Cebu and Lapu-Lapu this Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in a press briefing this afternoon, said…

Cebu governor to sue reporter for libel

Rosalie Abatayo 04/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines  — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia will be filing a libel complaint against a Cebu-based reporter of a national news website, who posted on Facebook a query asking the governor if she was already senile,…

Capitol readies P376M as aid to LGUs during ECQ

Rosalie Abatayo 03/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government will disburse a total of P376 million of financial assistance for the local government units amid the implementation of the province-wide enhanced community quarantine. The amount is allocated equitably…

PPEs, sanistation cubicles on the way to provincial hospitals — Gwen

Rosalie Abatayo 03/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  “Sanistations,” or disinfecting cubicles, will be set up in the Cebu provincial hospitals in Balamban and the cities of Bogo, Carcar, and Danao. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said a group who refused to be…

With lockdown underway, no more international arrivals in Cebu starting March 27

Rosalie Abatayo 03/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 58 passengers of international flights who are set to land on Mactan Cebu International Airport on Thursday, March 26, 2020, will be the last batch of outsiders that will make it…

Capitol orders alcohol manufacturers to regulate supply

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Government has ordered producers of rubbing alcohol to regulate their supply despite the surging demand from consumers due to threats of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Governor Gwendolyn Garcia issued…

Capitol eyes Mainit Spring in waterworks system dev’t for Oslob

Rosalie Abatayo 03/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In order to stabilize the water supply in Oslob, the Capitol is eyeing to tap the spring in the town’s Barangay Mainit as the water source for its waterworks system project for the…

Gwen to consult mayors on fate of Cebu athletes joining CVIRAA

Rosalie Abatayo 03/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Considering that major sporting events, such as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, face the prospect of being canceled, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia questions the move of the Department of Education in Central Visayas to…

Loopholes in rules to prevent spread of nCoV: Only Cebu has ‘strict measures’

Rosalie Abatayo 02/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Taking measures, or the lack thereof, by a local government unit (LGU) takes a toll not only in its immediate jurisdiction. With Cebu being the “only” local government unit that had  strict protocols…

Miguel Magpale: ‘We are not bullied by Governor Garcia’

Rosalie Abatayo 01/07/2020

CAMOTES ISLAND, Cebu — “Wala’y panahon nga gidaug-daog mi o gidaug-daug ko.” (There was never a time that I or our bloc was mistreated.) This was the statement of Cebu Provincial Board Member Miguel Antonio Almendras Magpale when…

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