Tudela chief exec: Close contacts refuse to admit experiencing COVID-19 symptoms

Mae Fhel Gom-os 08/28/2021

  MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The mayor of Tudela town in Camotes Island said there are individuals believed to be experiencing COVID-19 symptoms in a sitio who allegedly refused to admit to health personnel their condition. These…

Perpetually perplexed people

Ma. Ceres P. Doyo - @inquirerdotnet 08/12/2021

Although more than a year late, a meme came out recently on social media to spread humor while lessening people’s confusion and to make sense of the jumble of letters and acronyms that restrict our movements during…

Lapu-Lapu mayor: I’m for granular lockdown instead of ECQ

Futch Anthony Inso 08/09/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said that he was more in favor of implementing a granular lockdown than placing the city under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) status. Chan said this after he admitted…

Chan favors granular lockdown vs MECQ

Futch Anthony Inso 07/30/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan proposes that instead of placing the city under Modified Enhance Community Quarantine (MECQ) status, he is more in favor of implementing granular lockdown. He said this is…

Guadulupe village chief reappeals ‘granular lockdown’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The village chief of Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City wants local authorities to reconsider implementing granular lockdowns in their community. Barangay Captain Michael Gacasan said he will be requesting the Cebu City Police Office…

EOC implements granular lockdown in Guadalupe

Mae Fhel Gom-os 07/19/2021

  MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center or EOC has implemented a granular lockdown in Barangay Guadalupe on Sunday, July 18, 2021, due to the increase in the number of its COVID-19 active…

More policemen, Kasaligan volunteers to be deployed in Guadalupe

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 07/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Expect more policemen and volunteers from Task Force Kasaligan to patrol areas in Barangay Guadalupe in Cebu City in the coming days. This developed after Cebu City Police Office decided to strictly implement…

Garganera: No need for granular lockdowns in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There is no need to put any of Cebu City’s 80 barangays under granular lockdown as far as the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is concerned. Councilor Joel Garganera, the EOC’s deputy chief implementer,…

Public Masses exempted in Lahug’s granular lockdown but… 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Only a few violators were caught last Sunday, February 14, 2021, when Barangay Lahug implemented a mandatory stay-at-home Sunday protocol to address the rising coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. Lahug Barangay Captain Hazel Muaña –…

Gen. Montejo to BISOC trainees: Be a team player

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 01/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Everyone should learn how to be a team player because no man is an island. This was the message of Police Brigadier General Ronnie S. Montejo, regional director of the Police Regional Office…

Cebu City logs 59 new COVID-19 cases on Nov. 14, highest in 2 months

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A surprise turn of events in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation for Cebu City came on Saturday, November 14, 2020, when the new cases suddenly rose to 59 as per the Department…

In Bantayan, 189 households are under ‘granular lockdown’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two sitios (sub-villages in English) in Barangay Hilotongan, Bantayan town in northern Cebu have been placed under ‘granular lockdown’ starting October 22, 2020, local officials announced. The municipal government of Bantayan, in an…

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