Garganera: Keep BICs as contact tracing intensifies

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera is urging the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to keep the Barangay Isolation Centers (BICs) available for patients while testing and contact tracing intensifies in the city. This after…

Amateur sports now await IATF green light

June Navarro 07/06/2020

After professional sports got the green light to resume trai­ning, amateur sports are now eagerly waiting for the go signal from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to troop back to…

Cebu City Council to raise COVID-19 concerns to Cimatu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council will be raising the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) concerns of the city to Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, the overseer of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) in Cebu, in a…

IATF eases restrictions on gatherings, sports

Julie M. Aurelio - Philippine Daily Inquirer 07/04/2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has further eased community quarantine restrictions by allowing a number of activities to resume in a limited capacity. “For those who want to worship or…

42 newly recovered patients released from CCQC

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government gladly reported the recovery of 42 additional patients with mild to moderate symptoms, who were admitted at the Cebu City Quarantine Center (CCQC). There are now a total of…

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…

Cebu City to remain under ECQ until July 15

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will remain under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) until July 15, 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte announced in a televised presser midnight of July 1, 2020. The President said the city continues to…

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…

QR coding, vehicle coding for passes in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The new QR-coded Enhanced Community Quarantine Passes of Cebu City can only be used in a resident’s barangay. Lawyer Rey Gealon, Cebu City spokesperson, said the QR passes would contain an alphanumeric code…

Total lockdown for Camputhaw, Sambag II considered

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangays Camputhaw and Sambag II in Cebu City are being considered to be placed under a total lockdown According to Cebu City spokesperson, Lawyer, Rey Gealon, these two barangays currently have the highest…

Governor Garcia orders barangay control points back

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol has ordered the barangays in Cebu province to set up anew their border control points alongside the reinstitution of strict border controls with Cebu City effective midnight of Friday, June 26,…

More forces coming to Cebu City to implement ‘total lockdown’—Cimatu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, the Interagency Task Force’s (IATF) overseer in Cebu, said that more forces will be coming to implement the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), which he says is essentially in a…

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