Cebu Holy Week guidelines out

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Archdiocese of Cebu has released the guidelines for the celebration of the upcoming Holy Week from April 10 to 16, 2022. The guidelines have already been approved by the Regional Interagency Task…

Entire Cebu to remain under Alert Level 2 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The entire island of Cebu will remain under Alert Level 2 until March 15, Malacañang announced on Sunday, February 27. Palace Spokesperson Karlo Nograles on Sunday said that the Inter-Agency Task Force for…

Chan favors putting entire country under Alert Level 1

Futch Anthony Inso 02/25/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan is in favor of placing the entire country under Alert Level 1 status. Chan made the statement after mayors in Metro Manila have requested the Inter-Agency Task…

Cebu sticks with EO on foreign arrivals, Gwen hits on IATF again

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu will still implement its policies on foreign arrivals despite concerns raised by the national government. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, clarified that she is merely following the protocols on…

Mayor Chan thanks IATF for downgrading city’s status to Alert Level 2

Futch Anthony Inso 02/15/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has expressed his gratitude to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) for downgrading the city status to Alert Level 2 from…

Cebu City downgrades to Alert Level 2; daily positivity rate drops to 8%

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s COVID-19 situation continues to be better as it has now been downgraded to Alert Level 2. The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for COVID-19, through Malacañan Palace, has announced the new Alert…

Cebu back to Alert Level 2

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Starting this Wednesday, February 16, 2022, the entire island province of Cebu will go back to Alert Level 2.  Malacañang on Monday, February 14, announced that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management…

Gwen open to dialogue with nat’l gov’t on Cebu policies in foreign arrivals 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/13/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said she was open to having a dialogue with the national government pertaining to the province’s policies in foreign arrivals. Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonathan Malaya on February…

PH heading to endemic response vs COVID? Officials say possible

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Denmark’s decision to drop COVID-related restrictions, including the mandatory wearing of face masks, made waves across the world, sparking discussions of the infection may become an endemic soon. Here in the Philippines, officials…

Cebu City may downgrade from Alert Level 3 soon, IATF officials say

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – As the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to decline, Cebu City may downgrade its Alert Level 3 status soon.  Officials from the national government on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, expressed hope that…

Cebu Province to swab upon arrival unvaccinated, partially vaccinated travelers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/28/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Province will be abiding by the newly released COVID-19 guidelines of the National Interagency Task Force (IATF) for incoming travelers from abroad giving privileges to those who are fully vaccinated. Except that…

No lockdown in Cebu amid Alert Level 3

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – No lockdown in Cebu. This was the reassurance released by local officials here after the national government elevated the entire island province’s quarantine classification to Alert Level 3.  Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia on Saturday,…

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