Año to propose removal of policy on face shield use, says DILG exec

11/04/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año will propose the lifting of the face shield use policy in the next meeting of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases.…

Why All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day are celebrated

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/01/2021

(Part 1 of 2 part series) CEBU CITY, Philippines — Different colored flowers, dripping candle wax on cement tombstones, and thousands of people shoulder-to-shoulder in the otherwise empty graveyards. This used to be the scenery of a…

No mandatory vaccination for employees – Guevarra

Dona Z. Pazzibugan - Reporter 10/29/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has set the record straight on the official policy regarding COVID-19 vaccination of employees in the workplace, saying there is no law that mandates it. “I clarified this during the…

Questions

By: Peter Wallace - @inquirerdotnet 10/28/2021

I’m going to talk about COVID-19 from a position of ignorance, but with an intelligent, logical mind. So here are some questions I’d like answered, or I think we’d all like answered. Why is the Inter-Agency Task…

Cebu City may start vaccinating minors in coming days

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Health Department (CHD) is expecting to start the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 years old soon especially for the children with comorbidities. Doctor Jeffrey Ibones, the CHD officer-in-charge,…

It’s final: Cebu City closes cemeteries on Oct. 29 to Nov. 2

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has finally conceded to the Interagency Task Force’s (IATF) decision to close the cemeteries from October 29 to November 2, 2021. Acting Mayor Michael Rama has announced that due…

Visitors in Naga’s cemeteries given 1 hour to pay respects

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – All cemeteries in Naga City, south Cebu will be closed to the public during this Kalag-Kalag in compliance with the mandates of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases…

Rama to IATF: Allow Cebu City to open cemeteries

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City acting Mayor Michael Rama has written to the national Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID or IATF) to allow the city to open cemeteries on October…

City of Bogo to penalize violators of Kalag-Kalag regulations

Mae Fhel Gom-os 10/21/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The City of Bogo in northern Cebu will penalize those who will be caught violating their cemetery regulations for Kalag-Kalag 2021. In an advisory posted on its Facebook page, the local government unit…

Archdiocese of Cebu awaits Cebu City’s final decision on Nov. 1 and 2

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Archdiocese of Cebu awaits the final decision for the opening or closing of cemeteries on All Souls’ and Saint’s Day on November 1 and 2, 2021, as the Church will follow the…

Dynamic Herb players demoralized by postponements of season opening

Glendale G. Rosal 10/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu’s very own Dynamic Herb Cebu Football Club is clinging on to their diminishing hope after the tip-off of the Philippines Football League (PFL) 2021 season was rescheduled again. This time, the PFL…

No more liquor ban in Lapu

Futch Anthony Inso 10/20/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government has suspended the implementation of the liquor ban and adopted the protocols set by the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) during the implementation…

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