Cebu City plans to keep cemeteries open on Oct. 29 to Nov. 2

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will continue to open cemeteries in October 29 to November 2, 2021, for the Kalag-Kalag season despite the pronouncement of the Interagency Task Force (IATF) that all cemeteries should…

Rama wants to open cemeteries on Nov. 1 and 2

Dyrecka Letigio 09/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Acting Mayor Michael Rama wants cemeteries to be opened on November 1 and 2, 2021, so people can celebrate the Kalag-kalag this year. Last year, all cemeteries were closed from October…

COVID-19 casualties a priority in crematoriums — Tumulak

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor David Tumulak is urging the family members of deceased individuals who did not die of COVID-19 not to cremate the bodies. He said that there is a long line of…

Garganera: Metro Cebu cities must have uniform transportation protocols

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is seeking a more synchronized protocol among the cities in Metro Cebu especially with regards to transportation. EOC deputy chief implementor, Councilor Joel Garganera, said that…

Vaccination plan manual turned over to Cebu mayors

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/14/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The vaccination plan booklet that would guide local government units (LGUs) in Central Visayas on the roll-out of the vaccines has been turned over to the mayors of the component cities and…

Cebu business sector willing to police self to help reduce COVID cases

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu business sector is willing to police themselves in order to help reduce the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the city. This they promised during the Cebu Citizens’ Initiative forum on…

Labella: No more lockdown in Cebu City

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 02/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella echoed the calls of Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) that lockdowns are not the solution to the persisting Coronavirus Disease 2019…

Feliciano: Tricities need uniform guidelines

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The chief implementor of the Interagency Task Force (IATF) in the Visayas, General Melquiades Feliciano, is urging the tricities of Cebu to have uniform guidelines on quarantine restrictions. Feliciano said that the rise…

Labella still awaits IATF approval of Sinulog 2021

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Interagency Task Force (IATF) for the coronavirus pandemic has not yet communicated its decision on the Sinulog 2021. This was the update of Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella, who is awaiting the…

Lack of coordination puts Sinulog 2021 in limbo

01/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The seeming lack of coordination between the Sinulog 2021 organizers and the Interagency Task Force (IATF) represented by the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Cebu City has put the festival in limbo. The…

Labella supports Sinulog activities unless IATF says otherwise

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has expressed support for the upcoming Sinulog 2021 activities, which will be mostly virtual except for the grand parade of January 17, 2020. However, Labella said that he…

Rama to IATF: Help us make Sinulog successful

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama will be formally appealing to the Interagency Task Force (IATF) to allow the Sinulog grand parade to continue at the South Road Properties (SRP). In a press…

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