Cebu City’s active cases drop to 197

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The active cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) active cases in Cebu City have dropped to its lowest yet, at 197 as of October 22, 2020. In a press conference, Cebu City Mayor…

Labella: LGU coordination needed to keep street dwellers from coming back

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said there is a need for coordination between local government units (LGU) so that street dwellers would not return to the city streets. He said the main reason…

OBO identifies 83 structures along Cebu City riversides violating 3-meter easement

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Building Official (OBO) here has identified 83 establishments violating the three-meter easement policy along major waterways in the city. The OBO conduced an inspection on October 19 and 20, 2020,…

Labella orders study on possible reopening of licensed cockfighting pits

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered the study of guidelines for the possible reopening of licensed cockfighting pits here. There are at least four or five licensed cockfighting pits that were closed…

Labella assures healthcare workers anew: Cash incentives to be released soon 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella once again assured healthcare workers entitled to receive the city’s cash incentives that they would get them soon. Labella, in a press interview on Monday, October 19, 2020,…

Minibus crashes into bunkhouse in Balamban; 2 hurt

Alven Marie Timtim and Paul Lauro 10/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A trip to a teambuilding activity turned into a nightmare for 24 employees of the social welfare department when the minibus they were on crashed into a bunkhouse and stopped a meter away…

Nurses still waiting for Cebu City’s promised cash aid

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The promised P10,000 per month financial incentive to nurses in private hospitals working in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ward has not been released until now. The city government promised the nurses last…

EOC wants certain restrictions to remain as IATF eases regulations for MGCQ areas

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is urging the Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella to maintain certain restrictions under the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) to prevent another rise of the coronavirus…

Labella says no to cockfighting for Cebu City MGCQ, border checkpoints will stay

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) announced today, October 16, 2020, the further easing of quarantine restrictions under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). In the new IATF guidelines, those aged 15 years old to…

Labella to bottled water manufacturers: Put up recycling bins in the city

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/15/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is calling on bottled water manufacturers to provide recycling bins around the city. Labella made the call after the Department of Public Services (DPS) collected a total…

Labella to establishments along waterways: Remove obstructions

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The death of a 14-year-old boy in the Kamputhaw River and two others in the flash flood on Tuesday night prompted the Cebu City government to inspect all rivers and waterways for obstructions. …

DPS collects 140 tons of garbage since Oct. 13 flood

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Department of Public Services (DPS) collected 140 tons of garbage in their continous clearing operations since the flashfloods on Tuesday night.  Lawyer John Jigo Dacua, head of the DPS, said…

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