Vaccine plan for Cebu City nearing completion

Delta Letigio 01/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is now preparing for the arrival of the national government allotment of COVID-19 vaccines for the city. The city is finalizing the vaccine plan and is currently in talks…

Granular lockdowns, not GCQ needed for Cebu City – Labella

Delta Letigio 01/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Imposing granular lockdowns and not being placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) is what Cebu City needs amid the rise of COVID-19 cases here. This was the statement of Mayor Edgardo Labella on Wednesday, January…

Tom O: Fight in SRP not yet over

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is not giving up the fight over the sale of several lots of the South Road Properties (SRP). Osmeña, in a phone interview with CDN Digital on…

Labella skips opening ceremony of Sinulog 2021

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella skipped the opening ceremony of the Sinulog 2021 due to personal reasons. It has been a tradition for the Cebu City mayor to open the Sinulog as the…

Rep. Abellanosa concerned about Cebu City’s lack of vaccine deal

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/16/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City South District Representative Rodrigo “Bebot” Abellanosa is concerned about the lack of a vaccine deal for the city’s residents even though majority of the highly urbanized cities in the country has…

Sinulog 2021 to feature ‘modified’ street dancing at SRP

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A modified street dancing will push through for the Sinulog festival this year amid calls for the cancellation of such activities due to health concerns brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.  In a press conference…

Labella, Rama to lead simple Rizal Day rites in Cebu City on Dec. 30

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Cebu City Government through the Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (CHAC) is organzing a short program on Wednesday, December 30, to remember the heroism of Dr. Jose Rizal. The gathering that will be…

New CCMC OPD to start operations on Dec. 29

Morexette Marie Erram 12/28/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — After several years, the new Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) will start accepting patients on Tuesday, December 29. The Cebu City government led the inauguration of the first three floors of the…

55 Cebu City brgys COVID-free on Dec. 27

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Government will push through with its plan to provide cash incentives to barangays (villages in English) that are without active cases of the coronavirus disease on December 31. Mayor Edgardo…

Cebu City Council approves P10B budget for 2021

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council put its foot down on the city’s budget for 2021 on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, approving only P10 billion instead of the P10.8 billion proposed by Mayor Edgardo Labella.…

Labella dispels rumors of ICU admission

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella dismissed rumors that he was hospitalized anew and was admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).  The mayor clarified that he was hospitalized last September 2020 due to the removal…

Group demands accounting of Cebu City COVID-19 funds

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A coalition is demanding transparency and accountability for the budget allocated for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response here.  The Freedom Debt Coalition composed of various cause-oriented groups in the city said there is a…

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