Chan to ask IATF to allow resumption of int’l flights in MCIA

Futch Anthony Inso 12/17/2020

MCIA Terminal 2 | Photo courtesy of GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan is planning to send a letter to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management…

Gwen welcomes Lapu-Lapu’s plan to reopen international flights

12/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia welcomed the plans of the Lapu-Lapu City Government to reopen Mactan airport for international flights ferrying foreign tourists. “I will join Mayor Ahong (Chan) in that aspect as long…

223 Oponganons avail of city’s free flu vaccination

Futch Anthony Inso 11/24/2020

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- A total of 223 individuals have availed of the simultaneous free flu vaccination in three barangays of Lapu-Lapu City on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. Grace Carungay, head of the City Epidemiology and Surveillance…

Lapu mayor: Witnesses in brgy councilor’s killing surface

Futch Anthony Inso 09/23/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu— Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan says there’s a good chance that the killing of Mactan Barangay Councilor Zandro Augusto will be solved. This after the mayor revealed that witnesses have already approached his…

Over 400 boatmen in Lapu take swab test

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In a bid to safely reopen their tourism industry, the Lapu-Lapu City Government collected swab samples from boatmen to detect possible coronavirus infection. Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan, in a statement on Saturday, September…

Chan eyes earlier ‘Undas’ in case cemeteries nationwide be ordered closed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Lapu-Lapu City Government is eyeing to allow cemetery visits earlier than usual. In a press statement, Mayor Junard ‘Ahong’ Chan announced that local officials have started coming up with plans in anticipation…

Olango Island has a new police station

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A new police station was unveiled in Barangay Talima on Olango Island, Lapu-Lapu City on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan attended the inauguration and turning over ceremony together with…

Chan: 400 individuals in Lapu hired by PSA

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard ‘Ahong’ Chan on Friday, August 14, reported that several individuals from their city were recently hired by a government agency. Chan, in a post on his official Facebook page,…

Ahong signs JVA for 200-ha. reclamation project in Mactan

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Lapu-Lapu City Government on Friday, August 7, entered into an agreement with a private firm for the development of a reclamation project in the city. Mayor Junard ‘Ahong’ Chan, in a post…

Lapu to launch #ExploreOlango campaign

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In a bid to revive its tourism industry, the city government of Lapu-Lapu is planning to launch a campaign that puts the spotlight on Olango Island. Mayor Junard ‘Ahong’ Chan announced on Saturday,…

Lapu-Lapu logs 60 new cases on July 17

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City has recorded 60 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Friday, July 17, its mayor announced. “Bati nga balita ang nadawat nato karong buntaga kay adunay 60 ka bag-ong…

Fisherfolks return to Olango after getting stranded in Palawan

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — One hundred seventeen individuals, mostly fisherfolks, who reside in Olango Island, have returned to their homes this Saturday, July 11, after they were stranded in Palawan in Luzon. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan…

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