Comelec: Voter registration resumes on September 1, 2020

Katrina Hallare 08/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday announced that voter registration will resume on September 1, 2020, except in areas which may be under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) or modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ)…

Been there, done that but what’s the difference between MECQ and GCQ?

Roy Stephen C. Canivel - Reporter / @roycanivel_inq 08/03/2020

Barber shops have to close again and restaurants can’t offer dine-in services anymore, but nearly all businesses that ran under general community quarantine (GCQ) can still run under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). This is according to…

DOH-7 assures hospital utilization rates at manageable levels

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Health officials in Central Visayas assured the public that critical care utilization rates in the region are now at manageable levels. This as hospitals and health care workers in the National Capital Region…

Duterte heeds frontliners’ plea, reimposes MECQ in Metro Manila, other areas Aug. 4 -18

Darryl John Esguerra 08/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has granted the appeal of the medical community to reimpose strict lockdown measures in Metro Manila and other nearby provinces as the country continues to see a surge of COVID-19 cases.…

As cases reach 9K, COVID recoveries surpass active cases in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/02/2020

MOALBOAL, Cebu – Cebu City’s cases of the coronavirus disease may have already breached the 9,000-mark but more than half of those who were placed on isolation have already recovered from their infection. Data released by the…

Augmented police officers to stay in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Regardless of the new quarantine status, the additional police officers fielded in Cebu City will stay.  Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), said he asked…

CCTO impounds five trucks

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) on Monday, July 27 impounded at least five trucks traversing through one of the city’s major thoroughfares after these were found out operating with expired registration. CCTO,…

Village officials in Cebu City ask people to keep following health protocols

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As help arrived for individuals in Cebu City affected by the granular lockdown, village officials reminded their constituents to continue to observe health protocols. The Cebu City government, through its Department of Social…

PRO-7: Stricter checkpoints for Duterte’s SONA on Monday

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) are preparing for the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte, which will be held on Monday, July 27,…

PRC reopens CV office, Cebu City service center

Doris C. Bongcac 07/20/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Central Visayas office of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and a service center that is located inside a mall in Cebu City will already resume its frontline services starting this Monday, July…

Seven face mask, Q pass violators nabbed in Sambag

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen of the Abellana Police Station have arrested seven persons during their morning patrol this Saturday, July 18, 2020 in Barangays Sambag 1 and 2. Those arrested were caught violating protocols under the…

City Council to Labella: Release aid for PWDs

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council is urging Mayor Edgardo Labella to release the long-awaited financial assistance to persons with disability (PWDs) amid the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). The council officially approved the resolution…

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