Biz group: Mandaue on its way to recovery

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Economic activities in Mandaue City are slowly helping the city on its road to recovery, a business group here said. In a press release issued by the Office of the Presidential Assistant for…

Cimatu to visit Cebu City barangays to assess COVID-19 situation

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), who was sent to oversee the Interagency Task Force (IATF) operations in Cebu City, said he will be going to the…

LTFRB-7 issues 240 special permits as of June 2

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) issued a total of 240 special permits for vehicles allowed to operate under the ‘new normal’ as of Tuesday, June 2. Eduardo…

Individuals tested positive using rapid test kits urged to submit swab samples

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH – 7) is encouraging persons who tested positive under rapid antibody tests to submit their swab samples for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) detection. Dr. Mary…

Cebu mayors renew appeal to allow backriders on motorcycles

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least three mayors in Cebu requested officials from the national government agencies once again to allow backriding on motorcycles. In a press release issued by the Office of the Presidential Assistant for…

Who is shouldering ‘community’ test costs?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Costs for procuring the test kits of the ‘strategized community testing’ in Cebu are shouldered by local governments and members of the private sector, local sources confirm on Monday, May 18. City Legal…

Business sector to start testing of employees yet

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The strategic rapid diagnostic testing for employees in the private sector has yet to begin as discussions continue as to what portion of the workforce needs to undergo testing. The rapid antibody testing…

Dino says ‘no other way’ than PBB

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Lloyd Dino maintains that “there is no other way” to get through the coronavirus crisis here than the OPAV-initiated Project Balik Buhay (PBB). OPAV’s PBB carries the…

Tri-city mass testing to help trace, prevent asymptomatic from becoming ‘super-spreaders’

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/07/2020

CEBU CITY—The mass testing component of the Project Balik Buhay is vital in tracing asymptomatic persons and prevent them from becoming ‘super-spreaders.’ The Project Balik Buhay is a collaborative effort of the local government units of the…

Business groups support Project Balik Buhay 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Five business organizations express their support to the Project Balik Buhay eyed for implementation in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu on May 21, 2020. Their support is signified in a joint advisory to…

Eastern Visayas team to undergo COVID training at Vicente Sotto hospital

05/04/2020

A team of 10 ( 1 pathologist and 9 medical technologists) from Department of Health in Eastern Visayas (DOH-8) arrived in Cebu City on May 3, 2020 to undergo a three-day COVID-19 proficiency training at the Vicente…

Experts support use of rapid antibody-based testing

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/03/2020

CEBU CITY—Amid concerns over the efficacy of the Real-Time – Polymerase Chain Reaction (rtPCR) and the Rapid Antibody-Based Diagnostic Test (RDT), medical experts here support the use of the latter for mass testing in the cities of…

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