DOH detects 4th case of monkeypox in PH

Zacarian Sarao - @inquirerdotnet 08/22/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday announced the detection of a fourth confirmed case of monkeypox in the country, with 14 close contacts identified so far. According to the DOH in a statement,…

Cebu City starts new year with only 9 active COVID-19 cases

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/01/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will begin the year 2022 with only nine active cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has revealed that there is only one new case out of…

Cebu City gov’t eyes random COVID-19 testing in establishments

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government plans to conduct random testing in the workplaces amid reports that the community transmission has shifted to the establishments. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said in a phone interview…

Outstanding police stations, officers in Cebu, Bohol recognized

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) awarded outstanding police stations and police officers, who have performed their duties that brought the community closer to the police force this Monday, August 3, 2020, as…

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…

25 Cebu City policemen suspected for COVID-19

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 25 personnel from the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) were suspected of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) after results of their rapid test came out positive for infection. Police Colonel Cydric…

DOH-7: 15K samples from rapid test in Cebu City enough for data analysis

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A day after the minority bloc in the Cebu City Council questioned the methodology of the mass rapid testing being conducted in the tri-cities of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu, the Department of Health in Central…

Six Lapu individuals among first cases of COVID-19 detected using rapid testing, confirmed through PCR

Rosalie Abatayo 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Six persons from Lapu-Lapu City are among the first cases of coronavirus disease detected using surveillance through rapid testing and confirmed through the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. In a virtual presser this…

Duterte OKs dual COVID-19 testing methods

Krissy Aguilar - INQUIRER.net 04/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to use rapid test kits and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines “in conjunction” as the government eyes to conduct more coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests. The Inter-agency Task Force…

CPPO earmarks activities to celebrate Police Community Relations month

Alven Marie Timtim 07/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — July 2019 will be extra hectic for the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) as several activities have been posted and scattered all throughout their calendar for the 24th Police Community Relations (PCR) month.…

Students urged to help monitor illegal drug use

Apple Ta-as 07/27/2015

THE Cebu City Police is encouraging students to monitor and report illegal drug activities to help minimize the problem. An awareness campaign against illegal drugs was conducted early this month by the police at the City Central…

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