IN PHOTOS: Quarantine violators ‘request’ community service instead of paying fine

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 28 individuals caught violating quarantine protocols in Cebu City spent their Sundays cleaning the floor of Pasil Fish Market. This after they requested to the city government to do eight-hour community…

CLO begins investigation on vendor-PROBE incident

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Legal Office (CLO) has formed a committee of three to begin the investigation on the viral video showing a seemingly violent apprehension by a member of the Prevention, Restoration, Order,…

PROBE fears rise in quarantine violators with reduced penalty

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification, and Enhancement (PROBE) team is concerned that the number of quarantine violators may increase once the reduced penalty of quarantine violators will be implemented. The City…

PROBE: Penalties effective in keeping number of quarantine violations low

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An ordinance slapping hefty penalties to quarantine violators has been effective in keeping the number of reported violations in Cebu City low, local authorities said. The city’s Prevention Restoration Order Beautification Enhancement (PROBE)…

Cebu City PROBE notes lesser quarantine violators

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 08/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Prevention, Restoration, Beautification, and Enhancement (PROBE) team has noticed a decrease in the number of violators in the past two days. PROBE Head Racquel Arce said that since Monday, August…

67 ECQ violators made to clean SRP, riverbanks on July 7

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 07/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Cebu City government has thought of a new punishment for enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) violators – make them clean the city’s coastal areas, riverbanks, and streets. A total of 67 violators were made…

Frasco to BFP, PNP: Probe Tuesday night fire

Doris C. Bongcac 05/27/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Liloan Mayor Christina Frasco has ordered an investigation on the fire incident which damaged two establishments in Barangay Poblacion, Tuesday night. A post on the town’s official Facebook page said that Frasco has…

China UN envoy says no intl virus source probe before pandemic over

05/06/2020

GENEVA, Switzerland–China will not prioritise inviting international experts in to investigate the source of COVID-19 until after the pandemic is beaten, Beijing’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva said Wednesday. “The top priority, for the time being,…

Duterte wants DOH to probe 9 hospitals for turning away patients

Darryl John Esguerra 04/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday night ordered the Department of Health (DOH) to investigate nine hospitals allegedly refusing the admission of patients due to supposed overcrowding caused by the influx of COVID-19 patients. In…

PROBE strictly enforces social distancing in barangay markets

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification, and Enhancement (PROBE) team is taking a break from its usual clearing operations for the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Instead, they are helping the barangays put…

Gov’t to probe discrepancies, red tape in distribution of cash aid

Krissy Aguilar 04/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government vowed Monday to investigate any discrepancy in the distribution of cash aid under its social amelioration program for those affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for…

Koko Pimentel sorry; Ombudsman mulling over probe

Leila B. Salaverria 03/27/2020

Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Thursday appealed for understanding and compassion as he offered an apology to Makati Medical Center (MMC) for violating his own and the hospital’s quarantine protocols meant to stop the spread of…

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