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…

PROBE ‘abuse’: Vendors’ group seeks Council’s help

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Independent Vendors for Empowerment and Development (I-vend) is seeking the help of the Cebu City Council to investigate alleged abuses of the Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification, and Enhancement (PROBE) in the clearing…

Raquel Arce, the woman behind Cebu City’s PROBE

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The name Arce has become a taboo among street vendors in Cebu City. A 25-year-old woman vendor, who refused to be named, selling mangoes at the Carbon Market Unit III told CDN Digital…

PROBE willing to assist barangays in road clearing

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification, and Enhancement (PROBE) will be actively helping the barangays in the clearing operation directive of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Racquel Arce, the…

Labella orders probe on vendors selling night market stalls to private individuals

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered an investigation into the alleged selling of night market stalls to private individuals. Labella said that this was an insult to the city government for exerting…

CLO investigate PROBE team members accused of maltreating sidewalk vendor

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Legal Office has started its investigation on Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification, and Enhancement (PROBE) team members who were accused of maltreating a sidewalk vendor along A. Soriano Street. Lawyer Rey…

Rama: Absence of concrete solution for displaced vendors is the root of the problem

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama said that the plight of the many displaced vendors from the streets without a concrete solution from the city may be the reason why some vendors…

Probe clears illegal sidewalk structures along V. Rama Avenue

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Gerard Vincent Francisco 11/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Cebu City Prevention, Restoration, Order, Beautification, and Enhancement (PROBE) Team cleared 29 structures along the sidewalk in V. Rama Avenue in Barangay Guadalupe on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. According to Jonathan Villa, the…

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