‘Minimum’ safety protocols in place as Cebu shifts to GCQ

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Minimum mandatory safety or public health protocols will continue to be in place in Cebu province’s 44 towns and six component cities as the province downgrades to general community quarantine (GCQ) by midnight…

1500 Cebu dialysis patients await Capitol protocols

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 1,500 renal or kidney patients in Cebu continue to await guidelines from the Capitol for the protocols that they will observe as they undergo dialysis sessions, mostly in Cebu City centers,…

Cortes issues EO to set protocols in detention and release of PDLs

Doris C. Bongcac 05/02/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Concerned by the increasing number of virus-affected individuals at the Mandaue City Jail, Mayor Jonas Cortes issued an Executive Order on Friday, May 1, 2020, for the creation of protocols that will be…

Flying kites? Gwen says ‘We’re still under ECQ, stay at home’

Rosalie Abatayo 04/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government is warning those who plan to fly kites to ease up the quarantine “boredom” to think twice as they may be violating protocols of the province-wide enhanced community quarantine.…

ECQ pass counterfeiters to face criminal raps, forfeit pass privileges

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 03/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — People who illegally reproduce the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) passes in Cebu City will bear the brunt of the law. City administrator Lawyer Floro Casas, Jr., said the city government will go after…

Will Cebu follow suit in declaring a lockdown?

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Stricter protocols for social distancing and mobility are on the way for Cebu. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the provincial government would come up with more stringent protocols, within the next 48 hours, to…

Mandaue City forms Task Force for coronavirus

Norman B. Mendoza 02/04/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City government has created its own Task Force for 2019-novel coronavirus monitoring, prevention, and protocols. Dr. Rose Marie Tirado, Mandaue City Health Department Head, told reporters in a Press Conference today,…

Create protocols to respond to bomb threats

Chris Ligan, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/18/2017

YESTERDAY’S bomb hoaxes in Cebu City schools prompted school and local government officials to review and improve their disaster risk reduction plans. Cebu City Councilor David Tumulak immediately met with school principals and DepEd officials yesterday afternoon…

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