Crime rate in Cebu City drops

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) has helped with the drop of the crime rate in Cebu City, says Police Colonel Josefino Ligan, chief of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO). Based…

2 siblings jailed for returning home to Inabanga, Bohol despite travel restrictions

Doris C. Bongcac 05/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Policemen in Bohol province arrested two Inabanga town natives who returned home from Barangay Labangon in Cebu City despite travel restrictions. The arrested individuals were identified as siblings Maria Jonalie Bautista, 33, and…

Good things from having a ‘quarant-fling’

Immae Lachica 05/03/2020

    CEBU CITY, Philippines— Now that the entire Philippines or better yet say the entire world is in quarantine, a lot of ideas have flourished with the given time in isolation, one of which is— quarant-fling.…

Senior citizens, a force for good in the time of pandemic

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 05/03/2020

  After a month and a half of “house arrest”, irate senior citizens in Luzon could take it no longer and slammed the Inter Agency Task Force on COVID-19 after it declared that the order banning them…

Wakes allowed in GCQ areas if death not COVID-related, says Palace

Krissy Aguilar - INQUIRER.net 05/01/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Wakes can now be held in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) as long as the deceased’s cause of death is not related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang said Friday. “Ang pwede lang…

Mandaue veterinarian explains ‘Don’t feed the stray animals’ post

Futch Anthony Inso 05/01/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu, Philippines — The Mandaue City Veterinary Office (MCVO) has clarified that the reminder that they had posted on a quarantine facility’s wall is only intended to the concerned employee and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…

Forecast: Cebu could have up to 1,300 COVID-19 cases on May 15 if…

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Experts from the University of the Philippines (UP) projected that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Cebu could infect up to 1,300 individuals, and claim at least 50 lives. “The forecast for May 15…

Quarantine, swab tests for to-be released inmates in Cebu Province

Rosalie Abatayo 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid jails being hounded by the threat of the coronavirus disease, inmates who are bound for release are required to undergo a 14-day quarantine and be tested for the viral infection before they…

Govt may allow sports activities with social distancing during GCQ — Año

Consuelo Marquez - INQUIRER.net 04/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government is looking into the possibility of allowing sports activities that observe social distancing during the implementation of general community quarantine (GCQ) in some areas, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Thursday. “‘Yung mga…

DILG: Seniors working, living alone are allowed to go out in GCQ areas

Krissy Aguilar - INQUIRER.net 04/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Senior citizens who are still in the workforce and those who live alone will be allowed to go out in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) starting May 1, the Department of the Interior…

Rapid testing in cities of Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, and Cebu slated to start May 4

Rosalie Abatyo 04/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The rapid testing for about 46,000 individuals in the sitios (sub-villages) and barangays (villages) of the cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, and Mandaue is expected to begin on Monday, May 4, 2020. The rapid…

Quarantine measures in N. Mindanao leave 106K workers jobless

Froilan Gallardo 04/29/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — A month after local government units imposed drastic quarantine measures in Northern Mindanao more than 106,000 workers were left without jobs and are now dependent on government food subsidies to survive.…

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