Soco asks utilities to give incentives, adopt deferred payment schemes

Rosalie Abatayo 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Board has asked the utility providers to extend payment grace periods or develop favorable payment schemes for their consumers amid economic difficulties brought by the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing…

Meaningful things you can do with the people you are quarantined with

Immae Lachica 04/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Aside from staying active and trying new dishes to prepare this whole quarantine situation, why not do some things that would take your mind off the long and oftentimes boring wait before the lifting…

Man claiming to be a UCT beneficiary nabbed for possessing shabu

04/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –They just won’t stop. Talisay City police arrested another drug suspect for the possession of nine sachets of suspected shabu as he was about to cross a quarantine checkpoint in Barangay Tangke in Talisay…

Capitol to focus on Enhanced Countryside Development after ECQ is lifted

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu provincial government will shift its focus to Enhanced Countryside Development (ECD) after it wins its battle against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said that the implementation of the enhanced…

Duterte may ask Congress for more funds for COVID-19 response

Darryl John Esguerra - INQUIRER.net 04/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang said Friday that President Rodrigo Duterte may ask Congress to grant him additional budget in light of the continuing response of the government against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to Duterte’s economic team, the government…

Mandaue City makes swabbing booths to protect health care workers

Norman V. Mendoza 04/24/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Along with the nearly completed cubicles of quarantine facility, the Mandaue City government is also making improvised swabbing booths to prevent possible contamination during the mass testing of suspected COVID-19 patients. In an…

LGUs ask DepEd to convert public schools into quarantine centers

Futch Anthony Inso 04/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) has already received around 85 applications from different Local Government Units (LGUs) in converting public schools into a quarantine facility. But Dr. Saustiano Jimenez, regional…

LIST: Provinces, areas under ECQ and GCQ

Krissy Aguilar - INQUIRER.net 04/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila and other high-risk areas in Luzon until May 15, 2020. The President also placed several areas in Visayas and Mindanao under…

IATF: Extend ECQ to May 15 in Cebu, other ‘high risk’ areas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) must remain in Cebu and 28 other areas in the country, the national government recommended on Friday, April 24, 2020. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced Friday that the national…

‘Pandemic is far from over in Cebu’ – experts

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Noting a recent resurgence in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Cebu, experts from the University of the Philippines (UP) said authorities here should stay in high alert. On April 22,…

NRA quarantine facility to open on Saturday

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s awaited quarantine facility at Block 27, North Reclamation Area (NRA) will finally open on Saturday, April 25, 2020. The facility was promised to be finished in 10 days, but it took…

Tindahan sa Kapitolyo sells P2.4M worth of goods in two weeks

Rosalie Abatayo 04/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government collected P2.4 million sales from its 16 bagsakan centers, or Tindahan sa Kapitolyo, within their first two weeks of operations. As of April 22, 2020, the bagsakan centers reported…

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