FACES OF CEBU: Daniella Lepiten-Masong, 26, happy wife

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Daniella Masong (neé Lepiten), a 26-year-old bank teller from Bogo City, northern Cebu, almost did not get the wedding of her dreams with now husband, Rezien Masong. Two days prior to their scheduled…

Samsam tests positive for COVID-19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas has been infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Gullas disclosed on his official Facebook page on Wednesday, February 10, that he recently tested positive for the…

Mandaue’s 50 augmentation personnel to help impose protocols in barangays

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/09/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The newly downloaded personnel in the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) will be used to augment the current police forces in the city, especially in the 27 barangays to monitor and strictly implement…

New holding areas for Cebu City quarantine violators opened

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — New holding areas for quarantine violators have been opened in Cebu City to reduce the number of violators temporarily detained at the Tejero Gym. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has set up a…

DOJ: Pimentel didn’t break quarantine

Tina G. Santos 01/22/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG) under the (DOJ) has dismissed for lack of probable cause the complaint against Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III accusing him of violating quarantine protocols when he accompanied…

Biden orders masks, travel clampdown in new war on Covid-19

Agence France Presse 01/22/2021

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Thursday tightened mask wearing rules and ordered quarantine for people flying into the United States, as he got to work on tackling the coronavirus pandemic on his first full day in…

Cortes: No need for Mandaue to revert to GCQ

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/12/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes believes there is no need for his city to revert to general community quarantine (GCQ) from its current modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status despite the rising number…

Lapu-Lapu gov’t monitors 16 travellers from countries with cases of new COVID strain

Futch Anthony Inso 01/10/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines —The Lapu-Lapu City government is monitoring 16 additional travellers from countries with confirmed cases of the new variant of Sars-coV-2. Sars-coV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. Grace Carungay, head of the City Epidemiology…

In Photos (Part 2): A glimpse of Cebu amid the pandemic

Dennis Singson 01/01/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has forced most countries to adapt to changes to protect each one’s well-being from an infectious virus that has ravaged and infected millions in the world. In…

Policewoman manning checkpoint hurt after she was hit by car

Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 12/24/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — A policewoman suffered major injuries after she was hit by an automobile while manning a quarantine checkpoint on the morning of Christmas Eve, Thursday (December 24) . Police Patrolwoman Gremae Yuson, 27,…

Duterte: Metro Manila, 6 other areas stay under GCQ in December

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 11/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has extended anew the implementation of general community quarantine (GCQ) in Metro Manila for the entire month of December. Apart from Metro Manila, areas also under GCQ until the end of…

Pilot error eyed as possible cause in Argao gyrocopter crash

Alven Marie Timtim and Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Investigators are looking at pilot error as the possible cause to explain the death of a foreigner after his gyrocopter crashed in Argao town last November 5.  Citing initial findings, Police Captain Jeremie…

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