‘With honors’: 15 families in Asturias to graduate from quarantine

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least fifty persons coming from 15 families in Sitio Guinabasan South, Barangay Tubigagmanok in Asturias town will already “graduate” from their isolation on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, after 14 days of being…

More COVID-19 recoveries on week 2 of ECQ in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City logged more recoveries than additional coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on Monday, June 22, as the city entered its second week under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). This development ended a two-week…

Pelare: People out on Talisay streets ‘controllable’

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More people were out on the streets of Talisay City on the first day of the general community quarantine (GCQ). Police Major Gerard Ace Pelare, Talisay City Police chief, also said that the…

Talisay City under GCQ on Monday

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The city of Talisay will already be under general community quarantine (GCQ) beginning Monday, June 22, 2020. Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony Gullas, in an update on Sunday afternoon, June 21, said he…

Barangay chiefs told: Follow COVID protocols; 200K sacks of rice on the way

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The barangay chiefs in the city are reminded that a certain protocol has to be followed when dealing with suspected and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in their jurisdiction. The barangay chiefs met…

Talisay’s downgrade to GCQ awaits RIATF concurrence

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The lifting of Talisay City’s modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) status and de-escalation to general community quarantine (GCQ) now only awaits the concurrence of the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) before it takes…

LOOK: Student captures nostalgic sceneries in Dumaguete City

Raul Constantine L. Tabanao 06/17/2020

MOALBOAL, Cebu – Ryly Dre Patrick Juan Pontino went for an early morning walk this Wednesday to visit and take photos of the iconic landmarks in Dumaguete City. Pontino, a student of the Negros Oriental State University,…

Cebu City targets fast tracking of hospital capacity, testing laboratories

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government is determined to be released from the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). With this, Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella detailed the plans of the city to address the concerns of…

Labella appeals to IATF to place Cebu City under GCQ

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella was surprised that the Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) placed Cebu City back under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) late Monday evening, June…

It’s back to ECQ for Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The national government’s anti-coronavirus task force has placed Cebu City back to a stricter enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, chairperson of the Inter-Agency Task Force for Management of Infectious…

Labella confident about GCQ extension for Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is optimistic and confident the city will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ), and will not revert to an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). “I am confident we can…

Lockdown blamed for cases of violence against women

Patricia Denise M. Chiu 06/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Women’s organization Gabriela said the lockdown enforced by the government amid the COVID-19 health crisis was to blame for the 3,700 cases of abuse against women that the group has recorded recently. The island…

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