DOH-7: 15K samples from rapid test in Cebu City enough for data analysis

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A day after the minority bloc in the Cebu City Council questioned the methodology of the mass rapid testing being conducted in the tri-cities of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu, the Department of Health in Central…

Rapid antibody test kits: A closer look

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Around the globe, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test kits are flying off from every biotechnological and medical technology firm as countries scramble to screen everyone for possible infection. There are two types of…

Rama on BRT: City Council will have to intervene

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael “Mike” Rama said he is concerned with the committment fees the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project have incurred five years after loans were taken to fund it.  According…

Cebu City gov’t backs monorail project; Labella assures CCDC endorsement to Neda

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella expressed his full support to the monorail project, which the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has planned to be the backbone of the Integrated Intermodal Transportation System (IITS) in…

DOH declares national dengue alert

07/15/2019

RAPID SPIKE IN REGIONAL CASES REPORTED MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday declared a national dengue alert amid a spike in reported cases of the viral illness caused by female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in several…

Villarete: BRT developments to go full speed in May, but project’s full operation pushed to 2022

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The pieces that can move the Cebu City Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system project are falling into place, and the project may start its developments this year. However,  its implementation will most likely be moved…

Rose Pharmacy Rapid chessfest on today at Robinsons

Glendale G. Rosal 11/03/2018

THE much-awaited fast-paced chess competition, the Third Salon de Rose Rapid Chess Tournament, will come off wraps today at the fourth level of Robinsons Galleria Cebu. The tournament is expected to draw around a hundred wood pushers…

Cebu’s Rom tops Kasparov Rapid Open

Marlon Bernardino 11/03/2017

US-basedFilipino Jasper Rom emerged as champion in the Open section of the recently concluded Kasparov 15th Anniversary Rapid 2017 last October 31, 2017 in Singapore. Rom halved the point with countryman and Singapore-based Pinoy Jomel Ortiz in…

Rapid innovation center launched

Max Limpag 06/15/2017

Systems that detect whether mining vehicles are overloaded or its drivers are exhausted or an augmented reality platform to train people how to operate machinery or decorate a house were put on display as Accenture launched yesterday…

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