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Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla 01/03/2016

3 hit by stray bullets in Cebu City; 69 firecracker  victims in C.  Visayas There were no deaths, but the holiday revelry in Cebu after New Year’s Eve still produced three female victims of stray bullets .…

Dengue cases shoot up 89% in C. Visayas; Cebu City ranks highest with 1,900 cases

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/06/2015

Dengues cases in Central Visayas from January to November  showed an increase of 89 percent from year-ago levels. With cases  of illness almost doubling and number of deaths reaching 72 compared to only 22 for the same…

No MERS-CoV case in Central Visayas yet

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/09/2015

7 patients test negative;  swab tests available at Vicente Sotto Medical Center SIX persons in Cebu and one in Bohol have tested negative for the infectious viral respiratory disease MERS-CoV, health officials said. “Central Visayas is still…

Ensuring safe food in schools

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/08/2015

The Regional Epidemiological Surveillance Unit (RESU-7) has reminded food peddlers to ensure that the food they sell, especially in schools, is safe. Parents, students and teachers are advised to check if vendors and school canteens have sanitation…

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