Give us proof that no public funds were spent for tuob kits — dad

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Alvin Dizon said the city government has to prove that there were no funds used in the distribution of 2,000 tuob kits to the isolation centers. Dizon filed a resolution…

Capitol to train 16K BHWs on alternative health care

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol is planning to train the 16,000 barangay health workers (BHWs) in its 44 towns and seven component cities for alternative health care along with its plan to establish a Provincial Traditional…

DOH: No scientific evidence ‘tuob’ can kill virus causing COVID-19

Katrina Hallare 06/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines — There is no scientific evidence that the practice of “tuob” or steam inhalation can kill SARS-COV-2, the coronavirus that causes serious respiratory ailment COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) clarified Thursday. In an online press…

Gwen on ‘tuob’ critics: It is still a democracy

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the country was still a democracy and people should have the choice whether or not they would practice “tuob,” the traditional health regimen that she had endorsed to…

Medical groups: Steam inhalation does not kill SARS-CoV-2

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/25/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Groups of medical professionals in Cebu debunked reports that steam inhalation, or tuob in Cebuano, can kill the highly infectious virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “We stand by up-to-date medical…

Gwen Garcia, #NoToDoctorShaming trend on Twitter

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — #NoToDoctorShaming and Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia were trending topics on Twitter on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. This after the governor, in a Facebook Live presser, called out two young doctors who posted unfavorable…

Capitol memos employees to ‘strictly’ practice tuob

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government has taken its promotion for “tuob” or steam inhalation as a measure against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a memorandum “enjoining” its employees to practice the traditional health…

Gwen allows border entry of province’s residents working in Cebu City

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Residents of Cebu province who work in essential establishments in Cebu City are allowed to go to work and return home despite the now enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) status of the city, Cebu…

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