Cebu Province to swab upon arrival unvaccinated, partially vaccinated travelers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/28/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Province will be abiding by the newly released COVID-19 guidelines of the National Interagency Task Force (IATF) for incoming travelers from abroad giving privileges to those who are fully vaccinated. Except that…

Unvaccinated persons make up 88% of COVID-19 deaths in Cebu – VVOC spox

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/21/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Most of the people who died of the COVID-19 in Cebu from January 1 to 19, 2022, are unvaccinated individuals. Doctor Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson of the Visayas Vaccination Operation Center (VVOC)…

12.6K PWDs to start getting last tranche of financial assistance on Saturday

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The persons with disabilities (PWDs) will start getting their last tranche of financial aid from Cebu City tomorrow, Saturday, December 11, 2021. The Department of Social Welfare and Services (DSWS) said that there…

Vaccinated or not, Mandaue City Hall employees will get their Christmas bonus

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/07/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Vaccinated or unvaccinated Mandaue City Hall employees will receive a Christmas bonus before December 24, 2021. Mandaue City Vice Mayor Glenn Bercede said that city hall regular employees will receive a Christmas bonus…

Rama: Fully vaccinated seniors, PWDs to get financial assistance first

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fully vaccinated senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Cebu City will get the last tranche of financial assistance ahead of the others this December 2021. Mayor Michael Rama said this on…

Mandaue City: No COVID cases in 13 out of 27 brgys

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/03/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — About half of Mandaue City’s total barangays have zero active COVID-19 cases on Friday, December 3, 2021. According to the monitoring of the city’s local task force against COVID-19 today, 13 of the…

No vaxx card, no entry in Mandaue City’s malls

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/02/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Government has already implemented its policy of allowing only fully vaccinated individuals to enter the city’s malls and other establishments. Lawyer Julius Caesar Entise, deputy chief for operations of the…

Mandaue EOC sets policy for Christmas sales, holiday season

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/18/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and the police have conducted a coordination meeting with the mall operators for consistent implementation of the city’s policy for Christmas sales and the holiday season.…

Stop bringing unvaccinated kids in malls, says medical group exec

Zacarian Sarao - @inquirerdotnet 11/15/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Parents, especially those with kids aged 11 years old and below, should still refrain from bringing their children to malls, or any indoor public spaces that are frequented by a lot of people, said…

Rama to unvaccinated barangay officials: You are not a good example

Mae Fhel Gom-os 10/18/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Cebu City Acting Mayor Michael Rama said unvaccinated barangay officials were not setting a good example to the public. Rama made the statement on Monday, October 18, 2021, following reports that there were…

Mandaue VOC not sure of recommending ‘no vaccination, no entry’ policy in the city’s public cemeteries

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/13/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Vaccine Operation Center (VOC) is not certain about recommending a ‘no vaccination, no entry’ policy in the city’s public cemeteries on All Saints Day and All Souls Day. Dr. Ligaya…

Vaccine access for all

Guillermo M. Luz - @inquirerdotnet 08/21/2021

As we have experienced throughout this pandemic period, it’s been a constant rollercoaster ride of ups and downs. Just when we thought we were hitting our stride with vaccinations across the country, the Delta variant started to…

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