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Senator Sonny Angara is calling for the establishment of more mega quarantine facilities in Region 7, especially in Cebu as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to rise in the various provinces of the Central Visayas. As of June 28, 2020, Region 7 has breached the 8,000 mark on the total number of […]
A medical team from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) composed of nine doctors, 10 nurses, and 13 medical aides was sent to Cebu City to help in ongoing efforts to contain the city’s spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. Task Force Central led by Maj. Maria Adesitas Sagario, underwent precautionary swab testing […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu challenged city and barangay (village) officials in Cebu City to aim for the downgrading of the current enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to a lower risk classification. Cimatu issued the challenge during a press briefing with Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu to fly to Cebu City to oversee the enforcement of measures to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as cases in the area soared to more than 4,449. In a public address late Monday night, Duterte said he will issue an executive order to formalize Cimatu’s […]
Reelectionist Senator Cynthia Villar proved to be the most trusted senatorial candidate among Cebu City residents as she got the most number of votes in Monday’s midterm elections. Official results from the Cebu City Canvassing Center showed Villar topping the senatorial race in the Queen City of the South with 334,294 votes. The 68-year-old Villar, […]
Senator Cynthia Villar hopes that the country’s rice productivity will improve this year with the passage of the General Appropriations Act for 2019. Villar, who chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture, told local media in Cebu City that the budget will be passed next week. “Our P10-billion budget for agriculture is intended to improve our […]
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Bato Dela Rosa urged over a thousand local government officials, barangay officials, Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) members, and teachers in Tuburan, Cebu to support the administration’s war against drugs. “We are facing a faceless enemy with unlimited resources,” Dela Rosa said during the whole-day Anti-Drug and Peace and Order Summit […]