Relevantly, the Zonta Club of Cebu 2, in a well-attended webinar, supported Senate Bill 1373 authored by Sen. Risa Hontiveros (Girls Not Brides Act). In the words of the senator, “Child early and forced marriages are a tragic reality to which girls are subjected largely due to economic circumstances, cultural expectations and outdated beliefs and […]
Tag: cebu
Cebu City creates EOC task force to monitor businesses
THE Cebu City Government has formed a task force under its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to monitor whether businesses are following the health protocols against Covid-19. City Councilor Joel Garganera, deputy chief implementer of the EOC, said the task force has 16 members who will list violations committed by business establishments. “We are not here […]
Cebu to follow IATF policy
CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has “set aside” on Tuesday, June 21, 2021 the Executive Order 23 she had issued a day earlier to remind government agencies that they may face complaints if they disobey the provincial ordinance on the testing and quarantine policy for returning Filipinos arriving at the Cebu airport. This came after announcements […]
New customs brokers group leaders in Cebu take oath of office
THE Cebu Chamber of Customs Brokers Inc. (CCBI) Cebu Chapter underscored a fair-playing field and unity among the customs brokers as its new breed of leaders took their oath of office at the Bai Hotel in Mandaue City on Monday, June 14, 2021. Ronald P. Grancho, newly inducted president of CCBI Cebu, said the thrust […]
USC Senior HS students hold annual exhibit in celebration of animal rights week
AFTER more than a year of silence, the USC Senior High School Art and Design students in the South Campus finally open its annual art exhibit dubbed “HULAGWAY ‘21” on June 23, Wednesday, at SM Seaside City Cebu. The exhibit showcases students’ best works — a rich harvest of artworks despite the pandemic and limitations […]
Conflict over arrival rules in Cebu simmers
THE conflict over the arrival protocols for international passengers continues, with Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia issuing an executive order reminding those who defy the local law on arriving Filipinos that they would face criminal and administrative charges. Garcia’s Executive Order 23, issued on June 21, 2021, reminds the agencies that implement the protocols that the […]
Biz giant Norberto Quisumbing Jr. laid to rest
THE Quisumbing patriarch, Dr. Norberto Quisumbing Jr., was laid to rest in Q-Park in Compostela, Cebu on Monday, June 21, 2021, three days after his death on Friday at 90. The business tycoon’s remains were cremated in a funeral home in Metro Manila on Sunday afternoon, June 20. The urn containing his ashes was flown […]
Cebu City to use Sinovac on upland residents, aims to finish their vaccination by September
THE Cebu City Government targets to vaccinate the majority of residents in mountain barangays against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) by September. It started vaccinating them at the Don Bosco Technical College (DBTC) in Barangay Punta Princesa on Friday, June 18, 2021, and at the Barangay Bonbon gym on Saturday, June 19. The DBTC will cater […]
Official: Cebu Covid policies are working
CEBU’S controversial Covid-19 policies work. In fact, the “swab-upon-arrival” policy initiated by Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia for returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is not the first time Cebuanos have adopted protocol that are not totally aligned with existing guidelines of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Illnesses. […]
Heavy traffic in Cebu North Road blamed on MCWD work
HEAVY traffic at the Cebu North Road from Mandaue City to Consolacion over the past few weeks was blamed on an ongoing excavation of a pipeline conducted by the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD). Following what had happened, MCWD officials issued an apology to the public and immediately ordered their personnel to speed up their […]
Cebu City ABC chief, 2 others face DILG probe
ANOTHER village chief from Cebu City is facing a probe for allegedly failing to stop a superspreader event in his barangay. Barangay Kasambagan and Cebu City Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) president Franklyn Ong was named by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año as one of three village chiefs from […]
Cebuano doctors back IATF arrival policies
A GROUP of Cebuano doctors has expressed full support for the Inter-Agency Task Force’s (IATF) policy for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) mandating a 10-day facility-based quarantine followed by four-day home quarantine and swabbing on the seventh day from arrival. On the other hand, seafarers’ groups have appealed to the IATF […]
Ways to dad’s heart
EVERY year, on the third Sunday of June, most countries celebrate Father’s Day to honor the roles that father and father figures play in our lives. Dads may vary in personality and their interests, but one sure-fire way to make this day an unforgettable one for them is to treat them to an all-you-can-eat feast […]
House committee invites Garcia to discuss Cebu’s protocols
CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia is set to join the legislative hearing calendared by the House committee on overseas workers affairs on Thursday, June 17, 2021, as it will take up the protocols set by the government for the Filipinos living and working overseas who are returning home. The committee led by Rep. Raymond Democrito Mendoza, […]
Over 114, 000 receive 1st dose in 7 Metro Cebu cities, towns
ONLY six to seven persons out of every 100 vaccine-eligible residents of seven Metro Cebu cities and towns have been inoculated since the vaccination program against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) kicked off about 15 weeks ago. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, Department of Health (DOH 7) spokesperson, said that although Metro Cebu is part of the […]
Cebu City to receive P5M from Megawide for Carbon project
THE Cebu City Government will receive P5 million from Megawide Construction Corp. through its subsidiary Cebu2World Development Inc. (C2W) before the end of 2021 as initial payment for the development of the old Carbon Public Market. The P5 million represents the first year of the annual graduated payment C2W will give to City Hall even […]
IBP Cebu City hosts ‘Law & Justice’ virtual run
THE Integrated Bar of the Philippines Cebu City Chapter is using the power of the internet and social media to spread its advocacy through a virtual run. The first “Law and Justice Run” not only seeks to bring a global community—bound under a common goal for peace, justice, law and order—together but also aims to […]
Int’l flights return to MCIA; passengers swabbed on arrival
THE Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) has resumed servicing inbound international flights on Sunday, June 13, 2021, as the effectivity of the memorandum extending the diversion of MCIA-bound flights to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City ended at 11:59 p.m. on June 12. John Paul Valle, officer-in-charge of the MCIA Authority’s Airport Operations […]
Portions of Metro Cebu submerged in floodwater after morning rains
THE downpour on Saturday morning, June 12, 2021, caused riverbanks to overflow in Metro Cebu, flooding several areas and damaging houses and establishments. The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) recorded flooding in Barangays Malubog, Lorega, Ermita and Zapatera. Various waterways in the city also overflowed, including the river in Sitio Pili […]
Capitol mulls paying Cebu airfare of Cebuano ROFs in Metro Manila
THE Cebu Provincial Government plans to help returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) from Cebu who are affected by the diversion of international flights bound for the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). It may assist with their airfare from Manila to Cebu. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said ROFs are already financially burdened […]