THE Cebu City Government will release another set of cash assistance for senior citizens on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. The P3,000 cash aid to be given this Saturday will represent the cash allocations for the months of July, August and September. The cash aid will be given through house-to-house distribution as a way to protect […]
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Vaccinees now ‘choosy’ with brands
VACCINE preference is now causing a drop in the number of vaccinees showing up at vaccination sites across Metro Cebu. The Cebu City Vaccine Operations Center (VOC), for one, has noted that people are being “picky” with vaccine brands, resulting in a low number of vaccinees. Cebu City Health Department (CHD) officer-in-charge Jeffrey Ibones said […]
10 Cebu City hospitals within ‘safe zone’
Of Cebu City’s 15 hospitals, 10 are considered safe, one in moderate risk; two currently in high risk; and another two in critical level AT LEAST 10 of 15 public and private hospitals in Cebu City are now considered within safe levels after their average critical care occupancy rate (CCUR) is now below 60 percent. […]
‘Reflectorized vest’ not needed for cyclists, says Mandaue dad
CYCLISTS passing by Mandaue City don’t need to wear a reflectorized vest as a way to comply with the city’s comprehensive bike ordinance, a local legislator said on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Mandaue City Councilor Jimmy Lumapas made the clarification after the city’s new bike ordinance, which he authored, was criticized heavily by cyclists on […]
Cebu City total cases reach 37,000
CEBU City’s total Covid-19 cases have now breached the 37,000 mark after 243 active cases were added to the list on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. The new infections brought the total number of confirmed cases to 37,086 since the start of the pandemic last March 2020. The 243 new active cases from a batch of […]
Rama:‘Walk-ins’ need to register
ASIDE from senior citizens (A2), Cebu City residents who have comorbidities or those belonging to the A3 priority group may now walk in at the Noah Complex, located at the South Road Properties (SRP), to get their Covid jabs even without a prior schedule. Vice Mayor Michael Rama in a Facebook post dated Aug. 24, […]
More people willing to get vaccinated in Cebu City
THE number of individuals who have registered for Cebu City’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination program has reached more than 400,000. According to the latest data provided by Management Information and Computer Services (Mics) officer-in-charge Richter Castañares on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, 426,133 individuals are currently registered. This constitutes 61 percent of the 700,000 individuals […]
Mandaue to use ‘early warning system’ to promote vaccination, health protocols
ASIDE from warning residents of possible flashfloods and other disasters, Mandaue City’s early warning system (EWS) being installed in the city’s riverside barangays will soon be used to remind residents to get themselves vaccinated and follow health protocols. With the number of active Covid-19 cases in the city continuing to increase at an alarming rate, […]
Release swab test results early, DOH 7 urged
THE Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH 7) has committed to the Mandaue City government to release the RT-PCR test results on the same day that the specimen was extracted. The commitment was made between the DOH 7 and Mandaue City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) following delays on the releasing of Covid-19 results on […]
Briones: The real problem
Cebu City’s vaccination program against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has been suspended yet again. The reason is the same. It has run out of doses and awaits fresh delivery of the vaccine from the Department of Health 7. There’s no point in playing the blame game because when it boils down to it, we are […]
Supply shortage hampers Cebu City’s vaccine drive
ONCE again, the distribution of the first dose of Covid-19 vaccines in Cebu City has been hampered after the City ran out of vaccines. Cebu City Acting Mayor Michael Rama said only two vaccination sites opened on Friday, June 11, 2021 primarily to give inoculated individuals their second doses. “Only two vaccination sites functioned because […]
Carvajal: Water for whom?
When MCWD announced its decision to build three desalination plants at a combined cost of P6.3 billion, I doubted the wisdom of this decision. Next I suspected the motive behind it when MCWD started conditioning our minds to the rise in the cost of water as a result of this project. The urban poor suffer […]
PWDS to receive 5-month cash aid
THE Cebu City government is set to distribute cash assistance worth P5,000 to the city’s 12,000 registered persons with disabilities (PWDs) on Saturday, May 8, 2021. In his official Facebook page, Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said the cash aid for the city’s PWDs is for the months of January to May this year. Labella […]
Businesses to request IATF for unified curfew hours
THE Mandaue City government will request the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) to release a recommendation to unify the curfew hours of the three highly urbanized cities of Cebu. This, after the city received a letter from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on the request of business establishments to implement a […]
Labella wants bicycle lanes to link to Cebu’s major cities
CEBU City Mayor Edgardo Labella wants to connect his city’s bike lanes with those of other cities in Metro Cebu as a way to promote road safety for cyclists. Labella said he ultimately wants to connect Cebu City’s bike lanes with those being made by the cities of Mandaue, Talisay and Lapu-Lapu to ensure that […]
Only 55 Covid-19 patients in school isolation unit
DESPITE the rise in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, only 20 percent of Mandaue City’s isolation facility is being used. Dr. Ligaya Lakambini Dargantes, head of patient care and management of the city’s Emergency Operation Center, said she is referring to the isolation unit at the Mandaue City Central School. She said […]