THE barangay captain of Maribago in Lapu-Lapu City clarified that the motorcycle incident that happened on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 was not caused by a lack of barriers and early warning devices around an ongoing drainage project. In an interview with Sunstar Cebu, Barangay Captain Rosalino Abing said the motorcycle rider was trying to evade […]
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BI nabs Lebanese in Lapu-Lapu
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested a Lebanese man in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu who now faces deportation. The bureau announced Monday, Nov. 22, 2021 that intelligence operatives from Central Visayas had arrested Lebanese Rabih El Acha Hassouneh, 43, in a restaurant in Basak, Lapu-Lapu City. A mission order had been issued against him by […]
DOH eyes Alert Level 3 for Lapu; Chan: ‘Unfair,’ Covid cases low
LAPU-LAPU City in Cebu has been put under monitoring by the Department of Health (DOH) and might be placed under Alert Level 3 after November 30 due to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the area. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a press briefing Monday, November 22, that they saw a positive […]
Lapu-Lapu City to close cemeteries Oct. 31-Nov. 2
CEMETERIES in Lapu-Lapu City will be closed from October 31 to November 2, 2021 during the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Under Executive Order 2021-054 issued by Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, all private and public cemeteries, memorial parks and columbariums located in Lapu-Lapu City shall […]
DRRMO preparedness highlighted in Lannie visit
THE prolonged and heavy rains brought by Tropical Depression “Lannie” kept the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) of the cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue and Talisay busy Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. They responded to landslide and flooding alerts but fortunately did not receive reports of human deaths or injuries. Lannie, with maximum winds […]
221 Covid-19 vaccine doses wasted in Central Visayas
CENTRAL Visayas has received a total of 3,670,380 doses of mixed brands of Covid-19 vaccines as of Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, and of these only 221 vaccine doses have been wasted. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, Visayas Covid-19 Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) spokesperson, gave these figures along with a rundown of the new vaccine arrivals in […]
Loreche:Vaccine supplies for Metro Cebu ‘enough’
THE Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) has announced that a total of 203,510 doses of vaccines against Covid-19 are available in the vaccine storage of local government units (LGUs) in Metro Cebu. According to data from the VVOC’s daily briefer, of the 203,510 doses of different vaccine brands, 30,428 was allocated for the first dose […]
2nd isolation facility opens in Lapu-Lapu City
The isolation facility at Mactan National High School is the second one established by the City A PUBLIC high school in Barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City was converted into a 260-bed isolation facility for the city’s Covid-19 patients. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan and other city officials formally inaugurated the City’s new isolation facility at […]
8 Lapu-Lapu City councilors tested negative for Covid-19
THE eight Lapu-Lapu City councilors present in the offsite regular session on Aug. 26, 2021, that was attended by a journalist who later tested positive for Covid-19 were already tested for the virus, and the results came in negative. These city councilors, identified with the opposition, are Flaviano Hiyas, Rico Amores, Junrey Gestopa, Rudy Potot, […]
Lapu to do vaxxing in subdivisions
THERE will be no more need of pre-registration for residents of subdivisions and barangays that will be visited by Lapu-Lapu City vaccinators to bring the service closer to the people. Thus said Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan who announced that vaccinators will do the rounds in some villages to be able to inoculate more residents. […]
EXPLAINER: Disaster management chief Nagiel Banacia, citing odds against curbing Covid, admits use of scare tactics in Lapu-Lapu. From no-vaccine-no-entry ruse to signals of ‘feeling hopeless, drained,’ to images of death.
WARNINGS. The post Sunday, August 8 on the Facebook page of Lapu-Lapu City disaster management chief Nagiel B. Banacia had little variation from the same theme it has drummed into the public mind in the past two weeks: the threat of Covid and the reality of death. The first line said: “There is so much […]
Lapu-Lapu City seeks new cemetery
LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Junard Chan has urged the priests of the Nuestra Señora De Regla Parish National Shrine to present to the city government possible lots that can be developed into a cemetery. This, after the allegedly rising death toll in the city in the last few weeks resulted in the Humay-Humay Cemetery in Brgy. […]
Garcia lifts lockdown in Samboan despite Delta threat
CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has lifted the lockdown being imposed in Samboan town even though health officials disclosed that two Covid-19 cases there are carriers of the highly contagious Delta variant. Garcia made the decision after she secured the commitment of Cebu mayors to agree to no longer impose lockdown measures in their local government […]
Editorial: Circuit breaker
LAPU-LAPU City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan invites incendiary reactions from citizens after signing Executive Order 2021-040, Section 4 of which reads: “only vaccinated persons upon presentation of their vaccination cards, shall be allowed to enter public and private markets including department stores, supermarkets, grocery stores and convenience stores.” The rule, however, will take effect on […]
Population in CV grew to more than 8M, says PSA
CENTRAL Visayas’s population grew to 8.08 million as of last year, said the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The population in Central Visayas increased from 5.7 million in 2000, or by more than one million every decade. It grew by 685,000 from 7.4 million in 2015. Ariel Florendo, PSA 7 director, said CV’s population growth is […]
Lawyer takes oath as Lapu-Lapu City dad
A LAWYER who had served as Lapu-Lapu City legal officer took oath as the newest member of the Lapu-Lapu City Council. Michael Dignos took oath before Lapu-Lapu City Rep. Paz Radaza on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Dignos replaced city councilor and former vice mayor Marcial Ycong, who died in February 2021.Dignos and Ycong are both […]
2 Olango barangays gain ‘drug-cleared’ tag
THE City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Cadac) of Lapu-Lapu City passed a resolution on July 13, 2021, to provide commendation and cash rewards to Barangays Tingo and Baring on the island of Olango. This has to do with the barangays’ success in gaining the “drug-cleared” status from the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug-Clearing Program, which […]
Close to 300K persons in Cebu receive 1st dose of Covid vaccine
A TOTAL of 275,326 individuals in Cebu have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine with 87,083 of them having been fully vaccinated as of Friday, June 25, 2021, according to reports gathered from all public and private sector vaccination centers in Cebu. Cebu City currently has the highest number of total doses administered […]
Lapu choice for 4th bridge ‘more expensive,’ says exec
A CHANGE in the location of the proposed 4th Cebu-Mactan Bridge as suggested by the Lapu-Lapu City Government would raise the project cost and require new approval from the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) and the Neda Board. “In fact, the option proposed by the Lapu-Lapu City actually increases the cost significantly. In fact, if I’m […]
Socialized housing to rise in Canjulao, Lapu-Lapu
THE Oponganons’ dream of having socialized housing for the poor will soon be fulfilled. This, after the Lapu-Lapu City Government signed a joint venture agreement with Premium Megastructures Inc. (PMI) to develop up to 128 hectares of land in Brgy. Canjulao at no cost to the City. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan and PMI president […]