OF THE 132 confirmed coronavirus disease (Covid-19) fatalities recorded in Cebu’s public and private hospitals for the first 24 days of the year, 105 were found to be unvaccinated….
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Don’t vote for ‘traitor mayor,’ Casas urges public after nonrenewal of Labella supporters’ job contracts
THE contracts of people hired under the administration of the late mayor Edgardo Labella were reportedly not renewed this year, and they were told not to report to work on Monday,…
Bzzzzz: Angered by firing of Labella loyalists, Casas threatens with group’s ‘show of strength’ by rejecting Rama, slate.
FORMER Cebu City administrator Floro Casas Jr. complains that many supporters and people (“mga tawo”) of the late mayor Edgardo Labella were terminated and their appointm…
Virus alert raised in Philippine capital
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter President Rodrigo R. Duterte on New Year’s Eve raised the alert in Manila, the capital and nearby cities to Level 3 from Jan. 3 to 15 amid rising coronavirus infections. The stricter lockdown was imposed after an exponential rise in COVID-19 cases in the past days, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles told a televised news briefing, […]
Gov’t keeps second alert level after infection uptick
THE PHILIPPINES will remain under Alert Level 2 until Jan. 15 after a slight rise in coronavirus infections, according to health authorities, and amid the threat of a more infectious Omicron variant. An inter-agency task force approved a plan to keep all provinces and highly urbanized cities under the second alert level from Jan. 1 […]
Power restoration proceeding slowly in Central Visayas — DoE
THE Department of Energy (DoE) said power restoration is making progress in many areas hit by Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai), with rehabilitation work in the Central Visayas (Region VII) lagging. In a virtual news conference to update on repairs to power facilities and transmission lines, the DoE said service has been largely restored to […]
Distribution of temporary shelter materials, repair kits underway — DHSUD
THE PHILIPPINE government, in partnership with humanitarian organizations, has already started distributing temporary shelter materials and repair kits for damaged houses in areas affected by Typhoon Rai, locally known as Odette, according to the housing department. The government estimates that more than 500,000 residential structures were affected by the super typhoon, including over 167,417 that were completely destroyed […]
20,000 households affected in Consolacion due to Odette
MORE than 20,000 houses in Consolacion town in northern Cebu were affected by Typhoon Odette (Rai) that hit Cebu on the night of Dec. 16, 2021.Nearly 24,000 homes were affected by…
Deaths, damage from typhoon continue to climb
MORE than a week after typhoon Odette, with international name Rai, swept through central and southern parts of the Philippines, the estimated toll on lives, livelihood and infrastructure continues to climb with reported deaths at 389 and at least P22 billion worth of damage, based on government data as of Monday. The number of those […]
Philippines’ 4th case of Omicron variant is passenger from US
THE PHILIPPINES has detected its fourth case of the heavily mutated Omicron coronavirus variant in a passenger who arrived from the United States, the Health department announced Monday. A 38-year-old female arrived from the US on Dec. 10 via Philippine Airlines and was quarantined upon arrival, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario S. Vergeire said an online […]
PHL OK’s use of molnupiravir, Pfizer shot for kids
COVID-19 treatment pill MOLNARZ® of biopharmaceutical firm MSD THE PHILIPPINE Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the antiviral pill molnupiravir for at-risk adult coronavirus patients, and inoculating children aged 5 to 11 with the Pfizer vaccine. FDA Director General Rolando Enrique D. Domingo said in a news briefing on Thursday that […]
PHL posts 261 cases as it shortens interval for vaccine booster
THE PHILIPPINES on Monday reported 261 coronavirus infections, bringing the total to 2.84 million. The death toll from the coronavirus hit 50,916 after 122 more patients died, while recoveries increased by 395 to 2.78 million, the Department of Health (DoH) said in a bulletin. There were 9,238 active cases, 507 of which did not show […]
Philippines reports another record low in COVID cases at 168
THE HEALTH department reported 168 coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the lowest one-day tally since May 22 last year when 163 cases were recorded, although 20 laboratories failed to submit data in the aftermath of typhoon Rai, locally known as Odette. Four laboratories did not operate on Dec. 19. The Philippines now has a total 2.84 […]
PHL records lowest COVID daily tally since May 2020
A MINOR, accompanied by an elderly relative, gets a coronavirus jab at a shopping mall in Metro Manila. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE PHILIPPINES on Sunday reported the lowest number of daily coronavirus infections in nearly 19 months after a number of laboratories failed to submit data on Dec. 17 as one of the […]
21 dead, 3 missing in Cebu after Typhoon Odette
AT LEAST 21 people were reported killed in Cebu following the onslaught of Typhoon Odette (Rai) on Thursday evening, Dec. 16, 2021.Eight persons were reported dead in Cebu City, wh…
Asian shares mixed ahead of Fed policy statement
STOCKS were mixed in Asia on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 after new US data showed inflation is still running high, putting a spotlight on what action the Federal Reserve will take…
2 dead, 1 hurt in road accident in Carmen, Cebu
A TRICYCLE driver and his passenger were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital they were brought to after being hit by a bus at around 6:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021 in Brgy. Dauis Norte, Carmen, northern Cebu. Police Senior Master Sergeant Roy Cabahug of the Carmen Police Station identified the deceased as […]
Editorial: Bloodshed in Cebu City
In seven days, at least five people were killed by unidentified assailants in Cebu City—a lay minister was shot to death by a lone gunman while the victim was walking inside the public market of Barangay Inayawan on Nov. 28; a masseuse was killed by two motorcycle-riding hitmen in Barangay Mambaling on Nov. 29; and […]
DoH logs 603 more coronavirus cases, 156 more deaths
THE PHILIPPINES reported 603 coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total to 2.83 million. The death toll hit 49,386 after 156 more patients died, while recoveries increased by 1,047 to 2.77 million, it the Department of Health (DoH) said in a bulletin. There were 13,853 active cases, 1,270 of which did not show symptoms, 5,532 […]
Consolacion, Liloan launch modern jeepneys
COMMUTERS in Consolacion and Liloan, as well as in Cebu City, can expect more comfortable rides after 15 modern public utility jeepneys (PUJ) were launched in the adjacent towns last week. This comes less than two weeks after 26 modern PUJs were launched in the neighboring city of Lapu-Lapu. Consolacion Transport Corp. launched 10 modern […]