(Maskmedicare Shop/ Unsplash) Health experts said it is not yet the right time to lift the mandatory wearing of face masks in the country. “It's too early to lift mask mandate even in outdoor,” said Dr. Rontgene Solante, head of adult infectious diseases at San Lazaro Hospital in Manila, in a...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos said he's willing to make Cebu City a pilot area for the optional use of face masks. (Maskmedicare Shop/ Unsplash) This was confirmed to congressmen by Abalos during the budget deliberations of the agency before the House...
CEBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama here is standing by his executive order (EO) that made the wearing of face masks in this city “non-obligatory.” RAMA Contrary to the pronouncement of Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr., Rama said he is not deferring the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. has asked Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama to defer the implementation of the decision that no longer mandates the wearing of face masks in open spaces. Abalos issued the statement after learning that Rama...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) The Department of Health (DOH) urged all local government units (LGUs) to...
Malacañang said it is waiting for the Department of Health's (DOH) comment on whether or not to keep the policy requiring the public to wear face masks amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Passers-by walk in front of a tarpaulin with images of frontliners wearing face mask at Eastwood City in Pasig on...
CEBU CITY – The wearing of face masks here is no longer mandatory. Mayor Michael Rama on Wednesday, Aug. 31, signed an Executive Order (EO) “declaring the use of face mask within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Cebu as non-obligatory but a measure of individual self-preservation and...
CEBU CITY – The next three years will be “very rosy” for those in the real estate industry. PRIME movers of the Real Estate Salespersons Congress gather for a photo prior to the start of the convention at Radisson Blu in Cebu City Thursday, Aug. 25. (Calvin D. Cordova) Players in the real...
Interior design group HBA Manila Design Office, led by its HBA Partner and HBA Manila Design Office Principal Norman Agleron, worked with the Intercontinental Hotels Group (THG) and the Erawan Group to ensure that both the signature IHG brand and spirit of modern Cebu are felt by visitors as soon...
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested a couple and another drug suspect on Saturday, Aug. 27, in a buy-bust operation in Cebu City. Arrested were Roberto Yburan III, 32, and his wife, Maide Riza, 30, who were the subject of the operation, were collared at around 12:45...
CEBU CITY – It is all systems go for the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo Festival Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC). Choreographers are among those who keenly awaited the return of the festival as their livelihood was greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. “The culture and arts...
CEBU CITY – Students from the Visayas were invited to join the EducationUSA (EdUSA) Fair here Saturday, Aug. 27, that will enhance their dreams of studying in the United States. JOHN Groch (right), Public Affairs Officer of the US Embassy in Manila, graces Thursday, Aug. 25, a media briefing for...
