Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia was recently trending because of a “controversial” Executive Order that she signed, making the wearing of face masks optional in open and well-ventilated spaces. She clarified that this is “not totally scrapping the wearing of face mask” but giving people “a...
CEBU CITY -- Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia defended the former chief of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CCPO) from what she described as “ungentlemanly castigation” by the officer-in-charge of the Philippine National Police (PNP). In a press briefing on Wednesday, Garcia called out Lt. Gen....
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año figured in a verbal tussle in connection with the implementation of the mandatory face mask rule in the province. Garcia earlier issued an executive order that required face masks to be...
Individuals may temporarily remove their face masks when outdoors in case they need to catch their breath, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año clarified onTuesday, June 14. He explained this when pressed for reaction pertaining to the Independence Day...
Malacañang on Tuesday rejected a Cebu provincial ordinance that makes wearing of face masks amid Covid-19 only optional for its residents by asserting that President Duterte's order, which is based on the government's pandemic task force, shall prevail. "The Chief Executive's directive is clear:...
Outgoing Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III Monday, June 13 said policies on how to contain Covid-19 pandemic should be science-based and science-driven. Senate President Tito Sotto (Photo from Senate President Tito Sotto's office) Sotto stressed this as Cebu officials made a decision making...
CEBU CITY – Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia seemed to have thrown a shade at the critics of her order that made the wearing of face masks in open spaces in Cebu optional. In a Facebook post Sunday, June 12, Independence Day, Garcia asserted the meaning of her Executive Order No. 16 which lifted the...
CEBU CITY – Cebu has eased up its policy on the wearing of face masks but two major cities in Metro Cebu are not about to follow suit just yet. For Mayor Michael Rama here, it is not the right time yet for the city to duplicate the move of Cebu, which has made the wearing of face masks in open...
CEBU CITY – “I do not draft policy out of capricious whim.” Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said this Friday, June 10, as she defended her Executive Order (EO) that eased the wearing of face masks as a protocol to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Garcia also shrugged off the statement of Interior...
The wearing of face masks remain mandatory except in specific instances like eating and during well-ventilated sports and similar activities as ordered by President Duterte, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año stressed Friday, June 10. DILG-Logo With the...
CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has eased the protocol on wearing of face masks, one of the primary measures that the government has set to stem the spread of Covid-19. Under Executive Order (EO) No. 16 titled “Rationalizing the wearing of face masks within Cebu” that Garcia issued on...
CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia spent over P1 M in her successful campaign in last month’s elections. The reelected governor’s challenger, former Tourism Secretary Ace Durano, also shelled out over P1 million. Based on her Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs) filed before the...
