Unperturbed by the warning from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), authorities made no arrests in Cebu province with some doing away with the face mask rule amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In an ABS-CBN report on Thursday, June 16, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia maintained that...
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 CITY – An individual’s vaccination status should not be a prerequisite for employment, education, and transactions in government offices. Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia issued this order to all the mayors in the province through a memorandum that she issued Monday, June 13. “You are reminded...
CEBU CITY – Police seized suspected shabu valued at P68 million from two persons in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sambag I here Tuesday, June 14. Police identified the suspects as Cornelio Villamin Baron Jr., 39, of Barangay Singco, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, and Jacqueline Gustilo...
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:...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) is boosting its international network by adding flights to Singapore from two of its largest hubs, Manila and Cebu. CEB doubles its daily frequency between Manila and Singapore on July 1 as it adds a morning schedule option. 88474 CEB said Flight 5J 813 is scheduled to depart...
Outgoing Senate President Vicente Sotto III and outgoing Senator Panfilo Lacson said Tuesday, June 14 that the wearing of face masks outdoors and the placing parts of the country under alert level 2 must be based on science. This was the same position espoused by Sotto and Lacson during the...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Cebu Chapter, in coordination with the Bureau of Fire Protection and Local Government Unit, immediately dispatched its two ambulance units that treated three patients with minor injuries in a fire at a residential area in Sitio Tuburan, Barangay Punta Princesa, Cebu...
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 Pacific (CEB) is increasing its flights from Manila to Dubai to 10 times per week, beginning July 2, 2022 to address rising demand for travel. CEB will operate the additional Manila-Dubai flight 5J 18 every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, scheduled to depart Manila at 10:20pm, and arrive in...
