CEBU CITY, Philippines -- Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has highlighted the improvement and challenges that the city’s health sector has been facing amid a public health crisis
Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan pauses to offer a prayer to those who sacrificed their lives on the battle against COVID-19 during his 1st SOCA on July 2 at the City Council’s session hall at the Lapu-Lapu City Hall.
Among these were recruiting more medical personnel, upgrades, and expansion of laboratories and medical services in city-owned hospitals both in mainland Lapu-Lapu City and Olango Island. He reported that the city police had apprehended more than 1,500 individuals for violating quarantine protocols and that they had realigned a total of P603 million of their 2020 funds as part of their war-chest against COVID-19.
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