CEBU CITY, Philippines -- Barangay officials from Cebu City welcomed the city government’s decision to postpone its plans to do rapid mass tests and hoped experts could shed more light on it
Cebu City ABC President Franklyn Ong
“We’re happy to know that even in such short notice, they called us for a meeting. Because there’s really a lot of questions and clarifications on how to deal with this,” Kasambagan Barangay Captain Franklyn Ong said in Cebuano. was set to start on Monday. However, due to mounting concerns from various sectors, they were all pushed back to Wednesday, May 6.
“It was supposed to start this Monday, May 4. But there was no consultation conducted with the barangays before it could start… Even our health centers are not aware of everything about it, including the mechanics,” said Ong.that the city’s rapid mass tests, which are part of Project Balik Buhay, will be pushed back to May 6. Labella said the decision was made in order to address issues and concerns of barangays and residents.
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