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Robredo sends team to Cebu City for COVID-19 response
A four-person team from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) has been dispatched to Cebu City to aid in the COVID-19 response efforts.
The OVP's initiative, named 'Bayanihan Sugbuanon', aims to support the city which has become the new hotspot for coronavirus infections.
Vice President Leni Robredo expressed pride in her young and dynamic team, stating that details of their specific initiatives will be released after an assessment of the most urgent needs.
Cebu City has recorded 5,494 COVID-19 cases with 169 deaths and 2,723 recoveries, leading to an extended strict enhanced community quarantine until July 15.
The OVP plans to replicate initiatives previously implemented in Metro Manila to assist Cebuanos.
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