The Police Regional Office 3 (PRO-3) is conducting an intensified awareness campaign against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to its personnel in Central Luzon.
A two-day seminar dubbed Coronavirus Awareness Response and Empowerment (CARE) infodemic drive kicked off Friday at Camp Olivas here to enhance the …
Read MoreThe number of Tarlaqueños who survived coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) continued to rise with 29 new recoveries as reported by the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday.
This brought the total number of recoveries in the province to 1,353 as the active cases went down …
Read MoreThe sight of thousands of devotees of the Black Nazarene flocking to the Quiapo Church amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic drew mixed reactions from netizens.
“Haissssst tigas talaga ulo, di ba nga sa Diyos ang awa sa tao ang gawa. May virus pa …
Read MoreSome 9,000 motor vehicles failed to renew their registration with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in 2020 due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, an LTO official said Saturday.
Noel Noche, city district head of the Land Transportation Office (LTO), said these vehicles, such …
Read MoreThe provincial government of Northern Samar will cover at least 70 percent of its more than 500,000 population in the vaccination program against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Governor Edwin Marino Ongchuan said on Saturday the budgetary requirement is estimated to reach about PHP2.2 billion …
Read MoreA second wave of massive flooding triggered by hours of moderate to heavy rains brought by thunderstorms hit localities in northern Negros Occidental on Friday night.
Similar to what took place in the early morning of New Year’s Day, hundreds of residents in the cities …
Read MoreThe number of Black Nazarene devotees in Quiapo Church and its surrounding areas have reached 14,220 as of Saturday noon.
In an update, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Chief, Brig. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr., estimated 13,800 devotees in and outside the Quiapo Church, 300 …
Read MoreMayor Richard Gomez of Ormoc City is set to enter into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals for the purchase of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
This after the mayor obtained the authority to sign from the city council during its Friday …
Read MoreThree “hot meat” traders were arrested at an illegal slaughterhouse in Guiguinto town on Friday.
Col. Lawrence Cajipe, Bulacan police director, on Saturday identified the suspects as Richard Merez, Nilda Plamenco, and Renz Angelo Merez, all of Pulilan town.
Initial investigation showed that a concerned …
Read MoreOfficials and employees of the Borongan City government are required to undergo antigen tests for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) twice every month.
The city health office (CHO) began Friday the swabbing of some personnel for the rapid test but has not yet disclosed the …
Read MoreEastern Visayas has 125 new recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing the region’s cumulative total to 11,126 as of Saturday.
The number represents 92.98 percent of the region’s 11,966 confirmed cases since March, based on the latest case bulletin of the Department of …
Read MoreThree persons were seriously hurt when a Toyota Hi-Ace Grandia vehicle crashed along the national highway in Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat on Friday night.
Esperanza town deputy police chief, Lt. Norobin Badrudin, said the highway mishap occurred at about 11 p.m. involving Cotabato City government workers …
Read MoreThe National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said the celebration of the feast of the Black Nazarene remains peaceful as of 9 a.m. on Saturday.
NCRPO chief, Brig. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr., in a text message to the Philippine News Agency (PNA), said they have …
Read MoreTwitter suspended United States President Donald Trump’s account Friday, citing a further risk of violence.
“After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” …
Read MoreThe Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it is setting up a new testing facility for cement this year to strengthen the country’s testing capabilities.
In an interview with radio program ‘Konsyumer ATBP.’ on Saturday, DTI Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) director Neil Catajay …
Read MoreThe government has provided close to PHP30-billion financial assistance to over 3 million local and overseas workers affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said.
Assistant Secretary Dominique Tutay, in a Laging Handa briefing Friday, said some PHP28.8 …
Read MoreThe Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) has reminded hotels in the region that they cannot operate as a quarantine facility and a leisure accommodation at the same time.
In an advisory on Friday, DOT-7 regional head Shahlimar Hofer Tamano said such policy applies …
Read MoreVarious facilities for Philippine Navy personnel will soon be constructed at the Naval Station Leovigildo Gontioqui (NSLG) in San Antonio, Zambales.
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar led the groundbreaking ceremonies for the PHP197.2-million project on Friday, marking the first Tatag …
Read MorePolice and military authorities in North Cotabato have been placed on alert following a bomb scare in Kidapawan City.
Mayor Joseph Evangelista said on Saturday additional police personnel in various police quarantine checkpoints have been deployed to the city to ensure terrorist activities do not …
Read MoreLa Trinidad, Benguet – Cordillera police officers have put behind bars a total of 1,717 persons wanted for various crimes and recovered 767 loose firearms as part of their relentless anti-crime campaign.
Capt. Marnie Abellanida, Police Regional Office – Cordillera information officer, said Friday this …
Read MoreSome 12 employees of the Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD6) tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
“Initially, we have three and on the initial result of the first phase of the contact tracing another nine turned positive,” said …
Read MoreThe Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is ready to give those who will be graduating with a degree in agriculture a maximum of three hectares of land.
DAR Secretary John Castriciones, during the ‘Buhay sa Gulay’ urban farming program launch in Quezon City on Friday, …
Read MoreThe country’s recovery rate from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic is now at 92.6 percent after the Department of Health recorded 291 new recoveries on Saturday.
However, the DOH also reported 1,952 new Covid-19 cases, raising the number of active cases to 26,784 or 5.5 …
Read MoreAlaska coach Jeffrey Cariaso denied on Saturday Vic Manuel’s claim that no one has been reaching out to him about a new contract following the end of his current deal at the end of last year.
“It is incorrect to claim that Alaska did not …
Read MoreContinuous rainfall triggered waist-deep flooding that washed away two houses in the town center of Allen, Northern Samar on Friday.
The two houses were in Sabang village, one of the areas heavily affected by the sudden flooding that started at 11 a.m. and lasted until …
Read MoreThe recovery rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) here remains high despite the 40 new more cases and three deaths in the last four days, a local health official announced.
Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, said in a virtual press conference Friday evening …
Read MoreThe San Juan City government on Saturday advised the resident to seek permission from the mayor’s office before they can hold gatherings or activities for the feast of the Black Nazarene.
In an advisory, Mayor Francis Zamora said devotees of the Black Nazarene are allowed …
Read MoreThe Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) on Friday announced the death of “Pag-asa”, the first Philippine eagle to be bred and hatched in captivity. He was 28 years old.
“The Philippine Eagle Foundation is sad to announce the passing of beloved Philippine eagle, Pag-asa. He succumbed …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) has assured the public the vaccines used in the government’s immunization campaign against measles-rubella and polio are safe and effective.
Elaine Villarosa, DOH Eastern Visayas national immunization program manager, said on Friday these vaccines are recommended by the World Health …
Read MoreMayor Shameem Mastura of Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao has raised a PHP100,000 reward for information that would lead to the arrest of gunmen who separately killed a police officer and soldier in the town recently.
The mayor made the offer during the municipal peace and order …
Read MoreAmid the threat of Covid-19, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has reminded Filipinos to strictly adhere to government-imposed protocols, such as the mandatory wearing of masks and face shields in public places.
He also urged authorities to strictly implement the mandatory mask- and face shield-wearing policy …
Read MoreThe tail-end of a frontal system and the northeast monsoon will bring cloudy skies and some rains in Luzon and some parts of the Visayas on Saturday.
In its daily weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecast cloudy skies with …
Read MorePolice officers have arrested one of two suspects in the killing of a 35-year-old nurse in Valencia City, Bukidnon.
Lt. Col. Cipriano Bazar, Valencia City police chief, said operatives collared Jason Jamero, 20, at a construction site in Purok 9, Barangay Candelaria in San Fernando, …
Read MoreAnother fish kill hit Lake Sebu in South Cotabato on Friday, forcing tilapia fish cage operators to launch a massive emergency harvest.
Lake Sebu Mayor Floro Gandam confirmed in a radio interview on Saturday the latest fish kill has affected fish cages in three barangays …
Read MoreHeavy rains on Friday night triggered flooding and landslides in Sorsogon and Catanduanes provinces.
In Sorsogon, spokesperson of the Office of the Governor, Dong Mendoza, said on Saturday that heavy rains caused floods that rendered the Banagao Spillway in Matnog town impassable to all types …
Read MoreThe head of the Archdiocese of Manila on Saturday urged devotees Of the Black Nazarene to trust God amid the challenges posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
Manila apostolic administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo said God is with the faithful in the conditions they …
Read MoreThe city government has allocated an initial PHP200 million for the purchase of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines and the rollout of its vaccination program.
City Mayor Ronnel Rivera said on Friday afternoon the allocation was endorsed by members of the City Inter-Agency Task Force …
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