Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao has received a death threat after her directive to the local police to stop the operation of an illegal numbers game called “Peryahan ng Bayan” in the province. The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) sought her help to stop the illicit operation in July. “I received a threat last July because of this illegal gambling activity,” she said in an interview on Wednesday, adding that it could have been sent by someone behind the illegal numbers game. The matter has been referred to the Antique Police Provincial Office (APPO) for investigation. “Peryahan ng Bayan” is

The Philippine Consulate General is set to present its proposal to Hong Kong authorities to recognize the country’s international vaccine certificate. Philippine Consul Paulo Saret said negotiations between the consulate and Hong Kong authorities are ongoing, but he expressed hope that the latter would soon list the international vaccine certificate or “yellow card” being issued by the Bureau of Quarantine among its recognized vaccination records. “The sticking point is that Philippine vaccination records are normally being issued by the different local government units, so Hong Kong is demanding a standardized form to ensure authenticity,” he said in an email on

At least 48 confirmed cases of Covid-19 variants of concern have been recorded in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) since July, the Department of Health reported on Wednesday. The B.1.1.63 (HK Lineage) variant has the highest number of cases with 11 followed by the Delta variant with 10 cases, the Beta variant with eight infections, Alpha variant, and P.3 (VUI) with seven patients each, B.1 with four cases, and B.1.1.28 with one infection. All the six provinces — Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, and Southern Leyte — and the cities of Tacloban and Ormoc have recorded cases of more

The Negros Occidental provincial government has set the rules for arriving migrant sugarcane workers amid the continuing threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) ahead of the start of the crop year in the coming weeks. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson issued Executive Order (EO) 21-42, series of 2021 on Tuesday night with specific instructions for individual planters and planters associations regarding the return of sugarcane plantation workers. “In the light of forthcoming sugarcane crop season for 2021-2022, there will be an expected influx of migrant sugarcane workers. Hence, there is a need to issue proactive guidelines to prevent the potential

The Caraga Region has received an additional 40,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine, the Department of Health in the region (DOH-13) said. In a statement Wednesday, the DOH-13 said the additional supply of Sinovac vaccine arrived at the Bancasi Airport here on Tuesday. The newly-received vaccine doses are now safely kept at the agency’s storage facility in Barangay Doongan, Butuan City. “As of now, the region has a steady supply of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines,” the DOH-13 said. The agency also reminded the residents that all Covid-19 vaccines, regardless of their brands, are safe. The DOH-13, meanwhile, reported that another

Persons designated as claimants of financial aid for their households will be allowed to leave their homes even if they do not have quarantine passes, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said on Wednesday. “In case the designated representative of the family does not have a quarantine pass, our police officers will consider that. First, they will not leave the barangay, meaning they will not leave the city so they will not be a problem for our policemen at checkpoints. We will also be lenient, of course, once they say they will get their financial aid, so they