The number of active coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the Caraga Region continued to drop, with only 402 cases remaining after 19 new infections were recorded Saturday. The Department of Health’s regional office Caraga (DOH-13) said the remaining active cases in the region represent 1 percent of the total 48,774 infections the pandemic started March last year. The active cases have not exceeded 1,000 this month since the region ended October with 964. “Most of the remaining active cases or 96.1 percent are asymptomatic and with mild symptoms, while 3.5 percent are with severe symptoms, and 0.3 percent are

Around 100,000 motorcycle riders wearing red shirts and holding flaglets dominated the Manila North Road in this northern part of Luzon on Sunday as a show of unity and support for presidential bet Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (BBM). In an interview, Maj. Eddie Puyat, police chief of Paoay town, said the Philippine National Police (PNP) initiated a traffic management plan and alerted all police units with the help of the Provincial Mobile Force Company and their force multipliers in the barangays to ensure a smooth flow of traffic and secure the participants. While he admitted that it is hard to

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Saturday reported the seizure of approximately PHP2.5 billion worth of counterfeit goods in Pasay City. In a statement, the BOC said a team composed of Intelligence Group, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Intellectual Property Division (CIIS-IPRD), Port of Manila (POM) inspected warehouses at One Logistics Center, Taft Avenue Extension, Pasay City on Nov. 19. Armed with a Letter of Authority (LOA) issued by Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero, they conducted the inspection that led to the discovery of possible Intellectual Property Right (IPR)-infringing goods and suspected smuggled counterfeit goods. The fake items bear the names of

One of the villages in the municipality of Opol, Misamis Oriental is ramping up its Covid-19 vaccination rollout, including minors aged 12 to 17, to meet its population protection target. During Saturday night’s CORDS X podcast hosted by Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security Region 10 and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, Barangay Igpit chief Eliezer Vacalares Jr. shared that 1,443 minor-aged residents were vaccinated the past week, while 920 or 62 percent of its estimated 1,500 senior citizens are already inoculated. “We are hoping that the number will increase,” said Vacalares, who is also the president of the Liga

Registrants to the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) will be informed by the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) on the status of the delivery of their Philippine Identification (PhilID) card or national ID. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) likewise advised registrants to track the status of their national ID through the PHLpost site http://tracking.phlpost.gov.ph/. After entering the transaction number given during the Step 2 biometrics registration, they will know if their PhilID cards are already for delivery or still in process. “If the words NOT FOUND pops out upon tracking the status of your PhilID online, that means your ID is in