From 344 on Friday last week, the active coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections in Region 13 (Caraga) has further trimmed down to 280, the regional Department of Health (DOH) office said in its report on Wednesday. The agency recorded 15 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, with 19 new recoveries and one death. The number of recoveries in the region also went up to 46,803 from 46,682 on Friday last week. As of Tuesday, Caraga Region has registered a total of 48,963 infections and 1,880 deaths since the pandemic started in March last year. The municipalities in the provinces of Agusan
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has committed to promote the interests of the bicycle-riding community, as a bicycle advocacy group lauded the agency’s pivotal role in the annual celebration of the National Bicycle Day. “Such is the robust partnership we have nurtured through the years with the bicycle-riding communities particularly the National Bicycle Organization (NBO) who has come out strongly for President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s issuance of Presidential Proclamation (PP) 1052,” DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said in a news release on Wednesday. During this year’s celebration of the National Bicycle Day on November 28, DENR Undersecretary
Hotels that fail to comply with quarantine protocols for Filipino and foreign travelers coming from abroad will be penalized by authorities, Malacañang said on Wednesday. Acting Presidential Spokesperson, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles issued this warning as he reminded hotels to ensure compliance to resolutions issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) for “green” (low risk), “yellow” (moderate risk), and “red” (high-risk) list countries, jurisdictions, and territories. “DOJ [Department of Justice] na bahala (We will leave it up to the DOJ). We are under a public health emergency and we are governed by very
The United States government has vowed to continue supporting Manila in its efforts to control and eventually reverse the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic that affects over 100,000 Filipinos in the country. “Building on the US government’s strong and enduring partnership over the past 75 years with the Philippines, the US is proud to support the Philippines’ objective in delivering quality people-centered HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) prevention and treatment services, and strengthening efforts to control and eventually reverse the HIV epidemic,” United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Philippines Acting Mission Director Sean Callahan said in a forum on Wednesday
The Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) is closely monitoring coastal areas in the province of Pangasinan where foreign vessels pass through amid the threat of the new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) variant, Omicron. In a radio interview on Wednesday, Provincial Health Office (PHO) chief, Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa de Guzman, said the crew of foreign vessels might make stop-over in the coastal areas to replenish their logistics, such as food and water. “We are tightening border control checkpoints particularly to these coastal areas such as Sual town where foreign come and go to unload coal in the power plant, as
The Cotabato Electric Cooperative Inc. on Wednesday launched here the annual massive clearing operation of its 69-kilovolt (kV) power line to ensure power reliability initially covering the 50-kilometer stretch of the highway between Makilala and Tulunan towns. Godofredo B. Homez, Cotelco general manager said, the activity targets to trim down vegetations within the standard perimeter of the light poles to avoid line disruptions that can lead to power outages. Based on guidelines, at least three meters from the pole must be cleared from any potential obstructions such as trees, tree branches, and permanent structures underneath. “Vegetation is the primary cause
