Malacañang has strongly condemned the killing of Audrey Gaid Estrada, a news anchor for 101.3 Grace Covenant FM, who was stabbed to death inside her home in Poblacion Bacolod, Lanao del Norte on Thursday morning. “The government condemns in the strongest possible terms the killing of radio broadcaster Audrey Estrada, Undersecretary Jose Joel Sy Egco, Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), said in a statement Friday. “We send our deepest condolences to the family, loved ones, and colleagues of Ms. Estrada. Rest assured that this government will not rest until the perpetrator of this heinous
Shenzhen, China-based MGI Tech Co., Ltd. is eyeing to put up container laboratories in the Philippines for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) screening to enhance the country’s testing capacity. In a statement on Friday, MGI said this is part of the company’s expansion in Southeast Asian countries by bringing container labs in Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. MGI has already brought this innovation to Laos by establishing the Champa Life Science Economy Alliance (LSEA) Laboratory in Champassak province. The project, which costs USD11 million, is a 12-meter long shipping container that uses an MGI automation system that can process
The National Task Force against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is optimistic that local government units (LGUs) in Central Visayas will be able to transition toward Alert Level 1, even as it encouraged localities to ramp up inoculation for the senior citizens during the “Bida Tungo sa New Normal Roadshow.” Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, who led other NTF officials in the Coordinated Operations to Defeat Epidemic (CODE) team visit in Lapu-Lapu City on Friday, appealed to the LGUs “to really make sure that the war against the Covid-19 pandemic is won decisively.” “(I am) personally appealing to
At least two senatorial candidates of the ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) have expressed reservations about the proposed “Alert Level 0” in the country. Senatorial aspirants John Castriciones and Rey Langit said the de-escalation of alert level status should not be done in haste, stressing that the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) still prevails. Langit, a veteran broadcaster, said the proposed shift to Alert Level 0 status can be done, once more Filipinos get inoculated against Covid-19. “Kahit po bumababa na ang mga kaso ng Covid, delikado pa rin po dahil hindi pa tapos ang pandemya
Three people, including a policeman, died while 20 others were injured in separate vehicular accidents in the province of Zamboanga del Norte and this city, police officials said Friday. The fatalities were identified as Patrolman Johnwill Habi, Sherwina Anjan Salahon, and Imelda Bedia Owen, 73. Two of the 18 injured people were identified as Patrolmen Jaycyl Patangan, and Romel Gamimba. Habi and Salahon died in the first incident that occurred around 3:40 a.m. Thursday along the national highway in Barangay Paniran, Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte. Lt. Roy Malayo, 42, officer-in-charge of the Sibuco municipal police station, said they were traveling
Jesseil Villamor’s pandemic experience has been an oft-repeated story for the past two years. Her husband, a construction worker, was affected by the series of lockdowns due to a drastic spike in Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila last year. Although they were getting relief and cash assistance from the government, Villamor said they were not enough to sustain their daily expenses and the needs of their children. It came to a point that her in-laws from Zambales were supporting them financially to pay for rentals and utility bills. They did not have second thoughts when they learned of the national
