Dinagat Islands recorded at least 81 cases of dengue from January until April this year, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported Friday. In a statement, PHO said cleanup drives are being conducted in the different local government units in the province, particularly those identified with dengue cases, to control the spread of the mosquito-borne disease. PHP data showed that most of the cases were recorded in the town of Tubajon with 19 cases, 17 in San Jose, 14 in Basilisa, and 11 in the municipality of Dinagat. Single-digit cases were also logged in the towns of Cagdianao with seven, Libjo

The provincial government of Aklan has denied breaching the daily threshold on the carrying capacity of Boracay Island during the Holy Week and assured that it will stick to the recommended 19,215 capacity at any given time. “Technically we did not breach the carrying capacity of the island. We have agreed with the (Malay) mayor (Frolibar S. Bautista) already that we have to synchronize our numbers because we are basing our numbers on the actual tourists that pay the terminal fees in the Jetty port in Caticlan and Cagban,” said Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores during a press conference on the

The Department of Justice said Friday it will direct a prosecution panel to look into murder and perjury cases filed against the Cordillera police arising from a checkpoint shooting in Abra nearly two months ago that resulted in one death. Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento made the announcement as agencies seek to resolve the complaint filed before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) by Pilar town Vice Mayor Jaja Josefina Disono and relatives of her slain supporter, Sandee Boy Bermudo. “The respondents will be given the opportunity to respond to the charges once they have been furnished with copies of the

Mayor Evelio Leonardia is reminding residents here to continue adhering to minimum public health standards as the city enters its third month under Alert Level 1 status. “We still should not underestimate Covid-19. In other countries, it is still (a) big problem,” Leonardia said on Friday, when the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) announced that Bacolod will remain in the lowest category of Covid-19 alert level system until May 15. He added that being under Alert Level 1 until the middle of next month is “another good news” for the city, where large crowds

Mayor Sara Z. Duterte has ordered political candidates here to create their own teams tasked with retrieving and recycling election materials after the May 9 elections. In an executive order on April 27, Duterte required all local candidates to participate in a three-day removal and recycling activity on May 10, 11, and 12. “The city government urges local and national candidates to be responsible for ensuring that their campaign materials will be disposed of and properly managed after Election Day as these will no longer serve their purpose,” the City Information Office said, quoting Duterte’s executive order. Duterte acknowledged the

At least 85.84 percent of the total population of Bataan are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), or 597,095 of the 689,786 target population, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported on Friday. The latest directive of the Department of Health (DOH) asked for 80 percent full vaccination of the target population. The total number of vaccine doses against Covid–19 administered in Bataan reached 1,389,416, or 90.54 percent of the target population. Some 629,786 individuals already received their first dose while those with their first booster shot reached 162,535. Governor Albert Garcia said primary vaccinations and the booster shot