The smart-device giant Apple announced that its revenues are expected to underperform in the first three months of 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak in China.
Following the epidemic, Apple was forced to close its plants and several stores in the virus-hit country and this …
Read MoreTwo men posing as habal-habal drivers shot dead a village official in this city, a top police official said Tuesday.
Lt. Col. Ramel Hojilla, local police chief, identified the victim as Nasrullah Manibpel, a councilor in the upland village of Nuangan, this city.
Hojilla said …
Read MoreThe Department of Health Central Luzon Center for Health Development (DOH CLCHD), in close coordination with the city government of Cabanatuan in Nueva Ecija, is conducting local rapid response to address a polio outbreak.
This, after a one year old boy from the area was …
Read MoreThe City Health Office (CHO) has just cleared 24 persons under monitoring (PUM) for the Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid 19) since January in this city.
Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, City Health Office chief, said Monday that the majority of the PUMs have travel history to …
Read MoreWorld Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday called on governments, companies, and news organizations to strengthen their efforts in spreading facts about the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to combat fake news about it worldwide.
Work with us to sound the appropriate …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday reported that the total number of discharged persons under investigation (PUIs) for possible infection of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) went up to 336, from 330 on Saturday.
They have been allowed to go home after testing negative for …
Read MoreThe death toll in China from the coronavirus outbreak rose to 1,666, the country's National Health Commission said Sunday.
Authorities said 68,500 confirmed cases have been reported, while in the last 24 hours, 142 people have died and almost 2,009 new cases have been detected.…
Read MoreThe eight persons under investigation (PUIs) in Negros Oriental for the novel coronavirus (Covid 19) were released on Tuesday from the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH) here despite the absence of confirmatory test results from the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM).
This, after a …
Read MoreMANILA The Philippine government assured all persons undergoing the prescribed 14-day quarantine period for the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) that they will not be spending a single centavo for hospital costs.
In an interview over dzIQ on Sunday, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador …
Read MoreMANILA � The on-site repatriation team of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) handed out relief goods to Filipinos in Wuhan City who were stranded in their homes due to government restrictions limiting travel movement to contain the novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD).…
Read MoreMANILA Eight representatives of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Health (DOH) are scheduled to fly to Wuhan in China's Hubei province on Saturday night for the repatriation of Filipinos in the virus-hit city.
The team, composed of five medical experts …
Read MoreMANILA The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday said it is monitoring the case of a Filipino in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reportedly infected by coronavirus.
The department assured the public it will "fully coordinate" with UAE health authorities on the case.
"As …
Read MoreThe repatriation team of the Department of Foreign Affairs is now in Wuhan finalizing preparations to bring home this weekend overseas Filipinos from Hubei, China.
"Today we already have our DFA team inside Wuhan City for the repatriation of our OFWs. They are on the …
Read MoreA Chinese national here who traveled last month to Wuhan, China is now considered cleared from possible infection with the deadly novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV).
Dr. Rochelle Oco, acting head of the City Health Office (CHO), said in an advisory issued Thursday night …
Read MoreHealth personnel in Sarangani province formally placed under quarantine on Thursday the four Chinese tourists from Fujian, China who earlier visited a beach resort in Glan town.
Dr. Arvin Alejandro, chief of the Sarangani Health Office, said they transferred the foreigners to an isolation facility …
Read MoreThe World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday reported 3,925 new cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) acute respiratory disease worldwide.
The latest WHO situation report showed that China, where the disease originated in the city of Wuhan in Hubei province, has the biggest number of …
Read More- The province of Dinagat Islands has stepped up its preparations and measures to prevent the entry of the 2019 novel coronavirus in the area.
In a statement on Wednesday, Dinagat Islands' Provincial Information Office (PIO) said an executive order has been issued by Governor …
Read MoreThe Provincial Health Office (PHO) of Pangasinan recorded 313 dengue cases without fatality in the province from Jan. 1 to Feb. 3 this year, an official reported on Thursday.
In a forum, PHO chief, Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa de Guzman said although the number is …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night called on the public to refrain from sowing hate against Chinese nationals after two cases of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) were confirmed in the country.
China has been kind to us. We can only also show the same favor to …
Read MoreA total of 17,816 barangays or 38 percent out of the 42,045 barangays (villages) in the country have been declared drug-cleared, a ranking police official said on Monday.
Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, Philippine National Police deputy chief for Operations, said that before the Duterte administration, …
Read MoreThe City Health Office (CHO) here urged Bacolodnons to disclose travel information and report to health authorities if they have signs and symptoms associated with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
Dr. Grace Tan, spokesperson of the city's inter-agency task force against nCoV, made the call on …
Read MoreAmid the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) scare, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has been monitoring the supply and demand of surgical and N-95 masks in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Based on the latest monitoring that the DTI did on Monday in major …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte has approved in principle the PHP2.25-billion budget for the procurement of personal protective equipment of 5,000 health care workers tasked to respond to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) threat, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Tuesday.
During the joint hearing of the …
Read MoreSpeaker Alan Peter Cayetano is seeking closer coordination between the House of Representatives and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for a smoother process in the preparation and approval of the annual national budget.
In a statement on Tuesday, Cayetano said the executive and …
Read MoreIn order not to disrupt the international cargo supply chain, Philippine ports remain open to all ships even from those originating from China and its special administrative regions (SARs).
The only condition is the non-disembarkation of vessel crew and no visitors allowed while docked in …
Read MoreA two-story drug reformation and rehabilitation center is now open to serve former drug dependents in Piddig, Ilocos Norte.
In a simple program during the opening and blessing of the newly-refurbished Bahay Silangan building located in Barangay Anao Monday, town mayor Engr. Eduardo Eddie Guillen …
Read MoreThe provincial government of Cebu has placed the entire province under a state of preparedness as part of measures against 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD).
Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia on Monday said with the Provincial Board approval of the resolution declaring the province's …
Read MoreHealth personnel here are closely monitoring a Chinese national who traveled last month to Wuhan City in China for possible infection caused by the deadly novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV).
Dr. Lalaine Calonzo, disease surveillance officer of the City Health Office (CHO), said Tuesday …
Read MoreA male seafarer from Hamtic, Antique has been identified as a person under investigation (PUI) due to travel history to China.
Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) information officer Irene Dulduco said the seaman is now under quarantine at a hospital in Antique.
The statement released …
Read MoreSix patients under investigation (PUIs) for 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) are now in the isolation room of Jose B. Lingad General Memorial Hospital (JBLGMH) here pending the results of laboratory tests.
This was confirmed by JBLGMH Director, Dr. Monserrat Chichioco during a press conference here …
Read Morehe Department of Health in Caraga (DOH-13) said it is monitoring 16 persons amid the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) threat.
In an advisory issued on Monday (February 3), the DOH-13 said the 16 individuals are classified as PUM or Persons Under Monitoring.
The PUMs do not …
Read MoreThe Chinese government has donated a total of 200,000 surgical masks amid a reported shortage in light of two reported cases of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the country, MalacaAang on Sunday said.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo bared that the Chinese government also offered to share …
Read MoreThe Department of Health Epidemiology Bureau (DOH-EB) on Monday reported that it has traced 74 contacts of the two patients who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
The DOH earlier identified the two patients as a 38-year-old Chinese female and her 44-year-old Chinese male …
Read MoreThe lone manufacturer of surgical masks in the country has committed to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to produce two million pieces of masks per month, DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said Monday.
In a statement, Lopez said Medtecs International Corp. Ltd. pledged to …
Read MoreAmid criticism over the Philippine government's efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) across the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) thinks the government is doing a good job responding to the evolving situation.
We are satisfied so far with the measures …
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police (PNP) will assist the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in monitoring the reported hoarding and profiteering of medical supplies such as face masks due to the sudden surge in demand amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) scare in the country,…
Read MoreThe Department of Tourism (DOT) on Sunday advised its foreign offices in China to relay to all stakeholders the latest directive by President Rodrigo Duterte to temporarily ban the entry of any person coming from China, Hong Kong and Macau to contain the spread of …
Read More- Upon receiving reports of African Swine Fever (ASF) incidence in Davao Occidental, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar immediately issued directives to manage, contain and control the disease while awaiting confirmation by the DA's Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) in Quezon City.
Dar …
Read MoreAir passengers who have already booked flights to China are advised to coordinate with their respective airlines or travel agencies, Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) general manager Ed Monreal said on Sunday.
Monreal issued the statement just hours after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the expansion …
Read MoreUndefeated professional boxer Rafael "Rocky" Marzan of the United States is coming to the Philippines to fight Jestoni "Lion Heart" Autida of Zamboanga del Sur on Feb. 8 at Saint Louis College in San Fernando City, La Union.
The 25-year-old super featherweight orthodox Marzan (13W-0L-0D, …
Read MoreApparent fears brought by the novel coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak have led to the scarcity of face mask supply in drug stores and similar distributors in this city.
An official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Negros Occidental said supply started to deplete Thursday afternoon …
Read MoreAs the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the second case of novel coronavirus (2019 nCov) in the Philippines on Sunday, Cebu Pacific (CEB) is now tracking everyone who was on the same flights with the two confirmed cases last January 21.
The two confirmed cases …
Read MoreThe Department of Health-Center for Health Development 6 (Western Visayas) has urged the public to remain calm but vigilant as it emphasized that there is no known confirmed case of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the region.
Health officials on Thursday confirmed they are monitoring …
Read MoreA memorandum of agreement (MOA) that would push for the full implementation of the drug-free workplace policy in private establishments will be formalized before the first quarter of the year ends.
Ma. Graziella B. Tanaleon, information officer of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 6 …
Read MorePresidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Friday enjoined the public to cooperate with the government as it intensified its fight against the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the country.
Andanar urged Filipinos to avoid crowded places and practice proper hygiene to help …
Read MoreAs the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the first case of novel coronavirus (2019 nCov) in the Philippines, local carriers on Friday announced they are already coordinating with the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) and now contacting fellow passengers of the Chinese woman.
The Chinese patient …
Read MoreThe World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
In a statement on Thursday, January 30, the WHO said its committee agreed that "the outbreak now meets the criteria for a public health emergency of …
Read MoreMalacaAang on Friday allayed public fears over 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), ensuring the government is on top of the situation to stop the spread of infection in the country.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo guaranteed that San Lazaro Hospital in Sta. Cruz, Manila, where the country's …
Read MoreFamilies with houses that were badly damaged by Typhoons Tisoy and Ursula in Eastern Visayas will receive shelter assistance of up to PHP30,000, an official of the National Housing Authority (NHA) confirmed on Thursday.
This is quick-response cash assistance for qualified families affected by natural …
Read MoreThe Maguindanao provincial health office has launched Thursday its massive information campaign on the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCov), even as the province's health workers continue the anti-polio vaccination.
Dr. Elizabeth Samama, Maguindanao health chief, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) in a phone interview that …
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