Confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections in Eastern Visayas have risen to 547, the regional health office here reported Thursday.
The good news, according to DOH 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Minerva Molon, is that 321 patients have already recovered, representing 58.68 percent of the …
Read MoreThe province of Leyte is now back to general community quarantine (GCQ) as one of the country’s emerging hotspots for coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
In a statement on Thursday, Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla said they adopted the recommendation of the national Inter-Agency Task Force on …
Read MoreThe Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) will have fewer trains running beginning Monday (July 6) after 127 of its workers tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
In a virtual presser on Thursday, Timothy Batan, Undersecretary for Railways of the Department of …
Read MoreThe Provincial Health Office (PHO) on Thursday reported 10 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections in Bataan, pushing its total to 222.
Of the 10 new cases, five are children – a three-year-old, a seven-year-old, and a nine-year-old, all girls, from Samal town; as …
Read MoreMayor Edgardo Labella on Thursday expressed optimism that the city government can reach the “maximum ideal” of 3,000 coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) tests per day.
Through the commitment of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to bring more …
Read MorePresidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said a vaccine or medicine must be developed to defeat the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), admitting that the country is still facing a “big problem” due to the pandemic.
“Hanggang wala pong bakuna, hanggang wala pong gamot sa …
Read MoreThe city government of Lapu-Lapu has hired 80 tricycle drivers as “village marshals” who will help authorities implement anti-coronavirus disease (Covid-19) protocols, Mayor Junard Chan said on Thursday.
Chan said the drivers are hired under the cash-for-work program of the City Social Welfare and …
Read MoreIndividuals subjected to confirmatory reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test are advised to have themselves quarantined while waiting for the result.
Dr. Renilyn Reyes, head of the public health programs development cluster of the Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD6), …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported only 294 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infections, raising the overall tally to 38,805.
The DOH said 242 of the additional cases are “late” or results belatedly reported and were only verified recently, while 52 are “fresh cases” …
Read MoreA total of 108 more Filipinos were diagnosed with coronavirus disease (Covid-19) abroad, bringing the overall tally to 8,614 as of July 2, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Thursday.
“Today, the DFA reports an increase in new confirmed Covid-19 cases among Filipinos …
Read MoreThe cash-for-work program initiated by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as a response measure amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has likewise led to the decline of dengue cases in this province.
Dr. Leoncio Abiera, Jr., officer-in-charge of the Integrated Provincial …
Read MoreCases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Western Visayas increased to 353 as 21 more infections were reported by the Department of Health in Region 6 (DOH-6) on Thursday.
The latest confirmed cases include 13 from Negros Occidental, seven from Iloilo Province, and one …
Read MoreThe University of the Philippines campus here announced that its jurisdiction has now been hit by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
In a statement on Thursday, UPLB announced that a relative of one of its employees was tested positive for Covid-19. The family is living …
Read MoreThe country only enjoyed a “small victory” when it disproved the University of the Philippines (UP) researchers’ prediction of 40,000 cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) by June 30, Malacañang said on Wednesday.
“We succeeded in the sense that the total number of …
Read MoreThe Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) developed the “Covid-19 Donations Dashboard” which aims to provide details of the donations received and reported to the agency.
In a statement on Wednesday, the OCD said the “Covid-19 …
Read MoreAPEC member economies have committed to strengthening supply chains, removing business uncertainties, and promoting the digital economy to fast-track recovery from the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
The commitment was made during a virtual meeting held last week across …
Read MoreThe Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded 1,088 dengue cases from January 1 to June 29 this year, with nine deaths.
In a phone interview Tuesday, PHO chief Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa de Guzman said the number of cases this year are 23-percent lower …
Read MoreJustice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra appealed to the international community to take great care against concluding that certain human rights situation in the Philippines is “systemic” or cases “emblematic”.
Speaking via video participation during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Philippines of the United …
Read MoreThe University of the Philippines campus here can now perform testing for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as the Department of Health-Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (DOH-RITM) gave the school’s new Covid-19 Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory (CMDL) the green light to operate.
In a news …
Read MoreSouth Korea, although its hands are full in containing the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), has provided over USD5 million (PHP250 million) worth of humanitarian assistance to the Philippines to help contain the deadly disease.
In a recent interview, Korean Ambassador Han Dong-Man said the …
Read MoreEastern Visayas has 25 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, bringing its total number of cases to 524, the Department of Health (DOH) reported late Monday.
In a statement, DOH Eastern Visayas Director Minerva Molon said the new cases are part of the 547 …
Read MoreTwo more returning residents in Sarangani and South Cotabato provinces have tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing the confirmed cases in Region 12 or Soccsksargen to 61 as of Monday night.
Arjohn Gangoso, health education and promotion officer of the Department …
Read MoreTests conducted on 2,263 public utility jeepneys drivers in the city turned out negative for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), a city health official said Tuesday.
Dr. Meyasser Patadon, city health officer, said this development shows that the city government has been effective so far …
Read MoreA Filipino infected with coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Oman has passed away, while nine others are undergoing treatment, Philippine Ambassador in Muscat Narciso Castañeda said Tuesday.
“Sa aming mga records nine Filipinos ang naka-confine dahil sa Covid. (In Oman) isa pa lang ang namatay, …
Read MoreThe city government here is set to conduct random coronavirus disease (Covid-19) risk-based testing in markets starting July 1.
In a Facebook post on Monday, the city’s Public Information Office (PIO) said the testing will be done to determine persons who are Covid-19 positive …
Read MoreOne in two people worldwide have no clear expectations of life returning to normal in 2021, despite some countries bringing the coronavirus crisis under control.
The Gallup International Association, the leading global independent association in market research and polling, conducted the snap poll during …
Read MoreA week after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) came here to help manage the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) crisis, it has pushed for the efficient management of patient care centers to decongest hospitals handling severe cases.
Melquiades Feliciano, …
Read MoreMalacañang on Tuesday urged the public to help the government prove that the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in the country would not swell to 60,000 by July 31, as projected by a group of researchers from the University of the Philippines (UP).
Presidential Spokesperson …
Read MoreThe Negros Occidental provincial government has started discussions on the recovery of the local economy in the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis.
Governor Eugenio Lacson led a meeting held at the Capitol Social Hall here on Monday, where provincial consultant on …
Read MoreThere enough coronavirus disease (Covid-19) test kits for overseas Filipino worker (OFW) returnees and locally stranded individuals (LSIs), an official of the Department of Health-Cordillera Administrative Region (DOH-CAR) said on Tuesday.
DOH-CA director Dr. Amelita Pangilinan also urged local government units in the region …
Read MoreThe Cordillera Administrative Region reported nine recoveries in the last three days even as three new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases were recorded on June 30, bringing the total cases to 116, the Department of Health said.
The new cases involved a 29-year-old man from …
Read MoreWhile a vaccine against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has yet to be developed, Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go stressed the importance of strict enforcement of measures and proper compliance as “crucial” in curbing the deadly disease.
Go, chairman of the Senate Health and Demography Committee, …
Read MoreResidents of Cebu City who got infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) will no longer be allowed to undergo home quarantine.
In a radio interview on Sunday, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, vice chairperson of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging …
Read MoreThe death toll worldwide from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) surpassed 500,000 on Sunday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University.
The worldwide tally for virus-linked deaths reached 500,108, while the number of recoveries topped 5.08 million
Global coronavirus cases …
Read Morewo churches in Metro Manila have been placed on lockdown after some personnel, including a priest, tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
In a Facebook post on Monday, Fr. Jojo Buenafe of the Santisima Trinidad Parish in Malate, Manila said they decided to …
Read MoreThe Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on Monday that 34 more Filipinos abroad got infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing its total number to 8,467.
In its case bulletin, the DFA said the additional cases are from Asia and the Pacific, …
Read MoreFour more patients have tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), health officials said Monday.
Health front-liners in both regions also reported a high rate of recoveries among patients.
BARMM’s …
Read MoreThe Philippines is winning the fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Malacañang said Monday, after the country defied the number of cases projected by a University of the Philippines (UP) study.
“In terms of positivity rate, in terms of case-doubling rate, in case of …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte on Friday expressed hope that his administration would once again get the support of lawmakers to ensure the country’s quick recovery from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
This, after Duterte and his fellow Southeast Asian leaders had a “productive” exchange …
Read MoreFour more cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)-positive patients were reported in the Soccsksargen region, raising its total number of confirmed infections to 56, the Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday.
Three of these new patients were from Sultan Kudarat province and the other …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte’s administration is transparent when it comes to handling the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, Malacañang said on Saturday.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the government is making sure that the public is aware of its achievements and even shortcomings in addressing …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) is studying a possible reduced quarantine period for people who have recovered from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
In the televised Laging Handa briefing on Saturday, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said experts have found that a diagnosed person on …
Read MoreThe Mati City local government is seeking accreditation from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) for its “Ligtas Covid Center” where coronavirus disease patients are admitted.
In a statement Wednesday, Mayor Michelle Rabat said they are currently processing their application for PhilHealth accreditation now …
Read MoreThe appointment of Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu as overseer of the government’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response in the city is in line with the national government’s intensified efforts to contain the spread of the deadly disease.
“We are here to find out how …
Read MoreSome 16,516 indigent families or 81,434 individuals in Eastern Visayas affected by the global health crisis have received relief assistance from the Philippine National Police (PNP) as of June 19.
“We understand how difficult living is nowadays in these back-breaking moments. We sympathize with …
Read MoreAmbassador of South Korea to the Philippines, Han Dong-man, has bared strategies including the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) and information and communication technology (ICT), that his country has been imposing to flatten the curve of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections without enforcing lockdowns.…
Read MoreThailand on Wednesday said it was free from local coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections for the last 30 days, local media reported.
According to Taweesilp Visanuyothin, the spokesman for the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, the Buddhist-majority nation has not reported any local Covid-19 …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) has reported four new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in Eastern Visayas, bringing the region’s total to 435.
In a press statement issued Tuesday night, DOH Eastern Visayas Director Minerva Molon, said these are locally stranded individuals (LSIs) who …
Read MoreCebu Landmasters, Inc., a residential developer in Visayas and Mindanao, sold PHP3.4 billion worth of homes or over 1,500 housing units for economic and mid-market buyers from April to June despite a national lockdown due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
This brings …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported 470 more cases of the coronavirus disease 2019, jacking up the overall tally to 32,295.
Fresh cases or test results released to patients within the last three days stand at 357 while 113 are late cases …
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