The 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 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 province of La Union once again has zero active cases for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as the 30-year-old male patient from this town has already recovered.
In a statement issued on Monday, Mayor Nieri Flores said the male patient was declared …
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 MoreThe Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is eyeing an additional 19,747 metrics tons (MT) yield through several government interventions for fishermen in Eastern Visayas displaced by the health crisis.
Some PHP21 million from the BFAR regular budget and United Nations-funded fisheries coastal …
Read MoreConfirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) has breached the 400 mark on Tuesday after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 35 new infected persons, including several health workers.
The new cases include 19 health workers of the Eastern …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) is hoping to start with the clinical trial on Avigan, an antiviral medicine, by the second or third week of July.
In a virtual media forum, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the Avigan trial is another clinical trial …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday reported 1,150 additional coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, raising the overall tally to 31,825.
The total number of new Covid-19 infections is the highest increase in the country so far.
In a text message, the DOH …
Read MoreAn 11-year-old girl from this city who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) last month has turned negative of the disease, the Department of Health (DOH) -12 reported Monday night.
Arjohn Gangoso, speaking for the DOH-12 (Soccsksargen), said the girl (PH13619) had close …
Read MoreThe Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday reported 23 more cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) among Filipinos overseas, raising the overall tally to 8,324.
The DFA registered two new recoveries and two new deaths in the Middle East, bringing the total number …
Read MoreMedical technologists of the Amai Pakpak Medical Center (APMC) will undergo training on how to operate the newly-installed GeneXpert Xpress laboratory, which will soon be used for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) testing in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur and nearby areas.
Dr. Shalimar …
Read MoreThis city could be one of the first local government units (LGUs) in the country that could recover from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Mayor Jerry Treñas said Monday.
In his regular press conference, Treñas said that in recovering, and as more economic activities …
Read MoreThe Department of Health in Caraga Region (DOH-13) announced Monday (June 22) the 31 new cases of Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the area.
DOH-13 Director Jose Llacuna Jr. said the cases brought Caraga Region’s total confirmed cases to 87.
“We received on …
Read MoreA total of 15 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) from Cebu have tested positive as the new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in Western Visayas, the Department of Health-Center for Health Development-Region 6 (DOH-CHD 6) confirmed on Monday.
In a regular virtual presser, Dr. Ma. …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas is ramping up the fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Cebu province by deploying more medical front-liners.
Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH-7 regional director, said in a virtual presser on Monday that the Center for Health …
Read MoreThe Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on Monday that 2,160 more Filipinos abroad got infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing the number of persons overseas contracting the disease to 8,301.
In its case bulletin, the DFA said the additional cases are …
Read MoreRelatives of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Thailand need not worry as the Asian country emerges as another success story in the battle against the pandemic, Philippine Embassy Charge d’ Affaires Mary Ann Padua said Monday.
“Nais kong ipaalam na maganda na ho ang …
Read MoreA 44-year-old returning resident of South Cotabato has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the province to 16.
Arjohn Gangoso, health education and promotion officer of the Department of Health (DOH) 12 (Soccsksargen), said …
Read MoreThe government sought a second phase of operation concepts and plans to boost its battle against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic in the country, the chief implementer of the National Action Plan (NAP) on Covid-19 said on Friday.
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., also …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) 13 (Caraga) has confirmed local transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) after reporting 16 new infections in Butuan City.
“Since there are three cases in Butuan City who have no history of travel to areas with community-wide transmission, …
Read MoreThe Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has directed the National Task Force (NTF) to do a one-week evaluation of the Cebu City local government’s response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, also acting as …
Read MoreA pregnant overseas Filipino worker from the United Arab Emirates who returned to her hometown in Solsona, Ilocos Norte, was found positive of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc said on Thursday.
In a statement after attending the launching of …
Read MorePresidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar on Friday expressed hope that Filipinos would use their intelligence and strength to help the country succeed in its battle against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
In a press statement, Andanar said Filipinos should follow in the …
Read MoreTop city officials urged Bacolodnons to remain optimistic and united amid the continuing battle against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Mayor Evelio Leonardia and Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya made the call during the 82nd Charter Day rites of the City of Bacolod held …
Read MoreGovernment agencies launched on Friday the monitoring of the implementation of minimum health standards for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in workplaces in the Eastern Visayas region.
Key officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Labor and …
Read MoreTwo days after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) reverted this city to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) status, the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases here have further jumped to 4,015.
On Wednesday, the Cebu City Health …
Read MoreThe Department of Health announced 78 new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Eastern Visayas on Wednesday night, the highest number of infected recorded in a single day.
The new cases brought the total number of infected persons to 342 in six …
Read MoreA community in Kananga, Leyte was placed under lockdown on Wednesday afternoon to prevent the potential spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Mayor Manuel Vicente Torres issued Executive Order MMO20-37, placing Sitio (sub-village) Kawayan in Rizal village under lockdown starting 5 …
Read MoreThe city recorded two more cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday, bringing the total to 43 here and 103 in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
But the city might have a possible third case and its second death since March 19 …
Read MoreThe number of police officers infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has reached 440.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) Health Service said as of Wednesday night, 258 patients have recovered while the death toll has increased to seven with the passing …
Read MoreThe female employee of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Western Visayas who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) never took part in the meeting of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) held on the island on June 11, an official clarified …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported 562 additional coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, raising the overall tally to 27,799.
The DOH said 81 of the new cases are “late” or results belatedly reported and were only verified recently, while 481 …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported a 46 percent decrease in the number of dengue cases recorded from January to May compared to the same period last year.
“Based on our surveillance report, from January 1 to May 30, 2020 accumulative number …
Read MoreThe number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in Bohol has climbed to 15, although only seven are considered by the Provincial Health Office (PHO) as active cases.
Of the 15 cases, one died while seven have recovered.
The first to recover was …
Read MoreThe move to revert Cebu City to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is not a form of punishment but a chance to intensify response efforts to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Wednesday.
“Hindi ito …
Read MoreThe Department of Health (DOH) has reported 59 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Eastern Visayas, bringing its total to 264.
In a statement late Tuesday, DOH Eastern Visayas Director Minerva Molon, said they are part of the 270 laboratory results released …
Read MoreThe Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao resumed on Tuesday its regular session after more than two months of hiatus, focusing on the region’s response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis.
BARMM chief minister Ahod “Murad” Ebrahim, who …
Read MoreThe local Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) said the city has five additional new Covid-19 cases, increasing the total to 190 as of Tuesday, June 16.
The local IATF named the five new cases as ZC186, ZC187, ZC188, ZC189, and …
Read MoreThe Sulu Task Force on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and the provincial police have launched a manhunt against a Covid-19 patient who escaped from a quarantine facility in Sulu province.
Jainap Abdulmajid, Sulu Task Force on Covid-19 information officer, said Wednesday the patient is …
Read MoreThe Magsaysay municipal government in Davao del Sur has strengthened its information dissemination campaign against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), an official said Wednesday.
In an interview, Mayor Arthur Davin said the initiative is part of their Covid-19 response, which involves barangay officials regularly …
Read MoreThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday that the 93rd Oscars ceremony, scheduled to be held on Feb. 28 in 2021, will move to April 25 “as a result of the global pandemic caused by Covid-19.”
“For over a century, movies …
Read MoreA 24-year-old policeman from Barangay Oplas Bacnar here and a 45-year-old cop from Binmaley town are the new positive cases for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Pangasinan.
In a phone interview Tuesday, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) confirmed that the two policemen …
Read MoreMalacañang on Tuesday said the Philippines is making significant strides in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he was convinced that the quarantine measures implemented by the national government are effective in combatting Covid-19.
Roque noted …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte found it “heartening” to see the rise in recoveries among the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients in the country.
In a televised public briefing late Monday night, Duterte said the 6,252 recoveries as of Monday (June 15) was “a …
Read MoreCaraga Region has 10 new Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases that include eight Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) and two health workers, the Department of Health in the area (DOH-13) reported Sunday evening (June 14).
The new cases brought Caraga Region’s total confirmed cases to …
Read MoreJoint Task Force Covid Shield commander, Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, on Sunday said there is a need for a policy requiring all domestic passengers of commercial ships and airlines to produce a medical clearance certificate (MCC) before they are allowed to board.
“The MCC …
Read MoreA nine-month-old baby boy who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COvid-19) last month has recovered, the Department of Health in Region 12 (Soccsksargen) said Monday.
Arjohn Gangoso, speaking for DOH-Soccsksargen, said Cotabato City’s 10th Covid-19 patient –and the region’s 24th — is now …
Read MoreHouse Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday underscored the need to speed up processes to address the gaps in tourism infrastructure as the Philippines gradually reopens its economy.
Cayetano said the acceleration of tourism-related infrastructure could spur the country’s economic recovery after the coronavirus …
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