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Local carriers cancel Taiwan flights due to expanded ban
February 11, 2020, 7:27 pm
MANILA -- Local carriers Philippine Airlines (PAL), Cebu Pacific (CEB), and AirAsia Philippines canceled on Tuesday their services to/from Taiwan, until further notice, amid the expanded travel ban imposed by the Philippine government to stop the spread of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). On Feb.… Read More
10 Koreans under quarantine off Zamboanga amid nCoV scare
February 11, 2020, 7:18 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Local authorities have prevented 10 Korean fishermen to disembark from two foreign fishing vessels that recently arrived here amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) scare.Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, City Health Office chief, said Tuesday the 10 Koreans were classified as persons… Read More
Boracay sees PRRD visit lifting domestic tourism
February 11, 2020, 7:16 pm
ILOILO CITY – Tourism in Boracay in Malay, Aklan, which has been affected by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) which has now become an international health concern is expected to somehow boost activities in the island with the scheduled visit of President Rodrigo Duterte. Tourism Secretary… Read More
8 Zambo PUMs complete 14-day quarantine period
February 11, 2020, 6:56 pm
QUARANTINE ENDS. Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, City Health Office chief, announces Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2020) that the eight persons under monitoring are officially off the 14-day quarantine and are safe from the dreaded disease. (File photo by: Teofilo P. Garcia Jr.)ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The City Health… Read More
GenSan cancels Kalilangan fest due to nCoV threat
February 11, 2020, 6:54 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The city government has canceled all activities for the celebration later this month of the 2020 Kalilangan Festival here amid fears on the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD).The Kalilangan Festival board issued the decision on… Read More
5 PUIs cleared, 3 others under investigation in Bulacan
February 11, 2020, 6:42 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan — The Provincial Health Office-Public Health (PHO-PH) on Tuesday said there are three patients still under investigation (PUIs) for the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) in this province. Provincial health officer Joy Gomez said five of the… Read More
Lapu-Lapu City mayor to file raps vs. n-CoV rumor-mongers
February 11, 2020, 6:41 pm
CEBU CITY – Mayor Junard Chan of Lapu-Lapu City on Tuesday said he will strictly implement the order of President Rodrigo Duterte to impose a crackdown against rumor-mongers that spread fake news about the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Chan said he joined other local chief executives from other… Read More
PH measures in place to contain nCoV, tourists assured
February 11, 2020, 6:12 pm
MANILA-- The country remains safe as precautionary measures are in place to contain the deadly 2019-novel coronavirus, the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Congress of the Philippines (TCP) said Tuesday. The DOT and TCP made the remark in a joint statement as they also announced… Read More
Peso, stocks up on risk-on sentiments
February 11, 2020, 6:09 pm
MANILA -- Risk-on sentiments continue to buoy the peso and the local stocks despite the anxiety over the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The local currency ended the day’s trade at 50.695 from 50.78 on Monday. A trader attributed the day’s gain to “broadly positive risk sentiment” not just… Read More
Pangasinan records first PUI for nCoV
February 11, 2020, 5:51 pm
DAGUPAN CITY -- The Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) here has recorded the first patient under investigation (PUI) for the 2019 novel coronavirus-acute respiratory disease (nCoV-ARD). In a press conference Tuesday, R1MC chief of medical professional staff, Dr. Rizaldy Guico, said the patient, a… Read More
House to hear nCoV’s impact on tourism, travel industry
February 11, 2020, 5:25 pm
MANILA -- Two committees of the House of Representatives are set to conduct a joint hearing on Wednesday to discuss the impact of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on the country's tourism and travel industry. The House Committee on Economic Affairs and House Committee on Tourism have invited… Read More
OFWs affected by Taiwan travel ban to get OWWA cash aid
February 11, 2020, 5:14 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Tuesday said overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the travel ban to Taiwan are also entitled to receive cash assistance from the government. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Filipino workers bound for Taiwan affected by the… Read More
IMF exec projects PH Q1 ’20 GDP above 6%
February 11, 2020, 4:19 pm
MANILA -- An executive of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast the Philippine economy to expand by 6.3 percent in the first quarter of the year despite the impact of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). In a briefing on Tuesday, IMF Resident Representative to the Philippines Yongzheng… Read More
Travel ban on Taiwan stays for now: Palace
February 11, 2020, 3:22 pm
MANILA -- The temporary travel ban on all foreign travelers from Taiwan stays, for now, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this statement after the Taiwanese government called for the lifting of the temporary travel ban imposed by the Philippines to help… Read More
Antique’s first PUI tests negative for coronavirus
February 11, 2020, 2:08 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- The first person under investigation (PUI) in Antique has tested negative for the novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD), the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said on Monday. IPHO chief Dr. Ric Noel Naciongayo said they have… Read More
Novel coronavirus death toll in China breaches 1,000-mark
February 11, 2020, 2:06 pm
BEIJING -- A total of 108 people died of pneumonia caused by the 2019-nCoV novel coronavirus in China in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll to 1,016, China's National Health Commission (NHC) said on Tuesday. "As of 12 p.m., February 10 (7 p.m. Moscow time), the number of confirmed… Read More
BI includes Taiwan in expanded travel ban
February 11, 2020, 1:28 pm
MANILA -- Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente announced the expansion of the travel ban to include tourists from Taiwan. “We have confirmed with the Department of Justice, which is our mother department, that Taiwan is indeed included in the expanded travel ban," Morente… Read More
2019-nCoV transmission in persons with no China travel history
February 11, 2020, 12:26 pm
MANILA -- The World Health Organization has expressed concern about 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019 n-CoV ARD) cases recorded in Europe transmitted by persons without travel history to China. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the cases in France and the UK… Read More
PRRD to visit Boracay, Cebu to boost domestic tourism
February 11, 2020, 8:52 am
MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte is set to join a campaign to boost domestic tourism and show that Philippine destinations, particularly Boracay, Cebu, and Bohol, are safe for travel amid the 2019-novel coronavirus scare. The plan was revealed by Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat… Read More
No cancellation of US tourist visas, change in policy
February 11, 2020, 8:50 am
MANILA -- The United States Embassy in Manila on Monday dismissed as "fraudulent" the reported cancellation of tourist visas for Filipinos. "The US Embassy in the Philippines is aware of a fraudulent advisory alleging the cancellation/revocation of tourist visas and the suspension of visa… Read More
