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Banner stories of Manila's leading newspapers, Tue. Feb. 11, 2020
February 11, 2020, 8:21 am
BUSINESS MIRROR – BSP signals see investors flocking to bond market INQUIRER – SolGen asks SC to scrap franchise of ABS-CBN MANILA BULLETIN – 2019-nCoV shows signs of stabilizing MANILA TIMES – Govt seeks to strip ABS-CBN franchise MANILA STANDARD – 4 more Pinoys abroad cruise ship test… Read More
PBA opening reset on March 8
February 10, 2020, 9:45 pm
MANILA — The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has rescheduled the opening of its 45th season a week later than the original date due to the threat of the deadly novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD). On Monday, the league announced that the opening day of the 2020… Read More
Duterte vows to bring home Filipinos if 2019-nCoV worsens
February 10, 2020, 9:37 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night vowed to repatriate overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak worsen. “Kung nagkamatayan na talaga at mga Pilipino doon pinagtutulak na (If people are dying and Filipinos are being pushed away).… Read More
Ceres-Negros hopes to capitalize on home advantage in AFC Cup
February 10, 2020, 8:31 pm
MANILA -- With its first three matches in the AFC Cup slated at home, Philippines Football League champion Ceres-Negros hopes to capitalize on its advantage and gain a head start in its group in the continental club competition. Fresh off a stellar run in the AFC Champions League qualifying where… Read More
Davao City bans welcome, send-off groups in transport hubs
February 10, 2020, 7:14 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The city government here will permanently ban starting Tuesday (February 11) all welcome and send-off groups in all transportation hubs in the city.Mayor Sara Duterte announced the ban on Monday, saying it will take effect in airports, seaports, bus terminals, and other… Read More
Peso ends sideways, stocks snap 4-day rally
February 10, 2020, 7:12 pm
MANILA -- The peso managed to close Monday sideways against the US dollar while the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended its four-day rally still on concerns on the new coronavirus. The local currency finished the week’s first trading day at 50.78 from 50.755 Friday last week. It opened… Read More
Mayor Sara cancels 'Araw ng Dabaw' festivities
February 10, 2020, 7:08 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Sara Z. Duterte canceled on Monday all the major activities of the coming 83rd Araw ng Dabaw in March due to 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) threat.In a press briefing here, Duterte said she wanted to ensure that Dabawenyos remain free from the virus, noting the city's… Read More
Pangasinan remains nCoV-free: health exec
February 10, 2020, 7:05 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- An official from the Department of Health (DOH) Ilocos regional office and the Provincial Health Office (PHO) has assured that Pangasinan is still free of the 2019 novel coronavirus-acute respiratory disease (nCoV-ARD). “Pangasinan has no confirmed cases of the 2019-nCoV.… Read More
3 more PUIs nCoV-free, no new ones in NegOr
February 10, 2020, 6:42 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Three more persons under investigation (PUIs) in Negros Oriental have tested negative of the novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD). The three comprise the final batch of the eight PUIs in the province to yield negative results of the coronavirus test, with… Read More
DepEd-Bicol suspends February events due to nCoV
February 10, 2020, 6:36 pm
LEGAZPI CITY --- The Department of Education (DepEd) regional office for Bicol has suspended scheduled regional events and canceled participation in national activities as part of its precautionary measures against the deadly novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV). Gilbert Sadsad,… Read More
Number of PUIs for nCoV rises to 261: DOH
February 10, 2020, 6:22 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported that the number of persons under investigation (PUIs) for possible novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection has gone up to 261. “We are seeing a rapid increase in the transmission rate of the virus globally. In response, DOH has… Read More
Filipino repatriates to receive gov’t assistance: DOLE
February 10, 2020, 6:11 pm
MANILA -- All Filipino repatriates from countries with confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) will be receiving financial, livelihood, and employment assistance from government, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced on Monday. Bello said his… Read More
Bacolod ‘isolates’ 6 new PUIs; 3 others discharged
February 10, 2020, 5:11 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Six persons under investigation (PUIs) over their travel to novel coronavirus (nCoV) areas were admitted in tertiary hospitals here while three others have already been discharged since Wednesday last week. This was based on the data provided by Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran,… Read More
Gov't task force mulls inclusion of Taiwan in travel ban
February 10, 2020, 3:49 pm
MANILA -- The Inter-Agency Task Force for Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases will be discussing whether or not to include Taiwan in the temporary travel ban to contain the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD), a Health official said on Monday. Health… Read More
Kidapawan monitors 9 PUMs with travel history to China, HK
February 10, 2020, 3:43 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Health authorities here are now monitoring at least nine persons for possible 2019 coronavirus acute respiratory disease (nCoV-ARD) having recently traveled to countries where the disease exists, an official said on Monday.Lawyer Paulo Evangelista, city information chief, said… Read More
3 PUIs nCoV-free, 10 new ones hospitalized in Cagayan Valley
February 10, 2020, 3:24 pm
TUGUEGARAO CITY -- Three of the 13 persons under investigation (PUIs) for having symptoms of the novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) in Cagayan Valley have tested negative and have been discharged from the hospital on Sunday, the Department of Health-Cagayan Valley Center… Read More
Cebu guv taps village watchmen in fight vs. coronavirus
February 10, 2020, 3:21 pm
CEBU CITY -- Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has tapped the barangay tanod (village watchmen) in securing residences converted into home quarantine hubs. In a report over the weekend by Sugbu News, the Capitol’s official news site, Garcia said village watchmen will help ensure that patients in… Read More
4 more Pinoys in quarantined ship test positive for nCoV
February 10, 2020, 2:37 pm
MANILA -- Four more Filipinos onboard the quarantined cruise ship in Japan tested positive for the 2019-novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD), the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed Monday. The agency said the four, who were among six-newly confirmed cases of the virus,… Read More
NDRRMC joins heightened nCoV info drive
February 10, 2020, 2:36 pm
MANILA -- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has joined the government's information dissemination campaign on the 2019-novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) which has claimed more than 800 lives worldwide. "The NDRRMC is supporting the… Read More
Death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak rises to 909
February 10, 2020, 2:21 pm
BEIJING -- The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has risen to 909, the country’s National Health Commission (NHC) said Sunday. Authorities said 40,171 confirmed cases have been reported, while in the last 24 hours, 97 people have died and more than 3,281 new cases have been… Read More
