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Gov’t to remain vigilant vs. inflation risks
February 5, 2020, 7:15 pm
MANILA -- The government remains vigilant against risks to inflation outlook after consumer prices rose to an eight-month high of 2.9 percent in January 2020. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Wednesday that higher oil and food prices mainly pushed up the inflation rate to its… Read More
DOH warns public vs. buying masks from street vendors
February 5, 2020, 7:06 pm
PALO, Leyte -- The Department of Health (DOH) has discouraged the public from buying surgical face masks sold by street vendors amid the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory syndrome (2019-nCoV ARD) scare. DOH Eastern Visayas regional director Minerva Molon said these face masks may be… Read More
DFA confirms Pinoy tested positive for nCoV in Japan
February 5, 2020, 7:05 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday confirmed that a Filipino crewmember onboard a cruise ship docked in Japan has been tested positive for the 2019-novel coronavirus (nCoV). The Diamond Princess cruise ship, docked at the port of Yokohama, was quarantined by the… Read More
Iloilo readies hospital for nCoV PUIs
February 5, 2020, 7:00 pm
ILOILO CITY -- To boost its preparations in confronting the current health concern on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), the Iloilo provincial government has identified a hospital to handle cases under investigation for the disease. Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) are those who had a history of… Read More
Hospitals discharge 892 recovered patients of nCoV infection
February 5, 2020, 6:52 pm
BEIJING -- A total of 892 patients infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had been discharged from hospitals after recovery by the end of Tuesday, Chinese health authorities announced on Wednesday. Tuesday saw 262 people walk out of the hospital after recovery (125 in Hubei province), the… Read More
DOH-Region 8 reports 3 new PUIs for possible nCoV infection
February 5, 2020, 6:48 pm
PALO, Leyte -- Three more people in Leyte province have been confined Tuesday night for showing symptoms of the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD). The Department of Health (DOH) isolated a 26-year-old mother, her seven-month-old child, and the mother’s 26-year-old… Read More
Zambo teachers, students who visited China being monitored
February 5, 2020, 6:42 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) has assigned personnel to "continuously monitor" the teachers and students who recently visited China.Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, CDRRMO chief, said Wednesday an unspecified number of students and faculty members of a… Read More
Economist eyes within-target '20 PH inflation despite uptick
February 5, 2020, 6:37 pm
MANILA -- Several economists remain confident of within-target inflation rate for the Philippines this 2020 despite the higher-than-expected uptick in the January figure of 2.9 percent from last December’s 2.5 percent. Last month’s inflation rate is still at the lower half of the… Read More
No nCoV patient in Talisay District Hospital: mayor
February 5, 2020, 6:22 pm
CEBU CITY – Mayor Gerald Anthony Gullas denied on Wednesday a report that there is a confirmed case of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) admitted at the Talisay District Hospital. Gullas said the report came out on social media after a former employee of the Talisay Rescue Team posted a photo of the… Read More
10 drivers apprehended in Cebu for not wearing protective masks
February 5, 2020, 6:19 pm
CEBU CITY -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 7 (Central Visayas) on Tuesday apprehended 10 drivers of public utility vehicles (PUV) for violating the new policy requiring them to wear a protective face mask while on duty. Eduardo Montealto Jr., director of LTFRB-7,… Read More
Duque: Proposed quarantine site in N. Ecija ‘more than adequate’
February 5, 2020, 6:15 pm
FORT MAGSAYSAY, Palayan City -- Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque on Wednesday visited the proposed quarantine site for returning Filipinos from China at a portion of the Mega Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (Mega DATRC) here and described it as “more than… Read More
Pampanga holds health summit vs. new coronavirus
February 5, 2020, 6:12 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -- Governor Dennis Pineda on Wednesday urged the 3,608 barangay health workers here (BHWs) to help prevent the entry of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) into the province. Pineda made the call during a health summit dubbed as “Strengthening Community Preparedness… Read More
Duterte still trusts Duque despite solons’ criticisms over nCoV
February 5, 2020, 5:33 pm
MANILA – Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III still has the trust and confidence of President Rodrigo Duterte despite senators scolding him for the apparent lack of command responsibility in dealing with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation in the country. Cabinet… Read More
Contacts of 1st, 2nd nCoV cases assessed, quarantined: DOH
February 5, 2020, 5:30 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported that its Epidemiology Bureau (EB) has assessed 203 contacts, 188 of whom have been under home quarantine, from the first and second confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the country. "Of the 203 contacts, 15 are… Read More
DOH confirms 3rd nCoV case in PH
February 5, 2020, 5:05 pm
MANILA -- A 60-year-old Chinese woman is the country's third case of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Wednesday. "She is the third confirmed 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) case in the country. The patient arrived in Cebu City from… Read More
Novel Coronavirus: Facts and Hysteria
February 5, 2020, 5:03 pm
By George Siy THE best remedy for outbreaks and a possible calamity is calm study, practical decisions, and quick execution. Hysteria needs to be managed or the medical issues will take longer to control and resolve, with much greater economic and social damage than necessary. While everyone… Read More
Bicol disaster management body forms task force vs. nCoV
February 5, 2020, 4:57 pm
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) of Bicol on Tuesday approved a resolution creating a task force on the novel coronavirus (nCoV). During a meeting, Claudio Yucot, RDRRMC chairman and concurrent Office of Civil Defense (OCD) regional director, said… Read More
Solon wants to boost public confidence amid nCoV threat
February 5, 2020, 4:39 pm
MANILA – A lawmaker on Wednesday said the House of Representatives should act decisively on policies that encourage public confidence in the health and disaster response frameworks of the country amid the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) threat. In an aide-memoire addressed to Speaker Alan Peter… Read More
Filipinos urged to visit local destinations
February 5, 2020, 4:37 pm
MANILA-- Traveling around the Philippines remains safe, the Tourism Congress of the Philippines (TCP) said on Tuesday as it urged Filipinos to turn their attention on local destinations as concerns on international travel envelop the world amid the 2019-novel coronavirus outbreak. "The Philippines… Read More
Iloilo’s Paraw Regatta postponed due to new virus
February 5, 2020, 4:36 pm
ILOILO CITY -- Organizers of the 48th Paraw Regatta Festival postponed all its events set from February 23 to March 1, 2020, as a precautionary measure against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Mayor Jerry P. Treñas made the announcement Wednesday after consulting with the Department of Health… Read More
