Anti-CoVID-19 Pandemic

Security measures beef up on Bulacan's rice trading hubs

Security measures beef up on Bulacan's rice trading hubs

March 21, 2020, 5:44 pm

BOCAUE, Bulacan – More security measures have been placed at the Golden City Business Park and Intercity Industrial Estate, two of the country’s major rice trading centers here, a police official said on Friday. In an interview, Lt. Col. Rizalino Andaya, Bocaue police chief, said police… Read More

Delays in supply delivery worry Butuan biz group

Delays in supply delivery worry Butuan biz group

March 21, 2020, 5:29 pm

BUTUAN CITY – A business group has urged the government not to delay the deliveries of supply of goods, medicines and other basic necessities to prevent shortage and panic among consumers in the area.Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Agusan Inc. president Joey Tan told the Philippine News… Read More

Zambo Norte closes borders starting March 21

Zambo Norte closes borders starting March 21

March 21, 2020, 5:26 pm

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – Zamboanga del Norte Gov. Roberto Uy has ordered the closure of all the province's borders effective Saturday amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) threat.Uy's Executive Order 2020-24-A bars non-resident workers in Zamboanga del Norte--both in government… Read More

DOH-9 suspends anti-polio drive amid Covid-19 crisis

DOH-9 suspends anti-polio drive amid Covid-19 crisis

March 21, 2020, 5:24 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Health-9 (DOH-9) has suspended the third round of the “Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio” in view of the lockdown imposed by the different local government units amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.Dr. Emilia Monicimpo, DOH regional director,… Read More

Petron assures steady fuel supply amid Covid-19 crisis

Petron assures steady fuel supply amid Covid-19 crisis

March 21, 2020, 4:36 pm

MANILA – Petron Corporation has assured consumers of the continuous supply of its petroleum products as the entire nation steps up its fight against Covid-19. Petron president and CEO Ramon Ang said the company will also make sure that there is enough fuel, especially for vital industries to… Read More

 Ilocos Norte LGUs, churches get alcohol ration from MMSU

Ilocos Norte LGUs, churches get alcohol ration from MMSU

March 21, 2020, 4:27 pm

BATAC CITY – Representatives of the 21 municipalities, two cities, and 30 churches in Ilocos Norte each received their first 20 liters of alcohol ration, courtesy of the National Bio-Energy Research and Innovation Center (NBERIC) of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) here Friday. This… Read More

125 evacuation centers ready to serve as Covid-19 facilities

125 evacuation centers ready to serve as Covid-19 facilities

March 21, 2020, 4:24 pm

MANILA – To augment the number of health facilities nationwide, the Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced that a total of 125 evacuation centers is prepared to be converted as an exclusive facility for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients. “(Another)… Read More

TESDA produces 17K face masks for Covid-19 front-liners

TESDA produces 17K face masks for Covid-19 front-liners

March 21, 2020, 4:22 pm

MANILA – Schools and training centers of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) nationwide have produced a total of 17,866 face masks and distributed them to those at the front lines of government efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).… Read More

Go backs National Week of Prayer proposal amid Covid-19 threat

Go backs National Week of Prayer proposal amid Covid-19 threat

March 21, 2020, 3:54 pm

MANILA – Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has expressed his support for a proposed proclamation to hold a National Week of Prayer in the fourth week of March. The proposal outlines that the National Week of Prayer would unite all Filipinos, regardless of religion, to pray for all… Read More

 Students make face shields for Iloilo health workers

Students make face shields for Iloilo health workers

March 21, 2020, 3:47 pm

ILOILO CITY – Students at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) have initiated to mass-produce improvised face shields to augment those used by health professionals to prevent contracting the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Students at UPV-Miagao and UPV-Iloilo City campuses… Read More

 Samar State U offers free sanitizer, alcohol from own lab

Samar State U offers free sanitizer, alcohol from own lab

March 21, 2020, 3:38 pm

TACLOBAN CITY – The shortage of disinfectants has prompted the faculty-researchers of the Samar State University (SSU) in Catbalogan City to produce their own hand sanitizer and ethyl alcohol for free distribution to households. Some seven villages on Friday each received 10 gallons of… Read More

PEZA issues new guidelines on movement of ecozone workers, goods

PEZA issues new guidelines on movement of ecozone workers, goods

March 21, 2020, 3:31 pm

MANILA – The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) released on Friday an advisory regarding the movement of ecozone workers and goods during the period of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine. The advisory is effective to all ecozones operated, managed, or registered with PEZA… Read More

Bulacan gives free ride for health workers

Bulacan gives free ride for health workers

March 21, 2020, 3:30 pm

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan – The provincial government here has allotted five buses and 10 jeepneys to transport health workers to the Bulacan Medical Center (BMC) and other district hospitals in the province. The free ride, which started on Friday, addresses the problem of Bulakenyo health… Read More

Soldiers transport mattress donation to QC hospital

Soldiers transport mattress donation to QC hospital

March 21, 2020, 3:00 pm

MANILA – Philippine Army (PA) troops on Friday transported 70 camper mats donated by bedroom fixtures company Uratex Foam to medical professionals of the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City. Reservist 2nd Matteo Guidicelli, in coordination with the management of Uratex Foam, was… Read More

Setup of Covid-19 testing center in GenSan pushed

Setup of Covid-19 testing center in GenSan pushed

March 21, 2020, 2:52 pm

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Officials of this city and the provinces of South Cotabato and Sarangani have appealed to the national government to consider putting up a testing center here for the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) due to the increasing number of suspected cases in the area. South… Read More

Bukidnon declares "enhanced quarantine" over Covid-19

Bukidnon declares "enhanced quarantine" over Covid-19

March 21, 2020, 2:19 pm

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Bukidnon Gov. Jose Maria Zubiri Jr. has declared an "enhanced quarantine" of the province starting Saturday midnight as a measure to ensure the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) will not further spread.On a Facebook post late Friday evening, Zubiri said non-residents would be… Read More

 Cotabato City focuses on village level quarantine

Cotabato City focuses on village level quarantine

March 21, 2020, 1:57 pm

COTABATO CITY – With health, military and police personnel in place at entry points here, local officials have trained their sights on the implementation of a barangay level community quarantine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi said the “modified… Read More

 Bacolod resident confirmed positive for Covid-19

Bacolod resident confirmed positive for Covid-19

March 21, 2020, 1:52 pm

BACOLOD CITY – A 56-year-old man here has tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection, becoming the first confirmed case in Bacolod and Western Visayas. In a press conference Friday night, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said he received the confirmation from the Department of… Read More

Hotel offers facility as center for Covid-19 PUIs

Hotel offers facility as center for Covid-19 PUIs

March 21, 2020, 1:49 pm

BAGUIO CITY – A hotel here is offering its facility with 34 rooms as a confinement center for patients under investigation (PUIs) for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Mayor Benjamin Magalong said on Friday. Magalong said the owners of Lindi Hotel, which is 600 meters from both Baguio… Read More

China expert, UP prof Aileen Baviera dies of Covid-19

China expert, UP prof Aileen Baviera dies of Covid-19

March 21, 2020, 12:48 pm

MANILA – Dr. Aileen Baviera, a leading Chinese studies expert and former dean of the University of the Philippines (UP) Asian Center has passed away due to severe pneumonia caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). She was 60. In a bulletin, UP Diliman said Baviera died at the San… Read More