Anti-CoVID-19 Pandemic
Around 500 tourists stuck in Boracay amid community quarantine
March 20, 2020, 3:49 pm
ILOILO CITY – The local government of Malay town said around 500 tourists on Boracay Island were stranded in their hotels and other accommodation establishments as the municipality was placed under general community quarantine on Thursday night. Malay Mayor Frolibar Bautista told the Philippine… Read More
PGH, Jose Rodriguez tapped as exclusive hospitals for Covid-19
March 20, 2020, 3:40 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday designated at least two public hospitals as exclusive facilities for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) in Manila… Read More
Covid-19 testing in Iloilo City set March 21
March 20, 2020, 3:32 pm
ILOILO CITY – A Department of Health (DOH) accredited medical technologist will test patients under investigation (PUIs) in Iloilo on Saturday. Mayor Jerry Treñas announced the event after receiving a call from Health Secretary Francisco Duque on Friday as the city government expects 100 test… Read More
PRRD’s 2nd Covid-19 test lies with Duque’s results: DOH
March 20, 2020, 3:23 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte would only be advised to repeat his test for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), in the event that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III tests positive for the infectious disease, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday. This comes after Duterte had close… Read More
Ormoc orders temporary closure of non-essential shops
March 20, 2020, 2:32 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Businesses in Ormoc City not providing essential goods and services are up for temporary closure starting Friday, the city government said in its revised guidelines on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response. Mayor Richard Gomez signed Executive Order No. 31 on Thursday… Read More
San Carlos City waives market rentals amid Covid-19 quarantine
March 20, 2020, 2:19 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Occupants of the public market in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental will not be required to pay rental fees while the general community quarantine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) remains in effect in the northern city. This is stated in Executive Order (EO) 116,… Read More
Eastern Samar orders 22-day community quarantine
March 20, 2020, 12:50 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Samar will be placed under general community quarantine for 22 days starting March 22 to shield its citizens from the highly contagious coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Governor Ben Evardone issued on Thursday night Executive Order (EO) 03-015 restricting the movement… Read More
Filipino woman in Kuwait tests positive for Covid-19
March 20, 2020, 11:20 am
MANILA – A Filipino woman in Kuwait tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Philippine embassy in Kuwait confirmed on Thursday. "The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait regrets to inform the Filipino community that a female domestic worker is the first confirmed Filipino case of… Read More
DOT flies out 56 stranded foreigners from GenSan to Clark
March 20, 2020, 11:15 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- At least 56 stranded foreign tourists were flown from here to the Clark International Airport on Thursday afternoon through a special flight arranged by the Department of Tourism (DOT).Edgardo Cueto, manager of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) here,… Read More
Palace hits Joma rants on Covid-19 truce
March 20, 2020, 10:04 am
MANILA – Malacañang on Friday took a jab at Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison for claiming that President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of a unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels was “premature, insincere, and false.” In a press statement, Presidential… Read More
BARMM suspends all congregational prayers due to Covid-19
March 20, 2020, 8:42 am
COTABATO CITY – The Darul Iftah’ (Islamic advisory council) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has temporarily suspended all congregational prayers in the region due to the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). BARMM Grand Mufti Abuhuraira Udasan, in an… Read More
Compensate gov’t JO, contractual employees: Go
March 19, 2020, 10:34 pm
MANILA – Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Thursday echoed the call of his fellow lawmakers for the government to release the compensation of job order (JO) and contract of service (COS) workers affected by the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine imposed to prevent the further… Read More
35 Cebu mayors on self-quarantine
March 19, 2020, 9:37 pm
CEBU CITY – The president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) Cebu Chapter and 34 other town mayors in the province are undergoing enhanced social distancing and self-quarantine. Mayor Christina Garcia-Frasco of the northern Cebu town of Liloan, who is president of LMP-Cebu,… Read More
Mall, food chain gives free water, food to Covid-19 front liners
March 19, 2020, 9:20 pm
DARAGA, Albay – As the nation intensifies the fight against the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19), private companies here are showing their gratitude to the front liners by giving free water and food to health workers and police officers here and other parts of Bicol. Daraga Mayor Victor… Read More
Bulacan steps up fight vs. Covid-19 with 6 cases reported
March 19, 2020, 9:15 pm
CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan —The provincial government here is stepping up efforts in the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine in the light of the six confirmed cases of the new coronavirus diseases (Covid-19) in the province. Governor Daniel Fernando issued an executive order for… Read More
Cabanatuan City starts disinfection to ward off Covid-19
March 19, 2020, 9:10 pm
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija — The city government here has begun to conduct city-wide disinfection to combat and safeguard the residents against the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19). At least 50 personnel of the city government started the disinfection of all the buildings within the city… Read More
UAE suspends entry of all visa holders outside the state
March 19, 2020, 9:10 pm
MANILA – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended the entry of all valid visa holders including residency visa holders, who are currently out of the country, for a renewable period of two weeks, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Thursday. The suspension, effective starting… Read More
FDA releases list of approved Covid-19 kits
March 19, 2020, 8:59 pm
MANILA -- The Department The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released on Thursday a list of approved coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) test kits for commercial use. In a statement, the FDA said the kits are PCR-based reagent kits used in laboratories and not point-of-care or do-it-yourself… Read More
BARMM education exec orders early release of teachers' salaries
March 19, 2020, 8:55 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Ministry of Basic Higher and Technical Education–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MBHTE-BARMM) has issued an order to fast-track the early release of salaries for all teaching personnel in the region for this month.The MBHTE-BARMM directive came after… Read More
3 PUIs in Davao die while awaiting Covid-19 test results
March 19, 2020, 8:52 pm
DAVAO CITY – Three patients under investigation (PUI) for 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) have died while waiting for their results from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), the Department of Health-Region 11 (DOH-11) said Thursday.Dr. Anabelle Yumang, DOH-11 director, said… Read More
