Anti-CoVID-19 Pandemic

PAL to transport stranded foreigners out of Cebu

PAL to transport stranded foreigners out of Cebu

March 19, 2020, 5:46 pm

MANILA – Philippine Airlines (PAL) is mounting sweeper flights to ferry stranded foreigners out of Cebu, its spokesperson said on Thursday. "Sweeper flights are being carried out to ferry stranded foreign nationals out of our domestic hub Cebu which has the most number of stranded (PAL… Read More

'Sweeper flights' to fly stranded passengers in, out of CDO

'Sweeper flights' to fly stranded passengers in, out of CDO

March 19, 2020, 5:38 pm

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has allowed two "sweeper flights" to ferry stranded passengers from Clark International Airport to Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental and vice versa.This came after CAAP approved Thursday two Cebu Pacific flights… Read More

Zambo biz group seeks ease on truck ban amid Covid-19 threat

Zambo biz group seeks ease on truck ban amid Covid-19 threat

March 19, 2020, 5:34 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation Incorporated (ZCCIFI) has called on the task force on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to lift the existing truck ban to ensure food security here.Pedro Rufo Soliven, ZCCIFI president, said on Thursday the lifting of… Read More

Gov’t to provide food to families during quarantine period

Gov’t to provide food to families during quarantine period

March 19, 2020, 5:27 pm

MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with local government units (LGUs), will provide relief goods to families and persons during the implementation of the community quarantine in Luzon due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a press release on… Read More

Hotels asked to lower down rates amid Covid-19 scare

Hotels asked to lower down rates amid Covid-19 scare

March 19, 2020, 5:26 pm

MANILA – Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Wednesday called on all accommodation establishments exempted from the enhanced community quarantine to reduce rates for health workers and other frontliners. “Everyone’s cooperation is needed at this time to help flatten the curve. Let… Read More

Private sector’s Covid-19 response overwhelms Palace

Private sector’s Covid-19 response overwhelms Palace

March 19, 2020, 5:18 pm

MANILA – Malacañang on Thursday thanked private firms for helping the government in bolstering its fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a press statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace was elated by the private sector’s significant… Read More

Telco group calls for responsible internet use during quarantine

Telco group calls for responsible internet use during quarantine

March 19, 2020, 5:11 pm

MANILA – Telecommunications companies called for the responsible use of the internet amid the enhanced community quarantine brought by the Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic in the country. In a statement on Wednesday, Enrico Delos Reyes, chair of the Philippine Chamber of… Read More

China's Wuhan reports zero increase in coronavirus infections

China's Wuhan reports zero increase in coronavirus infections

March 19, 2020, 4:06 pm

WUHAN – No new infections of the novel coronavirus were reported on Wednesday in Wuhan, the epicenter of the epidemic, marking a notable first in China’s central city's months-long battle with the deadly virus. The Health Commission of Hubei Province, where Wuhan is the capital, said the… Read More

No confirmed Covid-19 case in W. Visayas: DOH

No confirmed Covid-19 case in W. Visayas: DOH

March 19, 2020, 3:47 pm

ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas has no confirmed case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of Thursday. However, Dr. Jane Juanico, head of the infectious disease section of the Department of Health–Center for Health Development Western Visayas (DOH-CHD 6), said they could not say that… Read More

Soccsksargen to enforce quarantine starting Monday

Soccsksargen to enforce quarantine starting Monday

March 19, 2020, 3:04 pm

ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat -- The Soccsksargen Region is set to enforce a "general community quarantine" starting Monday in a bid to prevent the spread of 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The decision was reached after a joint meeting Wednesday by the members of the Regional Peace and Order… Read More

Courts remain open amid enhanced quarantine: SC

Courts remain open amid enhanced quarantine: SC

March 19, 2020, 3:02 pm

MANILA – Courthouses remain open for individuals charged with criminal offenses and seeking to post bail for their temporary liberty during the enhanced community quarantine period, a Supreme Court (SC) official said Thursday.  SC spokesperson Brian Hosaka said except for night courts that have… Read More

Covid-19 vaccine trial begins: WHO

Covid-19 vaccine trial begins: WHO

March 19, 2020, 2:26 pm

GENEVA – The first vaccine trial for the deadly coronavirus has begun, the World Health Organization (WHO) head said Wednesday. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the trial began “just 60 days after the genetic sequence of the virus was shared by China”. He did not say where the trial is… Read More

Up to 25M may lose jobs due to Covid-19, UN body warns

Up to 25M may lose jobs due to Covid-19, UN body warns

March 19, 2020, 2:24 pm

GENEVA – The International Labor Organization (ILO) warned Wednesday that the economic fallout from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) could cause the loss of up to 25 million jobs. “The effects will be far-reaching, pushing millions of people into unemployment, underemployment and working… Read More

Army gets 15K face masks from Indian defense firm

Army gets 15K face masks from Indian defense firm

March 19, 2020, 2:24 pm

MANILA – The Philippine Army (PA) on Wednesday received 15,000 face masks from the Indian defense company, MKU Limited, through the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC). The items were turned over by PITC Undersecretary Dave Almarinez to PA assistant chief-of-staff for… Read More

Urgent delivery of aid to elderly sought

Urgent delivery of aid to elderly sought

March 19, 2020, 2:22 pm

MANILA – Amid the enhanced community quarantine imposed in Luzon to contain the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go appealed to concerned government agencies and local government units (LGUs)to implement the services to provide additional… Read More

SBMA’s first PUI negative of Covid-19; another patient isolated

SBMA’s first PUI negative of Covid-19; another patient isolated

March 19, 2020, 2:06 pm

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The first patient under investigation (PUI) recorded in this freeport for possible 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infection has tested negative. Lawyer Wilma T. Eisma, chairman and administrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), said the first PUI, a… Read More

Biliran Island shuts down borders due to virus threat

Biliran Island shuts down borders due to virus threat

March 19, 2020, 2:03 pm

TACLOBAN CITY – Biliran, one of the country’s smallest provinces, has closed its doors to visitors for two weeks to protect residents from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).  The border closure, stated in Executive Order 18, began on Wednesday and is effective until March 31, Governor… Read More

10 firms heed gov't call to pay workers during quarantine

10 firms heed gov't call to pay workers during quarantine

March 19, 2020, 1:48 pm

MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday welcomed the move of 10 companies to compensate their workers during the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine period. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Aboitiz, Asian Terminal/Solaire Resort Hotel, Ayala Group of… Read More

Albay imposes total lockdown

Albay imposes total lockdown

March 19, 2020, 1:38 pm

LEGAZPI CITY – Albay province was placed on total lockdown on Wednesday with all its borders closed to all people, including residents trying to enter the province. Gov. Al Francis Bichara, in an executive order, said the lockdown, meant to ward off the new coronavirus disease, was imposed… Read More

DND to comply with ceasefire with Reds

DND to comply with ceasefire with Reds

March 19, 2020, 1:14 pm

MANILA – The Department of National Defense (DND) said on Thursday it will implement the unilateral ceasefire declared by President Rodrigo Duterte as the government exerts efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). This is despite the Communist Party of the… Read More