Anti-CoVID-19 Pandemic

 Tacloban declares 23-day lockdown amid Covid-19 threat

Tacloban declares 23-day lockdown amid Covid-19 threat

March 19, 2020, 1:07 pm

TACLOBAN CITY – The local government will enforce a 23-day lockdown in this city, Eastern Visayas’ regional capital, in the face of rising threats of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).  Mayor Alfred Romualdez issued on Wednesday night Executive Order 2020-03-017 intensifying the… Read More

Veterinarians exempted from enhanced quarantine: DA

Veterinarians exempted from enhanced quarantine: DA

March 19, 2020, 10:27 am

MANILA – The Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine will also exempt veterinarians, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said late Wednesday night. In a press briefing in Malacañang, Dar said veterinarians will also be allowed to travel within Luzon based on the quarantine’s guidelines.… Read More

Army chief reminds troops of vital role in containing Covid-19

Army chief reminds troops of vital role in containing Covid-19

March 19, 2020, 10:23 am

MANILA – Philippine Army (PA) commander Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay on Wednesday reminded troops manning various checkpoints in Metro Manila under the enhanced community quarantine of their valuable role in helping the government in containing the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). He made this… Read More

AFP supports Covid-19 truce, remains wary of Reds

AFP supports Covid-19 truce, remains wary of Reds

March 19, 2020, 9:52 am

MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it will not be deterred by attacks of the communist rebels even if it supports President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to declare a unilateral truce with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in wake of the… Read More

Palace thanks LGU initiatives under enhanced quarantine

Palace thanks LGU initiatives under enhanced quarantine

March 19, 2020, 8:34 am

MANILA – Malacañang thanked local government units (LGUs) for taking the initiative to provide for the needs of their constituents while an enhanced community quarantine is in effect over Luzon due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles commended… Read More

PH expects economic recovery after Covid-19

PH expects economic recovery after Covid-19

March 19, 2020, 8:30 am

MANILA – The Philippine economy would recover from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said on Wednesday. Lopez made the statement, as he admitted that the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country harms the country's economic growth. “Initially,… Read More

Police presence to prevent entry of contraband: Nograles

Police presence to prevent entry of contraband: Nograles

March 19, 2020, 8:27 am

MANILA – The heightened police presence in checkpoints will prevent the entry of contraband, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Wednesday. In a press conference held late Wednesday night, Nograles expressed confidence that authorities are attentive during the inspection of cargo trucks.… Read More

DILG orders cops to comply with Covid-19 ceasefire

DILG orders cops to comply with Covid-19 ceasefire

March 19, 2020, 8:24 am

MANILA – Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to comply with a unilateral ceasefire between the national government and the communist movement and focus all efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19). This came after… Read More

DOST to focus on researches that will help solve Covid-19 woes

DOST to focus on researches that will help solve Covid-19 woes

March 19, 2020, 7:57 am

MANILA – Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato dela Peña on Wednesday said the department will focus first on researches that have the potential to address the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "Maybe we will focus first on taking advantage of some researches which… Read More

Price freeze on basic goods in place until May 15

Price freeze on basic goods in place until May 15

March 19, 2020, 7:55 am

MANILA – Following the declaration of a state of calamity in the Philippines for six months, price freeze on basic commodities will be effective until May 15, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Wednesday. The price freeze covers all persons, including those who sell basic goods… Read More

Triage protocols may change with more Covid-19 testing kits

Triage protocols may change with more Covid-19 testing kits

March 19, 2020, 7:53 am

MANILA – The triage protocols that determine who should be prioritized in testing for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) may change once more diagnostic testing kits become available in the country, Malacañang said late Wednesday night. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made this remark amid… Read More

No new Covid-19 case in NegOr: Capitol

No new Covid-19 case in NegOr: Capitol

March 18, 2020, 10:08 pm

DUMAGUETE CITY – The province of Negros Oriental does not have a new case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) although test results of a number of suspected cases are still being awaited. Capitol Public Information Officer (PIO) Bimbo Miraflor said that they are waiting for the results… Read More

Dumaguete cancels job aid programs over Covid-19 threat

Dumaguete cancels job aid programs over Covid-19 threat

March 18, 2020, 9:51 pm

DUMAGUETE CITY – The Public Employment Service Office (PESO) here announced on Tuesday the cancelation of a number of activities in line with the directives from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the city government here on the holding of mass gatherings amid the coronavirus… Read More

9 town execs, 5 doctors quarantined as mayor gets Covid-19

9 town execs, 5 doctors quarantined as mayor gets Covid-19

March 18, 2020, 9:25 pm

BALIWAG, Bulacan – At least nine department heads of the municipal government here and five doctors are now under quarantine after Mayor Ferdie Estrella has been tested positive for the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) Municipal administrator Eric Tagle told the Philippine News Agency (PNA)… Read More

 Iloilo City mulls lockdown to contain Covid-19

Iloilo City mulls lockdown to contain Covid-19

March 18, 2020, 9:22 pm

ILOILO CITY – The local government here is “considering a lockdown” amid the increasing number of patients under investigation (PUIs) and persons under monitoring (PUMs) recorded in the metropolis in a day. Data from the city’s emergency operation center showed that as of 10 a.m.… Read More

Duterte declares truce with Reds during Luzon-wide quarantine

Duterte declares truce with Reds during Luzon-wide quarantine

March 18, 2020, 8:49 pm

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels to ensure the effective imposition of an enhanced community quarantine in the entire Luzon, Malacañang announced on Wednesday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte ordered the military… Read More

Ilocos Norte SUC helps produce alcohol vs. coronavirus

Ilocos Norte SUC helps produce alcohol vs. coronavirus

March 18, 2020, 8:31 pm

BATAC CITY -- The “Asukal Mo Ferment Mo” program of the National Bio-Energy Research and Innovation Center of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU-NBERIC) in this city is gaining headway in producing ethanol in response to the limited supply of ethyl alcohol in the province as a… Read More

Another PUI in Ilocos Norte tests negative for Covid-19

Another PUI in Ilocos Norte tests negative for Covid-19

March 18, 2020, 8:25 pm

LAOAG CITY -- The province of Ilocos Norte has remained free from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as another patient under investigation (PUI) at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH&MC) in Batac City was discharged on Tuesday afternoon.  In a public advisory… Read More

 Malay town declares general community quarantine

Malay town declares general community quarantine

March 18, 2020, 8:13 pm

ILOILO CITY – Boracay Island will deny entry to tourists as Malay town, Aklan will be on general community quarantine starting Thursday amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Malay Mayor Frolibar Bautista signed on Wednesday executive order 014, which places the town on general community… Read More

 Unified policy for border restriction in Panay island requested

Unified policy for border restriction in Panay island requested

March 18, 2020, 8:05 pm

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRM) office wants a unified policy on the border restriction in Panay island, which is comprised of the provinces of Antique, Iloilo Capiz, and Aklan. Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and… Read More