BUTUAN CITY – The municipal government of Prosperidad in Agusan del Sur has released some PHP316,000 worth of financial assistance to hog raisers who were affected by the African swine fever (ASF).In a statement Thursday, the local government unit (LGU) said the distribution of financial... Read More
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY–The local government here on Thursday launched the "Safety Seal Certification Program" which will enforce and monitor the standard health protocols of every commercial establishment to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) contagion.Eileen San Juan, local economic and... Read More
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Malasakit Center in Antique has disbursed almost PHP 7 million since January 2021 up to the present and has assisted 41 indigent Antiqueño patients in their hospital care and medicines.Patients no longer have worries when they are about to be... Read More
BACOLOD CITY – Two government hospital-based coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) laboratories in Negros Occidental and this capital city received perfect scores in the 2021 External Quality Assessment (EQA) conducted by the Department of Health (DOH)-Research Institute for Tropical Medicine... Read More
TACLOBAN CITY – The Northern Samar provincial government has warned traders not to attempt to transport undocumented pork meat products from Luzon as they heightened watch at the ports against the spread of African swine fever (ASF).Provincial information officer John Allen Berbon in a phone... Read More
LAOAG CITY –Local officials and residents in Ilocos Sur are elated on Thursday as they welcomed the inauguration of the expanded Salomague Port in Cabugao town, poised to become one of the country’s cruise ports.If notfor the pandemic, Ilocos Sur Rep. Deogracias Victor Savellano said the... Read More
BAGUIO CITY–Despite the eased requirement for non-essential travels here, the city government said it will maintain the 3,000 per day limit in tourist arrivals.Aileen Refuerzo, chief of the Public Information Office (PIO)-Baguio, on Thursday said the limit is to prevent the possible untoward... Read More
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The National Nutrition Council (NNC) and the Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger are working to address malnutrition among children in 33 out of the 48 local government units (LGUs) in the province of Pangasinan.In the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas... Read More
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) has assured the public that all vaccines received are immediately dispersed, leaving no room for expired doses in the province.In an interview on Thursday, PHO chief, Dr. Anna Maria Teresa de Guzman, said an average of 100 to... Read More
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan – A total of 39,310 Bulakenyos have so far recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) since the start of the pandemic last year.The figures represent 96 percent of the total 41,008 infections in the province, as reported by Provincial Task Force (PTF) Response... Read More
COTABATO CITY – A father and his son were killed in a shootout with law enforcers after both resisted arrest while being served with a search warrant in Pikit, North Cotabato Thursday morning.Naravy Duquiatan, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Region 12 (Soccsksargen),... Read More
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Organizations belonging to the Filipino-Chinese community were the first private organizations to bring in Covid-19 vaccines to Northern Mindanao, the regional office of the Department of Health (DOH) said.Dr. David Mendoza, DOH 10 (Northern Mindanao) Local Health Support... Read More
TACLOBAN CITY – The city government of Calbayog in Samar is still requiring all returning residents to present a negative coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) swab test result even if they are fully vaccinated.The local government said on Thursday this is one of their restrictions as cases of... Read More
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) has announced it attained substantial gains in the campaign against terrorism and lawlessness in its area of operation during the first semester of this year.Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr., commander of Westmincom, said on Thursday that... Read More
DAVAO CITY – Apart from coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the City Health Office (CHO) on Thursday also warned Dabawenyos against the deadly dengue fever which has so far claimed five lives in the city this year.In a radio interview, Beth Banzon, CHO Tropical Diseases Prevention and Control Unit... Read More
DAVAO CITY – The Davao de Oro African Swine Fever (ASF) Task Force reported Wednesday that hogs at a piggery in Nabunturan town tested positive for the virus.Mayor Chelita C. Amatong on the same day convened an emergency meeting with officials of the municipal government departments and... Read More
ILOILO CITY – Zumba by the beach is the fun way the municipality of Concepcion in Iloilo is carrying out to boost the immunity of its wards positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and quarantined in a beach resort turned off-site Isolation Facility (IF) in Malangabang Island.As of... Read More
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The city of San Fernando in La Union province will be under general community quarantine (GCQ) from its current modified general community quarantine status, from July 9 to 22, to curb the increasing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases here.In Executive... Read More
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The mother of one of the fallen soldiers of the ill-fated C-130 plane crash said a younger son would still want to join the Army despite the tragedy."But I pleaded him not to continue and we will just stay put as a family," Vilma Monera said on Wednesday, as she waited... Read More
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has constructed 22 isolation facilities in Eastern Visayas this year to help boost the government’s fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).The DPWH has spent PHP201.22 million for the construction of 802-bed... Read More
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