PopCom clarifies: Teen pregnancy rate much worse

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 09/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The head of the Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) clarified on Friday that about 40 to 50 Filipino children aged 10 to 14 years old give birth “every week’’—not every year. PopCom Executive…

Bayanihan 2 provides ‘three-gives’ payment scheme on utility bills — Tolentino

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 09/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 will also provide the public a 30-day grace period and a “three-gives” payment scheme for paying utility bills and leases during strict lockdowns imposed…

Search, rescue ops for missing seafarers off Japan still on — DOLE

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 09/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Search and rescue operations for the missing crew members of a cattle ship that sank off Japan last week are still ongoing, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III clarified Thursday. In an interview on ABS-CBN’s…

More ABS-CBN businesses to cease operations by Aug 31

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 08/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — More ABS-CBN businesses and services will permanently cease operations by August 31, the latest casualties in the denial of the network’s bid for franchise at the House of Representatives. “Pinoy fans now have limited…

DILG chief advises families to wear face masks at home

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 08/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Monday advised families to “best try” physical distancing or wear face masks even in their homes if they cannot prevent being physically close to other household members. In an…

Rizal stadium shut for now as 48 LSIs test positive in coronavirus rapid test

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 07/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Forty-eight locally stranded individuals (LSIs) who had stayed at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila have tested positive in rapid tests for the new coronavirus, prompting authorities to temporarily close the facility on…

Ex-solon and cult leader Ruben Ecleo Jr. now in police custody

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 07/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Former Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr., the “supreme master” of cult group Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA), is now in police custody after he was arrested by the police in Pampanga. Ecleo was…

CBCP hits anti-terror law, calls for prayers

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 07/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is calling for prayers amid the recent signing of the highly controversial Anti-Terror Act of 2020, saying the return of warrantless detention is reminiscent of the…

DOH reports additional 2,241 COVID-19 cases; total now at 67,456

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 07/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) reported additional 2,241 confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), bringing the nationwide count to 67,456 as of Sunday. According to DOH’s 4 p.m. case bulletin, the additional…

Solon tells Lopez family: Sell ABS-CBN if you love 11,000 workers

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 07/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — House Deputy Speaker Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. on Friday urged the Lopez family to just sell ABS-CBN if they really care for its over 11,000 employees, following the denial of its bid for a new 25-year…

DOH urges businesses to conduct random rapid tests for workers

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 07/16/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health on Thursday urged businesses to randomly test employees for the novel coronavirus through rapid tests every two weeks. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the DOH does not recommend the…

Blood supply nearing critical level amid pandemic — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 07/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s supply of blood is nearing the critical level as the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic halted blood donation activities, the Department of Health said on Thursday. “We are very challenged,” Health Undersecretary Maria…

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