PH among APAC countries flagged for rising COVID-19 outbreaks

Cathrine Gonzales 11/03/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — Some countries in the Asia-Pacific region are battling growing or returning outbreaks of the coronavirus disease, with the infection counts in the Philippines and Indonesia continuing to rise throughout the pandemic. Statista, a…

Signals 3 and 4 may be raised due to potential ‘super typhoon’ Rolly

Cathrine Gonzales 10/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical cyclone wind signals (TCWS) No. 3 and 4 may be raised in some parts of the country in the coming days as typhoon Rolly (international name “Goni”) is forecast to further intensify, the…

18 LGUs classified as COVID-19 high-risk areas — OCTA Research

Cathrine Gonzales 10/27/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — Eighteen local government units (LGUs) in the country have been classified as “high-risk” areas due to high daily case load, attack rate, or high hospitalization occupancy, the OCTA Research, a group of experts…

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits Surigao del Sur

Cathrine Gonzales 10/01/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck off Bayabas town in Surigao del Sur on Thursday morning, October 1, 2020. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that the tectonic quake struck 68 kilometers…

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Surigao del Sur

Cathrine Gonzales 09/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake jolted Bayabas, Surigao del Sur on Thursday morning, September 24, 2020, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The earthquake struck 99 kilometers northeast of the town at 6:19…

Youth, elderly told to defer voter registration as coronavirus  threat lingers

Cathrine Gonzales 09/11/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The commander of the Joint Task Force COVID Shield on Friday, September 11, 2020, discouraged qualified youngsters and the elderly from registering as voters for the May 2022 elections due to the lingering coronavirus…

Inflation eases to 2.4 percent in August

Cathrine Gonzales 09/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s headline inflation eased to 2.4 percent in August from 2.7 percent in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Friday, September 4, 2020. The latest figure brings the year-to-date inflation for 2020…

DOH OKs COVID-19 test specimen collection home service

Cathrine Gonzales 09/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) has allowed the “remote collection” of specimens from the homes of individuals suspected to have the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Friday, September 4,…

Duterte in ‘good state of health,’ says Duque

Cathrine Gonzales 09/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III assured on Thursday, September 3, 2020, that President Rodrigo Duterte is in a “good state of health” despite his earlier admission that his Barrett’s esophagus condition is worsening and…

Trough of LPA to bring cloudy skies, rainshowers in Visayas, Mindanao areas

Cathrine Gonzales 08/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The trough or extension of the low pressure area will bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms in Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, and Davao Oriental on Thursday, August 27, 2020,…

LPA off Cagayan may intensify into storm, rainy weekend due — Pagasa

Cathrine Gonzales 08/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The low pressure area (LPA) east of Cagayan  may develop into a tropical depression either this Friday or Saturday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). The LPA was last…

‘A very nice person with a kind heart’: Incumbent, ex-senators mourn death of Danding Cojuangco

Cathrine Gonzales 06/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Incumbent and former senators mourned on Wednesday, the death of San Miguel Corporation chairman and chief executive officer Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco Jr., who died Tuesday at the age of 85. Among the politicians who…

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