Pagasa: Rains on Monday over most parts of PH due to LPA’s trough

Jown Manalo - Reporter / @jownmanaloINQ 10/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau said that rains would be expected on most parts of the country on Monday, October 21, due to the trough of a low-pressure area (LPA). Cloudy skies with scattered rains…

‘Not a joking matter’: DOH rebukes Gadon for ‘misinformation’ on face masks

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 08/17/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) slammed what it called the “misinformation” being espoused by lawyer Larry Gadon that wearing face masks cannot prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with a reminder that the…

Northern Mindanao closes its borders as COVID-19 cases rise to 14

Froilan Gallardo 05/04/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — The borders of Northern Mindanao region was closed to other regions as cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)  positive rose to 14 as of May 3. In a statement, the Northern…

‘Survival vegetable gardens’ sprout in Mindanao

Bong Sarmiento - Inquirer Mindanao 04/27/2020

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Philippines — Combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), who were decommissioned under a 2014 peace deal with the government, are now on another front: establishing survival gardens as part of the…

BJMP urged: Temporarily free political, elderly prisoners

Froilan Gallardo 04/19/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines—A group of human rights lawyers has asked the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology  (BJMP) for the temporary release of non-violent prisoners including the elderly and political prisoners. Lawyer Czarina Golda S.…

7 more Davao derby aficionados tracked down

Froilan Gallardo 04/13/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY Philippines — Seven more cockfighting aficionados, who attended the Davao derby last month, have been tracked down in this city by health officials here. Epidemiologist Dr. Teodolfo Retuya, head of the Cagayan de…

Anduyan to police: Ensure ‘uninterrupted’ transport of food supplies in Northern Mindanao

Froilan Gallardo 03/31/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO—Policemen were directed today, March 31, 2020, to defy the order of local government executives following reports that checkpoints in the different towns and barangays here have been causing delays in the movement of trucks…

Pimentel on self-quarantine after he tested positive for COVID-19

Froilan Gallardo 03/25/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines—Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel tested positive of the coronavirus disease 2019  (COVID-19) and is now on self-quarantine. His close aide Omeng Maglangit said Pimentel went on quarantine after his swab samples taken on March 20…

Officials try to shield quake evacuees from COVID-19

Edwin Fernandez, Eldie Aguirre, Orlando Dinoy 03/25/2020

They were uprooted from their communities by powerful earthquakes last year, living with other families of a similar fate in cramped makeshift shelters. As authorities put up a fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), they were asked…

3 killed, 1 injured as truck plows into quarantine checkpoint in Maramag, Bukidnon

Froilan Gallardo 03/21/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines—A village official and two barangay health workers were killed while a fourth victim was injured after a truck plowed into a checkpoint in Maramag town, an hour before a strict community quarantine measure…

Military restricts entry to Camp Evangelista in Mindanao

Froilan Gallardo 03/18/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO—Army officials have implemented community quarantine measures in Camp Evangelista, the biggest military camp in Mindanao. Lt. Col. Xerxes Trinidad, spokesperson of the 4th Infantry Division, said they have limited the entry to only the…

One of the suspects in Libertad, MisOr shooting nabbed

Froilan Gallardo 02/18/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Misamis Oriental—Police have arrested one of the four suspects responsible for the shooting incident that killed a cop and wounded another in Libertad town, Misamis Oriental on Monday night, February 17, 2020. Police Captain…

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