COVID-19 patient in NegOr dies

Florence Baesa 03/15/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental – The 62-year-old patient who tested positive of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Negros Oriental has died. The Provincial Health Office here confirmed this in an interview with CDN Digital this morning,…

Cops, soldiers more vigilant, ready to foil NPA attacks

Florence Baesa 03/15/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — Law enforcers and military forces in Negros Oriental remain more vigilant and prepared to foil any attack of the New People’s Army. This after three suspected NPA members were arrested in Sta.…

Patient No. 40 to be given Muslim burial

Froilan Gallardo 03/14/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — Patient No. 40, the first recorded COVID-19 case in Mindanao, who died at a government hospital in this city on Friday evening, would be given a Muslim burial, officials said. Dr.…

Cordova town officials undergo home quarantine following recent Manila trips

Norman Mendoza 03/14/2020

CORDOVA, Cebu – Wanting to make sure they do not cause the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in their town, Cordova Mayor Mary Therese “Teche” Sitoy-Cho and Vice-Mayor Ximgil Sitoy have decided to undergo home…

Woman nabbed in Mandaue buy-bust with P1.3M shabu

Norman V. Mendoza 03/14/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A 25-year-old woman was arrested with 200 grams of suspected shabu worth P1.3 million during a buy-bust operation along M.L. Quezon Street in Barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City past 2 a.m. today, March 14,…

Aboitiz pushes for closer private-public sector collab

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/14/2020

CEBU CITY—Greater and closer collaboration between the government and the private sector can help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the Philippine economy and ease the people’s anxiety. While the COVID-19 crisis had created a…

Lapu police rescue 13-year-old girl, nab pimp

Norman V. Mendoza 03/14/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu -A 13-year-old girl from Lapu-Lapu City was rescued by police from the company of a pimp during an entrapment operation, Friday afternoon, March 13, 2020. Police Lieutenant Albe Codilla, chief of the Women and…

FDA to online traders: Don’t overprice products

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/13/2020

CEBU CITY—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will crack down on online selling platforms selling emergency medical supplies above the price ceiling set by the Department of Health. The FDA has directed its inspectors and regulatory enforcement…

‘Run for Gift of Life’ set on May 17

Mars G. Alison 03/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “We are not running a race, we are running to change lives.”  These are the words of Bernard Sia, the past president of the Rotary Club of Cebu (RCC), in encouraging runners to…

DOH-7 to buy Vitamin C supplements for public school children

Futch Anthony Inso 03/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) is buying Vitamin C supplements which they will distribute to public school children in the region to help boost their immune system. Dr. Jaime Bernadas,…

Degamo issues EO to prohibit ‘huge’ gatherings in NegOr

Florence Baesa 03/11/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental–The gathering of a huge crowd is now prohibited in Negros Oriental. Governor Roel Degamo said that the prohibition will help keep his constituents safe from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Degamo issued Executive…

NegOr IPHO monitors 4 PUI’s including a man with travel history to San Juan City

Florence A. Baesa 03/11/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental- The Provincial Health Office is now monitoring the condition of four persons under investigation (PUI) for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). One of them is a 62-year-old male patient who came from a…

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