COVID-19 cases in PH exceed 23,000; death toll stands at 1,027

Daphne Galvez 06/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country exceeded 23,000 on Wednesday as the Department of Health (DOH) recorded 750 new cases. The total number of cases now stands at 23,732. Of the new cases,…

Philippines’ COVID-19 cases nearing the 23,000-mark

Darryl John Esguerra 06/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) reported 518 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, for a total of 22,992. Of the new cases, 280 were “fresh” or those patients whose test results were…

DOH tests 23,000 people for coronavirus; 82% test negative

Daphne Galvez 04/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has conducted a total of 22,958 tests for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), of which over 82 percent resulted negative. Health Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, in a Laging Handa press briefing Monday,…

Catholic faithful urged to help out National Youth Day pilgrims

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Archdiocese of Cebu’s Commission on Youth is turning to the Catholic faithful for financial help or for any assistance they can offer for the upcoming  National Youth Day (NYD) on April 23 to 28.…

23 village watchmen found positive for drug use

Morexette B. Erram 09/27/2018

At least 23 barangay tanods from 49 urban barangays in Cebu City have failed to pass the series of drug tests conducted by the Cebu City Office on Substance Abuse Prevention (COSAP) from Monday to Wednesday (September…

Beermen crawl back from 23 down to beat KaTropa in Game 1

Inquirer 07/09/2018

Powerhouse San Miguel Beer roared back from 23 points down in the first half on Monday night to take a 121-110 triumph over TNT KaTropa, which, more than a 1-0 lead in their PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals…

Search resumes for 23 missing tourists in Thai boat tragedy

AP 07/07/2018

Phuket, Thailand — Divers who entered the wreck of a tour boat that sank in a storm off the southern Thai resort island of Phuket described heart-breaking scenes of bodies of children found in the arms of…

23 minors rescued in Consolacion town

Benjie B. Talisic 06/21/2018

At least twenty-three minors aged 12-17 were rescued in a separate implementation of curfew in Consolacion town at past 12 a.m. Thursday, June 21. Chief Insp. Gerard Ace Pelare, Consolacion police chief, said that they strictly imposed…

23 Cebu schools wait for tuition hike

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 06/18/2018

AT least 20 Higher Education Institutions in Cebu (HEI) are among the 30 schools in Central Visayas awaiting the decision of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) on their request for a tuition increase. Dr. Carlyn Dela…

23 killed in multiple attacks in Afghanistan

AFP 02/24/2018

At least 23 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in multiple suicide bombings and attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, the latest in a series of assaults in the war-torn country. In the…

19th BTA-Cebu Sinulog Open bowling slated January 23-28

Ray Charlie Diaz 12/27/2017

BOWLERS from all over the country will gather in Cebu next month as Bowlingplex Tenpin Association- Cebu (BTA-Cebu) hosts the 19th Sinulog Open National Tournament on January 23-28, 2018 at the Gaisano Bowlingplex in Banilad, Cebu City.…

Fire burns 23 houses in Barangay Suba

Benjie B. Talisic, Doris C. Bongcac 09/18/2017

At least 23 structures were burned while three others were damaged in a fire that hit Sitios Sto. Niño and Missionary in Barangay Suba Monday night. Fire investigators are yet to determine the cause of the fire…

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