Doctor in Cebu City recovers from COVID-19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A physician here is among the patients who recently recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Dr. Estrella Huang, an internal medicine specialist from the Cebu Doctors’ Hospital, is set to be discharged…

VisMin LGUs, DoH can decide to lift or extend ECQ

Rosalie Abatayo 04/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The extension or lifting of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in areas in the Visayas and Mindanao depends on the assessment of the local government units and the field offices of the Department…

Space Force launches its 1st mission with virus precautions

03/27/2020

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The newly established U.S. Space Force launched its first national security satellite Thursday with a leaner staff because of the coronavirus pandemic. “Nothing stops the space launch mission!” the 45th Space Wing…

Second COVID 19-related death recorded in NegOr

Florence A. Baesa 03/24/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental- A patient under investigation (PUI) for the coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) has died this afternoon in a private hospital here while health authorities are still waiting for the result of the swab…

No, we’re not comparing ourselves to healthcare frontliners – Cayetano

Neil Arwin Mercado 03/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano explained the story behind the photo opportunity during a special session of Congress that drew flak and the ire of netizens on social media amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…

BREAKING: DOH: 462 people now infected with COVID-19 in PH

Daphne Galvez 03/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The number of people found positive for COVID-19 in the country has increased to 462, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday afternoon. The latest DOH data is 82 cases more than the…

Capital Economics: PH economy to contract in Q2-Q3

Ben O. de Vera 03/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines – London-based Capital Economics expects the Philippines’ economy to contract during the third and fourth quarters amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Capital Economics Asia economist Alex Holmes told the Inquirer last Friday that…

China launches new facilities in West PH Sea just as world’s eyes fixed on COVID-19

Frances Mangosing 03/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines—While the world is turning topsy turvy over the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that started in China, it’s still business as usual for the Asian giant in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Two…

BPNP to fake news sources: Wag niyo kaming subukan, hahabulin namin kayo

Christia Marie Ramos 03/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Archie Gamboa  warned peddlers of fake news that they can be arrested under existing laws. Gamboa issued the stern warning during the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management…

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