COVID-19 cases in PH now at 3,660; death toll at 163

Daphne Galvez 04/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Four hundred and fourteen more individuals have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. This brought the total of confirmed cases in the country…

DOH: COVID-19 positive now at 2,311; death toll at 96

Daphne Galvez 04/01/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 227 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Wednesday. This brought the total number of cases to 2,311 as of 4 p.m. on April 1. So…

DOH: 803 people in PH now COVID-19 positive; death toll at 54

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 03/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 803 people in the county are now infected with COVID-19 as the Department of Health (DOH) recorded 93 new cases on Friday, the highest uptick in a single day so far.…

Death toll from Tennessee tornadoes climbs to at least 25

03/04/2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rescuers searched through shattered Tennessee neighborhoods for bodies Tuesday, less than a day after tornadoes ripped across Nashville and other parts of the state as families slept. At least 25 people were killed, some…

Death toll now 26 in Iloilo, Guimaras sea tragedy

08/04/2019

ILOILO CITY—Nine more bodies of passengers of three motorboats that capsized on Saturday (Aug 3) in the waters between Iloilo City and Guimaras Island were recovered on Sunday (Aug 4) raising the death toll to 26. At…

Friday death toll now at 7 as another alleged drug suspect falls in Daanbantayan

Benjie Talisic, Morexette Marie Erram 02/22/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Another alleged drug suspect was gunned down in Daanbantayan town , northern Cebu on Friday dawn, February 22, 2019.  The fatality was identified as 30-year-old Cristory Montiadora.  As a result, the death toll…

Help amid destruction

Editorial 02/14/2017

Unlike typhoons which can be tracked by weather satellites, earthquakes can occur at any place and any time, and it was unfortunate for the people of Surigao province that they were hit by a major quake late…

Palma concerned about rising death toll

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/06/2016

CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma has expressed concern over the rising death toll from the administration’s war against prohibited drugs. In an interview, he said killing suspected criminals is not the right antidote to the country’s problem on…

‘LET THE TRUTH COME OUT’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus, Rene F. Alima 08/23/2016

Church says probers must not wait until kill toll reaches 10K  Life, even if it belongs to bad elements, is equally sacred.” So said the spokesman of the Roman Catholic Church in Cebu as he called on…

Death toll from Sri Lanka floods rises to 92

05/24/2016

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The death toll from landslides and floods in Sri Lanka as a result of week-long heavy storms has risen to 92, officials said Sunday. Soldiers searching for victims of landslides that buried three…

5.2 quake hits Sabah

AP 06/14/2015

A strong aftershock measuring 5.2 hit Ranau in Sabah at 2:29 a.m. The tremors rattled residents in Kota Kinabalu where some people in highrise buildings ran out of their home, fearing for their safety. “I felt tremors…

Death toll in Valenzuela factory fire rises to 72

05/14/2015

The death toll from the fire that hit a footwear factory in Valenzuela City on Wednesday morning has risen to 72. A Radyo Inquirer report said the number of charred bodies being recovered from the burnt factory…

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