Filipinos in cruise ship who tested positive for COVID-19 now at 41

Consuelo Marquez - INQUIRER.net 02/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Forty-one Filipinos aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship that docked off Yokohama, Japan are infected with the COVID-19, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) disclosed Wednesday. “Sa ngayon, we have 41 positive…

4 more Filipinos on cruise ship in Japan infected with nCoV

Christia Marie Ramos, Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Jovic Yee, Julie M. Aurelio, Maria Adelaida Calayag, Nestor P. Burgos Jr. 02/11/2020

Updated @ 1:20 a.m., Feb. 11, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Four more Filipinos aboard a cruise ship quarantined off Yokohama, Japan, tested positive on Sunday for the new coronavirus, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on…

Palace vows to generate more job opportunities for Filipinos

Cathrine Gonzales 02/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Wednesday assured that the Duterte administration will “continue creating” an environment that will generate more job opportunities for Filipinos, a day after a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that 7.9 million…

Filipinos among PUIs in Central Visayas

Rosalie Abatayo 02/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There are now Filipino citizens who are among the 29 patients under investigation (PUIs) in Central Visayas due to the 2019 novel coronavirus as of February 5, 2020. Department of Health in Central…

Pinoys returning from China via Cebu are placed under quarantine or self-quarantine

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Quarantine and self-quarantine measures are now underway as authorities recorded close to 100 Filipino residents returning from China to the Philippines via Cebu. Central Visayas’ Department of Health (DOH -7) and Bureau of…

MCIA: 79 Pinoys who arrived from China on Feb. 2 under self quarantine 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/03/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – The Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) disclosed that 200 passengers from China landed at Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) on Sunday, February 2, 2020.  MCIAA general manager, lawyer Steve Dicdican, said these…

PH orders mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Iraq

Christia Marie Ramos 01/08/2020

https://www.facebook.com/PHinIraq/videos/2506087159661994/ MANILA, Philippines — The government has ordered the mandatory repatriation of Filipinos in Iraq amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. In a Facebook Live early Wednesday (Philippine time), Chargé d’Affaires Jomar Sadie said that Iraq…

Christmas in the Philippines: Five things most Filipinos abroad miss

Immae Lachica 12/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Christmas in the Philippines is one of the merriest celebrations in the entire world. So it’s really normal for some of our friends or relatives who are overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to feel sad…

SWS survey: 10M Filipinos lost jobs in Q3 2019

Katrina Hallare - Inquirer.net 11/23/2019

MANILA, Philippines — An estimated 10 million Filipinos find themselves jobless in the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest Social Weather Stations survey released Saturday. The latest survey, conducted from Sept. 27-30,  revealed that it…

Young Filipinos are in the midst of a mental health crisis

Eric S. Caruncho 11/05/2019

I’ve seen depression and anxiety but not to the degree that we have now–Dr. Cornelio Banaag Jr. After her European boyfriend breaks up with her, a 17-year-old girl falls into a suicidal depression, even though they had…

Pacquiao: Focus on sports where Filipinos can excel, win 

Christia Marie Ramos 10/15/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Following the breakthrough world championship triumphs of gymnast Carlos Yulo and female boxer Nesthy Petecio, Senator Manny Pacquiao urged the country’s sports policymakers to focus on sports disciplines where Filipinos can excel and win.…

Ensure dictators have no place in free country, Robredo urges Filipinos

Neil Arwin Mercado - Inquirer.net 09/21/2019

  MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday called on Filipinos to ensure that no dictator will be put in power in view of the 47th anniversary of the declaration of martial law. “Higit sa…

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