Lapu mayor’s daughter positive for COVID-19

Futch Anthony Inso 11/17/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The daughter of Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan, tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Chan confirmed that his daughter, Barangay Pajo Councilor Jamsine Chan, tested positive after she voluntarily submitted herself to…

CCPO keeping an eye on city’s interior areas 

Alven Marie A. Timtim 11/16/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental—With the recent spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Cebu City, the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is preparing to bolster its security measures during the holiday season. Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert…

US adds 1 million Covid cases in less than a week

11/16/2020

  Washington, United States—The US surpassed 11 million coronavirus cases Sunday, November 15, 2020, adding one million new cases in less than a week, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The dizzying rise came as…

Asia markets take fresh hit as virus surge trumps vaccine hope

11/13/2020

Hong Kong, China—A spike in coronavirus infections across the United States and Europe hit Asian markets again Friday morning as traders fear another wave of lockdown measures will throw an already shaky economic recovery off course. The…

Global warming to continue no matter what we do: study

11/13/2020

PARIS, France – Even if humanity stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, Earth will warm for centuries to come and oceans will rise by metres, according to a controversial modelling study published Thursday, November 12, 2020. Natural drivers…

Minglanilla Police Station temporarily closed after chief tests positive for COVID

Alven Marie A. Timtim 11/12/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental—The Minglanilla Police Station is temporarily closed after its station chief tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Police Colonel Alladin Collado, director of Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO), said that the…

US hospitals again under pressure with Covid on the rise

11/12/2020

Washington, United States—After several weeks of rapidly rising coronavirus cases, hospitals around the United States are once again overwhelmed, forcing local authorities to take new measures to cope with the pandemic. On Wednesday a record 65,368 people…

Stay cautious despite vaccine hopes, DOH warns as COVID cases top 400,000

Jovic Yee 11/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Although initial results of the large-scale clinical trial of Pfizer’s candidate COVID-19 vaccine were encouraging, the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, November 11, 202o, sought to temper public expectations, advising people to continue…

‘Plantdemic’ hits Philippines as demand for greenery grows

11/09/2020

A gardening craze dubbed “plantdemic” has spread across the Philippines after coronavirus restrictions fuelled demand for greenery, sending plant prices soaring and sparking a rise in poaching from public parks and protected forests. Photos of delicate flowers…

US daily Covid-19 cases hit new record, topping 120,000

11/06/2020

Washington, United States—More than 120,000 coronavirus cases were reported in the US in the past 24 hours, smashing a daily record set the day before, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The country reported 123,085…

Warmer world linked to poor pregnancy results: study

11/04/2020

Paris, France—Women exposed to high temperatures and heatwaves during pregnancy are more likely to have premature or stillborn babies, researchers said Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Such outcomes — closely linked to poverty, especially in the tropics —…

Ferro satisfied with preparation for Kalag-kalag 2020

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, director of Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) said he was satisfied with how the security preparation went for All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, locally known…

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