Pertussis: 16-day-old infant, youngest recorded fatality in Cebu City

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 16-day-old infant was the youngest fatality due to pertussis in Cebu City. This was according to the list of the reported cases of pertussis in Cebu City from January to March this…

Baby rescued in Lapu-Lapu now has a new family

Futch Anthony Inso 10/12/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- Do you remember Baby Fatima?  She is the five-day-old infant that was found in bushes by a tricycle driver in a vacant lot in Barangay Pajoy, Lapu-Lapu City last July 23, 2022. More than…

Newborn in Liloan found alive in sack; mother thought baby dead

Paul Lauro 06/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A couple was arrested for allegedly abandoning a newborn baby in a dumpsite in Liloan town, northern Cebu on Monday, June 12. Police in Liloan confirmed that an infant, still attached to its…

3-month-old baby found in abandoned multicab in Labangon

Paul Lauro 03/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police in Cebu City are now tracing the identities of the people who left a three-month-old baby in an abandoned vehicle in Brgy. Labangon. Authorities confirmed finding a female infant inside a multicab…

Palace confident there’s no Chinese exploration in Scarborough despite discovery of device

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 07/22/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday said it is confident that there are no ongoing exploration efforts in Scarborough shoal, especially by the Chinese, despite claims of some fishermen finding a device reportedly used in exploring oil…

Mother of Argao infant with COVID-19 tests negative

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The mother of the one-month-old coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient from Argao town tested negative of the virus, local officials announced Sunday, May 24. “Negative sa swab test ang batan-ong inahan sa bata…

Another infant with COVID-19 in Cebu passes away

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A one-month infant from a southern Cebu town, who was earlier confirmed to have the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), passed away on Friday dawn, May 22. Argao Mayor Allan Sesaldo announced in an…

DILG reminds LGUs to prohibit donation of infant formula

Consuelo Marquez 04/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday reminded local government units (LGUs) and residents that infant formula donations are prohibited as it “undermines” breastfeeding for newborn babies. DILG Spokesperson and…

Severe pneumonia claims life of infant in Naga, Cebu

Rosalie Abatayo 04/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A two-month-old baby boy from the city of Naga, southern Cebu has succumbed to acute respiratory disease syndrome secondary to severe pneumonia past 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The infant, who…

In rare case, US infant dies from COVID-19

03/29/2020

WASHINGTON, United States — A US infant has died from the COVID-19 illness, officials in the state of Illinois said on Saturday, marking an extremely rare case of juvenile death in the global pandemic. At a news…

Infant allegedly kidnapped now found

Nestle Semilla and Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/27/2018

The two-week-old baby who was reportedly kidnapped at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, Cebu City last February has been found. The information was disclosed by the cousin of the suspect’s husband, Micah Alvaro. The infant is now seven…

PHO probes Carcar prov’l hospital over death of infant

Futch Anthony Inso 09/05/2018

THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) is investigating the Carcar Provincial Hospital amid allegations that the staff there were negligent resulting to the death of an infant. Dr. Rene Catan, PHO chief, said that they got wind of…

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