Japan ends Olympic flame display due to virus

AFP 04/07/2020

The Olympic flame will be removed from display in Japan, officials said Tuesday, as the country braces for a state of emergency due to the coronavirus that also forced the historic postponement of Tokyo 2020. It had…

Let the Summer Games begin! Next time …

Rhobie A. Ruaya, Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 03/26/2020

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games have been postponed due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Japan and the International Olympics Committee officially confirmed the delay of the 2020 Olympics in a statement last Tuesday,…

Olympic torch relay postponed too

AP 03/25/2020

TOKYO — The Olympic torch relay was postponed Tuesday because the Tokyo Games themselves were pushed back to 2021. Organizers had planned to go ahead with the relay, starting Thursday, despite the spreading coronavirus pandemic. But shortly…

IOC looking at postponing Tokyo Olympics in 4 weeks of talks

AP 03/23/2020

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC will look at postponing the Tokyo Olympics during four weeks of talks announced Sunday amid mounting criticism by athletes and sports officials during the coronavirus pandemic. Consultation with Japanese public authorities, global…

NegOr IPHO monitors 4 PUI’s including a man with travel history to San Juan City

Florence A. Baesa 03/11/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental- The Provincial Health Office is now monitoring the condition of four persons under investigation (PUI) for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). One of them is a 62-year-old male patient who came from a…

Japan’s ANA not leaving struggling PAL

Miguel R. Camus 03/05/2020

Japan’s ANA Holdings Inc. is standing by billionaire Lucio Tan’s Philippines Airlines (PAL) as the flag carrier announced a sweeping business restructu­ring program last week in the wake of record financial losses in 2019. ANA Holdings, owner…

China coronavirus cases rise again, 66 more on ship in Japan

Associated Press 02/11/2020

BEIJING — China reported a rise in novel coronavirus cases Monday, possibly denting optimism that disease control measures including isolating major cities might be working, while the operator of a cruise ship in Japan reported dozens of…

Japan finds 41 more cases on ship as novel coronavirus alarm doctor dies

Associated Press 02/07/2020

  BEIJING  — Japan on Friday reported 41 new cases of a virus on a cruise ship that’s been quarantined in Yokohama harbor while the death toll in mainland China rose to 636, including a doctor who…

Cebu City among top city destinations for Chinese, Japanese, Koreans this Lunar New Year – Agoda

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/24/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City is the among the top destinations for several tourists across Asia who want to celebrate the Lunar New Year based on a report published by global booking site Agoda. Singapore-based…

UC renews ties with Momotarakai to help address job demands in Japan

Marc Cosep 01/23/2020

The University of Cebu (UC) strengthened ties with a Japanese employer to help address the growing job demands in Japan. UC president Augusto Go signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), renewing its nine-year contract with the Momotarakai…

Cop chief: Japanese, who died after whale watching in Oslob, has a history of heart disease

Alven Marie A. Timtim 01/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Japanese national, who died after a whale watching activity in Barangay Tanawan, Oslob town in southern Cebu, has a history of heart disease. Police Captain Jade Sumugat, Oslob Police Station chief, said…

Tabal off to Manila to familiarize with SEA Games marathon route

Mars G. Alison 11/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Southeast Asian (SEA) Games-bound Mary Joy Tabal left for Manila today, November 19, 2019,  to do a test run and familiarize herself with the marathon route of the upcoming 30th edition of the…

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