DOH eyeing July clinical trials of Japanese anti-viral drug

Daphne Galvez 06/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health  (DOH) is hoping to start clinical trials for Avigan, an antiviral medication for COVID-19 patients from Japan next month. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Tuesday said the department is…

Disney and other Florida theme parks to re-open in June, July

AFP 05/30/2020

MIAMI — Maintaining social distancing and wearing masks, tourists visiting Florida will be able to take photos with Mickey Mouse again when Disney World reopens on July 11, a month after SeaWorld and Universal Studios are set…

Inflation eased to 2-year low of 2.4% in July

08/06/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Inflation further eased to 2.4 percent year-on-year in July mainly due to stable food prices, including declining retail prices of rice, the government reported Tuesday. The rate of increase in prices of basic commodities…

Gov’t agencies prepare for disaster resilience month celebration in July

CNU Intern Vernie Jean David Ruiles 06/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Government agencies engaged in disaster preparedness and mitigation will be holding a month-long campaign to make sure that Cebuanos are able to survive disasters. Speaking during the weekly Agio-7 forum, Rizajoy Hernandez, information…

US closes Manila field immigration office in July

06/06/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will be permanently closing its field office in Manila on July 5. In an advisory recently posted on its website, the USCIS …

Employment rate in July at 94.6%

Inquirer.net 09/05/2018

10-YEAR-HIGH More Filipinos gained jobs in July as the employment rate inched up to a 10-year high of 94.6 percent, the government reported on Wednesday. The Philippine Statistics Authority’s July 2018 Labor Force Survey showed that the…

Inflation hits 5.7% in July

Inquirer.net 08/07/2018

Inflation accelerated to a fresh over five-year high of 5.7 percent in July, the government reported Tuesday. As such, headline inflation or the rate of increase in prices of basic goods and services averaged 4.5 percent during…

Rise in July inflation seen; gov’t urged to bring down rice prices

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/06/2018

The government should focus on bringing down the prices of rice in order to help the poor especially with the continued increase in the country’s inflation rate. Antonio Chiu, Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) president,…

Tapaya tops July tourney

Ray Charlie Diaz 08/02/2018

ARTHUR Tapaya emerged victorious in the Bowlingplex Tenpin Association (BTA) Bowler of the Month tournament for July last Sunday at the Gaisano Bowlingplex in Banilad, Cebu City. The eight-handicapper Tapaya topped the six-game tournament after reaping the…

BSP: July inflation rate may hit 5.8%

Inquirer.net 08/01/2018

PRICE increases for basic goods and services were expected to have risen at a faster pace for the month of July due to higher electricity and water rates as well as petroleum prices, economists of the Bangko…

Demolition of shanties in Lapu seen to end in July

Norman Mendoza 06/30/2018

Lapu-Lapu city’s demolition team dismantled nearly a thousand illegal structures along Mactan channel and its work remains unfinished. Of that number Barangay Ibo has 600 illegal structures consisting of boarding houses and pig pens. There was no…

New LTO car license plates ready for release in July

Inquirer.net 06/20/2018

THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced on Wednesday that it has started to ship license plates for vehicles registered from July to October 2016. License plates for vehicles covered by the said registration dates would be released…

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