MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila and other high-risk areas in Luzon until May 15, 2020. The President also placed several areas in Visayas and Mindanao under…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — With Barangay Inayawan recording its first case of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, village officials found the need to take extra precautionary measures to contain the spread of the…
MANILA, Philippines — Authorities are studying the possibility of allowing buses and trains to resume operations but with a diminished capacity as President Duterte decides whether to lift, extend or modify the Luzon lockdown he has imposed…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan ordered the lockdown of some areas in his city and the quarantine of affected families as the city registered five new COVID-19 positive cases on Wednesday, April…
MANILA, Philippines — The public should be ready to embrace a “new normal” where physical distancing, cough etiquette and maintaining good hygiene by frequent hand washing is still to be practiced even after the enhanced community…
MANILA, Philippines — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that any plans to ease quarantine restrictions should be carried out gradually to prevent a likely resurgence of infections as President Rodrigo Duterte weighed whether to…
It is not banks, money, GDP (gross domestic product), or anything that makes up our nation or the economy; it is our people, our workers. Therefore, until the people or our workers are still being locked-up at…
While most of us are binge-watching our favorite tv shows and movies, we can’t help but wish for our favorite character to be our quarantine buddies. They’d make so much fun while we’re on lockdown, and surely…
CEBU CITY, Philippines— Remember Tatay Fidel? He is the security guard from Cebu City who loves to feed stray dogs in Banawa, Barangay Guadalupe. Read: Security guard spares P100 from his daily budget to feed stray dogs But…
MANILA, Philippines — Parts of the country that have no coronavirus cases should be “liberated” from quarantine after April 30, while densely populated cities with new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases should remain on lockdown, the chair of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Virgilio Revas, 61, is taking maintenance medicines for his heart illness. He said that his medicines and vitamins supply are now depleting. His biggest worry is where and how to source additional medicines…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Municipality of Medellin has denied rumors of a “lockdown” that is now being implemented in this northern Cebu town. In an advisory posted on its official Facebook page this morning, April 18,…
