PH Airlines raring to restart flights with new safety rules

Miguel R. Camus - Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines – Local airlines battered by the new coronarvirus (COVID-19) pandemic are raring to take the skies once more. The Air Carriers Association of the Philippines (Acap) said in a statement on Tuesday that member airlines…

COVID-19 cases in Philippines now at 14,669

Darryl John Esguerra 05/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The number of people who have contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines climbed to 14,669, as the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday reported 350 new cases. This is the highest single-day…

Philippines’ COVID-19 cases surge to 14,319; death toll at 873

Darryl John Esguerra 05/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The total number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines has risen to 14,319 as the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 284 new cases nationwide. Of the new cases, 171 came…

BSP: No interest on loans during ECQ, MECQ period

Daxim L. Lucas 05/22/2020

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday reminded lending institutions that they are prohibited from charging interest on interest, fees and charges—such as late payment fees—on all loan payments falling due within the ongoing quarantine period.…

PH’s COVID-19 cases now over 13,000; nearly 3,000 recover

Daphne Galvez 05/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country surpassed 13,000 on Wednesday, over 9,000 of which are considered active. The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 279 new cases of the disease, increasing…

Gov’t targeting to test 1.5% to 2% of total PH population for coronavirus

Darryl John Esguerra 05/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Insisting that no country has done testing 100 percent of its population for the coronavirus, Malacañang on Tuesday said the government is eyeing to test 1.5 to 2 percent of its almost 110 million…

COVID-19 cases in PNP surpass 200th mark

Consuelo Marquez 05/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) now has more than 200 cases of coronavirus disease after recording 25 more policemen who contracted the respiratory ailment. PNP Health Service data showed Thursday that the total number…

Evacuees face double threat—virus, Typhoon Ambo

05/15/2020

The first typhoon of this year’s cyclone season slammed into the central Philippines on Thursday, forcing a complicated and risky evacuation for tens of thousands of people already hunkered down at home during the coronavirus pandemic. More…

BREAKING: House convenes into Committee of the Whole to tackle ABS-CBN franchise

Neil Arwin Mercado 05/13/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon convened into a committee of the whole to tackle a bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN a franchise to “construct, install, operate and maintain radio and television broadcasting…

Antiviral drug Avigan to be tested on 100 COVID-19 patients in PH

Daphne Galvez 05/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The antiviral medication Avigan which is used to treat influenza in Japan will be tested on at least 100 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on…

PH has ‘flattened the curve’, says epidemiologist

Jovic Yee - Inquirer.net 05/06/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — Despite limited testing and problems involving tests for the new coronavirus in the Philippines, an epidemiologist who serves in the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases said on Tuesday the country had…

Govt suspends commercial flights to and from PH starting May 3

Frances Mangosing - Inquirer.net 05/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government suspended all commercial flights to and from the country starting 8a.m. on Sunday, May 3 to further curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) In a Facebook post, the Ninoy…

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