‘Strengthen frontliners’ protection through ordinance’

Rosalie Abatayo 04/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local government units are encouraged to follow suit in imposing laws against discrimination of health care workers amid the present public health emergency brought about by the coronavirus crisis in the Philippines. Although…

Aid for elderly: Cebu City eyes distributing cash card

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government is considering using cash cards as a means of distributing financial assistance for senior citizens in the city. At a press conference on Monday, April 6, 2020, Cebu City…

Quest for COVID-19 cure: PGH needs blood samples from recovered patients

Jovic Yee - Inquirer.net 04/04/2020

The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is asking people who have recovered from the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to make blood donations so these can be studied and used to possibly treat other infected patients. PGH spokesperson Jonas…

Mass testing on April 14; but who to test is unclear

Jovic Yee - Inquirer.net 04/04/2020

If the Department of Health (DOH) will have its way, the persons to be included in the “mass testing” for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) starting on April 14 would only be those who are vulnerable because…

It is now mandatory to wear a face mask in public – IATF

Darryl John Esguerra - INQUIRER.net 04/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines — It is now mandatory for individuals leaving their residences to purchase basic goods or attend to emergencies to wear any type of face mask while the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine is in effect due…

Ninoy Aquino Stadium can house mild COVID patients

June Navarro - Philippine Daily Inquirer 04/01/2020

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) said on Tuesday the Ninoy Aquino Stadium (NAS) inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC) in Manila can quarantine COVID-19 patients. But PSC chief of staff and national training director Marc Velasco…

Singapore donates 40,000 COVID-19 test kits to PH

Krissy Aguilar - INQUIRER.net 03/29/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Singapore has donated 40,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test kits and two ventilators to the Philippines in a bid to support its fight against the rising number of infections.     “These additional test kits…

PH ‘missed opportunity’ to find outbreak epicenter, contain virus

Jovic Yee - Inquirer.net 03/29/2020

MANILA, Philippines —Where exactly is the Philippines’ ground zero for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and how did it spread from there? Nearly a month since the first local transmission was recorded, it still remains a mystery…

77 new coronavirus cases in PH: Biggest single-day increase

Jovic Yee - Inquirer.net 03/22/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) still has no clear picture of the severity of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) contagion in the country, but with thousands of test kits now available health officials were…

Still no mass testing as PH virus deaths hit 18, cases reach 230

Jerome Aning, Jovic Yee - Inquirer.net 03/21/2020

Six days into the lockdown ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte, the Department of Health (DOH) reported 13 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday, bringing the nationwide total to 230. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario…

Help save the Philippines’ endangered animals before they go extinct

Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 03/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Did you know that elephants, rhinoceros, and giant tortoises once roamed the northeastern region of Cagayan Valley? Tigers were also said to have existed in the ridges of Palawan. Aside from its rich…

DOTr: Foreigners barred from entering PH starting midnight March 22

Consuelo Marquez - INQUIRER.net 03/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Foreigners will not be allowed to enter the country starting midnight on Sunday (March 22) in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Friday. “There…

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