DFA: COVID-19 now infects over 600 Filipinos abroad; death toll rises to 72

Christia Marie Ramos 04/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Some 607 Filipinos overseas have now contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday, as the number of fatalities increased to 72. According to DFA, 13 more Filipinos…

DOH bares 10 more coronavirus cases; PH tally rises to 20

Cathrine Gonzales 03/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed 10 additional cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the latest tally to 20. “DOH reported 10 more coronavirus cases on top of…

China virus death toll rises to 425, total cases now 20,438

02/04/2020

BEIJING  — The death toll in mainland China from the new type of virus has risen to 425, with the total number of cases now standing at 20,438, officials said Tuesday. The new figures come after the…

Outbreak from new virus rises to 440 in China, with 9 dead

01/22/2020

BEIJING (AP) — The number of cases of a new virus has risen to 440 in China and the death toll has risen to 9, Chinese health authorities said Wednesday. Deputy Director of the National Health Commission…

China landslide death toll rises to 29 with 22 still missing

07/28/2019

BEIJING, China — The death toll in a landslide which buried a village in southwest China rose to 29, according to state media, with 22 still missing days after the disaster struck. Official news agency Xinhua said…

Death toll rises to 832

AP 09/30/2018

PALU, Indonesia — Rescuers in Indonesia were scrambling Sunday to reach trapped victims screaming for help from collapsed buildings, while looters risked entering an unstable shopping mall to grab whatever they could find after a massive earthquake…

NAGA LANDSLIDE: Death toll rises to 42

Nestle L. Semilla 09/23/2018

As of Sunday morning (September 23), the Naga City police station has recorded at least 42 fatalities and nine survivors three days after a massive landslide that hit Sitio Sindulan, Barangay Tinaan last Thursday (September 20). Authorities…

No survivors found, death toll rises to 29 Rains continue to hamper rescue operations

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/21/2018

  Over thirty-six hours of search, rescue and recovery operations in the landslide area in Sitio Sindulan, Barangay Tinaan in Naga City have already yielded 29 dead bodies, saved 8 persons and left 41 individuals unaccounted. On…

Toll from Japan quake rises to 18

AFP 09/07/2018

Japanese rescue workers with bulldozers and sniffer dogs scrabbled through the mud Friday to find survivors from a landslide that buried houses after a powerful quake, as the death toll rose to 18. Around 22 people are…

Death toll rises to 31, scores still missing

AFP 08/06/2018

The death toll from a massive dam collapse in southern Laos has jumped to 31, officials said, with scores still missing weeks after the unprecedented disaster that swept entire villages and farmland away. Information about the number…

Malnutrition rises in Cebu

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/27/2018

In Central Visayas, the province of Cebu has the second highest number of malnourished pre-school children aged zero to 71 months old, a National Nutrition Council (NNC-7) report said. According to a 2017 assessment of NNC-7, among…

Ermita fire: Death toll rises to 3

Morexette Erram 05/08/2018

The number of fatalities of the dawn fire that razed over 300 houses in two sitios of Barangay Ermita, Cebu City on Monday has risen to three. In an interview with Cebu Daily News, Cebu City Disaster…

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