BREAKING: For now, Filipino tourists can’t go to South Korea – gov’t

Krissy Aguilar 02/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos planning to explore South Korea might have to unpack their luggage for now as the government enforced Wednesday a temporary ban on Filipino tourists going there. Malacañang said the interim travel restriction was…

Capitol to discuss measures regarding rising COVID-19 cases in South Korea 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu Provincial Government has called a meeting on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, with the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) to discuss possible measures they will take on the increasing number of Coronavirus…

Tourism stakeholders in Cebu brace for possible travel ban on S. Korea

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/26/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – While the Philippine government has not issued a travel ban on South Korea, tourism stakeholders in Cebu have braced themselves for the impact of such possibility. The Hotel Resort and Restaurant Association…

Desperate to stop spread of COVID-19, countries limit travel

Associated Press 02/26/2020

SEOUL, South Korea — Police manned checkpoints in quarantined towns, governments issued travel warnings and more flights were suspended Tuesday as officials desperately sought to stop the seemingly inevitable spread of a new virus. Clusters of the…

Labella’s proposal: Include travellers from S. Korea in 14-day mandatory quarantine

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/25/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines -Worried of the growing cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in South Korea, Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is proposing to already include visiting South Koreans and travellers coming from the same…

South Korea reports 161 new virus cases, bringing total to 763

02/24/2020

SEOUL, South Korea  — South Korea on Monday reported 161 more cases of a new virus that has spread rapidly around a southwestern city, bringing the nation’s total to 763 cases a day after the president called…

COVID-19 spreads in South Korean city as thousands are screened

Associated Press 02/22/2020

  SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Saturday reported an eight-fold jump in viral infections in four days to 433, most of them linked to a church and a hospital in and around the country’s fourth-largest…

S. Korea reports 1st virus death; 2.5M urged to stay home

02/21/2020

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reported its first death from the new virus on Thursday while the mayor of a southeastern city urged its 2.5 million people to stay inside as infections linked to a…

South Korea’s ‘Parasite’ wins best picture at Oscars

The Korean Herald/Asia News Network via Inquirer.net 02/10/2020

HOLLYWOOD — Korean satirical-thriller “Parasite” won best picture at the Oscars on Sunday, making history in its home country and the international film scene. Director-producer Bong Joon-ho shared the honor with co-producer Kwak Sin-ae, CEO of film…

Cebu City among top city destinations for Chinese, Japanese, Koreans this Lunar New Year – Agoda

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/24/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City is the among the top destinations for several tourists across Asia who want to celebrate the Lunar New Year based on a report published by global booking site Agoda. Singapore-based…

WHO: PH youths 2nd most ‘inactive,’ next to S. Koreans

Jovic Yee - Philippine Daily Inquirer 11/24/2019

The frequent use of mobile phones, the lack of public spaces as well as poor urban and transport planning have contributed to the Philippines being ranked second in the world with the most physically inactive adolescents, according…

Korean stores in Cebu told to pull out pork products from South Korea

Rosalie Abatayo 10/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Korean stores in Cebu will now be clearing their store shelves of pork products sourced from their country. Members of the Cebu-Korean Association and Governor Gwendolyn Garcia agreed on this new policy following…

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