DAVAO CITY – Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) intercepted Monday night two trucks transporting cigarettes while using a food pass at the border checkpoint of Davao del Sur and North Cotabato provinces. Major Peter Glenn Ipong, Bansalan Police Chief said five people were arrested for transporting misdeclared items from Davao City […]
PH tops Asean’s Coronavirus list
DAVAO CITY — More than 200 new coronavirus infections were reported on Tuesday, bringing the total number to 5,223 and making the Philippines in the top list of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Asean. Indonesia, on the other hand, recorded the most number of deaths as of 7 p.m., April 14, 2020. Data from the World […]
Up to 8.3M Filipinos would have acquired Covid-19 sans ECQ
MANILA – An estimated 8.3 million Filipinos would have contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), had the government failed to impose an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) aimed at arresting the spread of the new pathogen, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Tuesday. Nograles made the pronouncement as he bared that the “worst-case” scenarios presented by groups of […]
Duterte okays P51-B aid for middle class
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the release of the P50.8-billion wage subsidy for middle-income workers affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) imposed over Luzon to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Cabinet Secretary and Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) spokesperson Karlo Nograles said Duterte […]
CDO teen dies of Covid-19 in Davao hospital
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — An 18-year-old resident of this city died inside the government health facility in Davao City after contracting the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19). This was bared by Dr. Ian Gonzales of the Department of Health-10 (DOH-10) on Monday during the regular press briefing organized by the local government. Gonzales, chief of the […]
No new case in Davao Region
DAVAO CITY — For the second day, Monday, April 13, 2020, no new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has been recorded in Davao Region. As of 5 p.m. Monday, the DOH Davao Center for Health Development reported two people who have successfully recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 52. […]
Palace hits petition compelling release of info on Digong’s health
MANILA – Malacañang on Monday dismissed the petition filed by a lawyer asking the Supreme Court to compel President Rodrigo Duterte to make public his medical records amid concerns over his handling of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis. Outgoing Presidential Spokesperson and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said the petition, which claimed that Duterte […]
Briones, Año now Covid-19 negative
DAVAO CITY –Both Education Secretary Leonor Briones and Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año have recovered from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and tested negative of the infection. “With God’s grace and your fervent prayers, I am happy to announce that my latest swab test yielded negative from Covid-19 according to the advisory of the […]
DOH modifies terms for coronavirus cases
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Health on Saturday announced the modification of terms for patients under investigation (PUIs) and patients under monitoring (PUMs) to categorize Covid-19 cases. Cases are now to be called confirmed, suspect and probable cases. Those tested positive for Covid-19 will be considered “confirmed” cases while those with symptoms but remain […]
DavOr rebels force residents to share government ration
DAVAO CITY — Suspected members of the New People’s Army rebels in Davao Oriental are reportedly forcing residents to give them some of the relief goods given by the government . Residents of Barangay Mahan-ub in Bangaga town reported to the military that armed groups are forcing them to give some part of the ration. […]
Makilala town priest moves around for Easter Blessings
DAVAO CITY –Fr. Carlito Garcia of the Holy Family Parish in Bulakanon, Makilala, North Cotabato, made the rounds of several areas in his parish to give parishioners Easter Sunday blessings on board an open vehicle. Holding the image of the risen Christ, he blessed parishioners he passed. Before the blessing on board the vehicle, Esparagoza […]
Coronavirus cases in Davao region hits 90
DAVAO CITY — The coronavirus pandemic in Davao region has soared to 90 as of April 11, says the Department of Health (DOH) Xl. As of 5:00 pm, April 10, the DOH Davao Center for Health Development reports three new cases of COVID-19 in Davao City, which brings the total number of cases in the […]
3 new Covid-19 cases in Davao City
DAVAO CITY — Health authorities in Davao City recorded three new cases of coronavirus infection in the city bringing the total number fo Covid-19 infections in Davao Region to 90. As of 5 p.m. on April 11, 2020, one new death in Davao City was also recorded bringing the total number of deaths to 14. […]