DAVAO CITY (April 4) – Eighteen (18 ) more Filipinos abroad were tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) overseas bringing the total number to 466 as of April 3. The Department of Foreign Affairs in a statement revealed, “As of 3 April 2020, 18 new Covid-19 cases among overseas Filipinos in the following regions: Asia […]
Davao City on ECQ
THE City of Davao is under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) starting 9 p.m. of April 4, 2020, until 11:59 p.m. of April 14, 2020. a measure to slow down the local transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) “There is no need to panic about the ECQ, but there is a need to panic about […]
Duterte fires PACC commissioner
MANILA – Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PAC) Commissioner Manuelito Luna was fired over national television by President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday after urging the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate Vice President Leni Robredo for allegedly undermining the government’s Covid-19 efforts. “Fire him, as of this moment he is no longer connected with government,” Duterte […]
2 ka LGBT sa Samal sikop sa curfew ug liquor ban
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Duha ka membro sa LGBT sa Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) ang nag-atubang karon ug kaso tungod sa paglapas sa balaud sa curfew ug sa liquor ban nga hugot nga gipatuman aron malikayan ang pagkaylap sa caronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Sumala sa rekord sa prosecutor’s office sa Samal, nadakpan sila […]
Covid-19 cases exceed 3K, 29 new deaths reported
MANILA – The Philippines now has 3,018 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Department of Health (DOH) announced Friday. “As of 4 p.m. today, the Department of Health reports 385 new cases of Covid-19. The total number of cases in the country is now at 3,018,” it said in a bulletin. Of this number, one […]
Digong’s threat to ECQ violators ‘not a crime’: Palace
MANILA – Malacanang said Friday that nothing is wrong with President Rodrigo Duterte threatening violators of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), as Amnesty International expressed alarm over the pronouncement. “Threatening violators and enemies of the state with deathly violence is not a crime,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a press statement. Amnesty International […]
Local officials abusing release of assistance-Duterte
DAVAO CITY (April 2)— Only the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is allowed to distribute relief goods and financial assistance coming from the government, said President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night. This was Duterte’s order following reports that some local officials are abusing the release of assistance to the people in the midst […]
DILG officials in close contact with Año on self-quarantine
DAVAO CITY (April 1) — Interior and Local Government officials who came in close contact with Secretary Eduardo Año have gone on self-quarantine after the later was tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on March 31. Año in a public statement on March 31 admitted he was tested positive of the virus but he vowed to […]
Soldiers, Cops serve food in rolling stores
ILIGAN CITY (April 1) — Before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, soldiers and police used to ride on military trucks and patrol cars for tactical and pursuit operations. But the virus has changed their operational guidelines, they now use their trucks to sell goods and other stuff for residents who are staying at home under the […]
DSWD readies aid for vulnerable sectors affected by COVID-19 crisis
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will provide social amelioration measures amounting to P5,000 to P8,000 for two months to families belonging to vulnerable sectors, who have been affected by the community quarantine amid the COVID-19 crisis as mandated by Republic Act (RA) 11469 or the “Bayanihan to Heal as […]
Covid-19 death toll climbs to 88
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Health reported on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 538 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as 10 more deaths were recorded. The total number of confirmed cases is now 2,084 while the total number of deaths is now 88. Among the confirmed COVID-19 cases are Interior and Local […]
DILG Secretary Año tested positive for COVID-19
DAVAO CITY — Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año has been tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), he got his result on Tuesday, March 31. In a statement Año stated “Today, March 31, I received the result from RITM informing me that I am positive for COVID-19.” “I make this announcement to call the […]
Duterte submits ‘Bayanihan’ report to Congress
MANILA – A week after the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act (RA 11469) was signed into law, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday submitted his first report on government measures being undertaken to respond to the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) health crisis. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made this confirmation after Duterte delivered a public address […]