DAVAO CITY — The United States has surpassed the records of China and Italy, having 82,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus pandemic, this is according to the statement released by the Johns Hopkins University. America registers more than 1,170, according to the same source. Last week, over 3.3 million Americans filed a claim for jobless aid. Pandemics […]
Pulis nga nadismis patay sa buy-bust sa SoCot
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Usa ka pulis nga nadismis ug duha pa ka kauban niini ang namatay sa gipahigayon nga buy-bust operation didto sa lungsod sa Polomolok, South Cotabato niadtong Mierkules sa gabii. Sumala ni Lt. Col. Lino Capellan, tigpamaba sa Police Regional Office-12, namatay ang kanhi pulis nga si Police Officer 1 Joel Labuen […]
Frontliners fear PPE supply shortage
DAVAO CITY –- Frontliners attending to patients suspected of having coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic expressed alarm of possible personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage. Dr. Leopoldo Vega, Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), chief of hospital said they are now scouting for PPE suppliers in Metro Manila though they are getting donations but they need to sustain the requirement. […]
2 quarantine sites checked
TWO quarantine sites that can accommodate about 100 patients under investigation (PUI) were inspected Thursday by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. The two sites, the Alternative Learning School (ALS) can accommodate 59 patients while La Vidal Hotel can cater to 37 patients. Preparation for Queensland Hotel’s 160 rooms for PUIs is also underway. Currently the […]
2 new Covid-19 cases in Davao City
THE Davao City Covid-19 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) reported two additional Covid-19 positive cases in the city on Thursday, March 26, 2020 Data from the Covid-19 EOC showed that total Covid-19 cases in the city are now more while six more people tested for Covid-19 tested negative bringing the total number to 25. The total […]
Magnitude 6 earthquake jolts some parts of Southern Mindanao
DAVAO CITY — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit some parts of Southern Mindanao at around 11:30 in the evening on March 26, with epicenter traced at Maasim towm in Saranggani province. In its latest earthquake bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the earthquake was tectonic in origin. and recorded at 05.66°N, […]
Marawi locals avail DOE’s E-trike amid enhanced community quarantine
ILIGAN CITY — The local government unit of Marawi is now maximizing some 20 electric tricycle also called e-trikes as donated by the Department of Energy to the city government in 2018. It is part of the city’s rehabilitation and recovery program, and the purpose of which is to give free rides to the dialysis […]
3 senators test positive for COVID-19
DAVAO CITY –— At least three senators of the country have been tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of March 26, 2020. Senator Sonny Angara has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced Thursday. Angara is the third senator to have the disease, following earlier announcements made by Senators Migz Zubiri and Koko Pimentel. Senator Aquilino Pimentel III […]
Hepe sa Butuan PNP sikop kay nangilkil
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW– GISIKOP sa operatiba sa Philippine National Police (PNP) Integrity Monitoring Enforcement Group (IMEG) ang hepe sa pulis didto sa lungsod sa Agusan del Norte niadtong Martes, Marso 24 sa alegasyong pag-pangilkil sa mga negosyante. Sa taho nga gipagawas sa Philippine News Agency, gibutyag ni Police Regional Office-13 director, Brig. Gen. Joselito Esquivel […]
Burial of suspected COVID-19 casualty worries residents
ILIGAN CITY — The patient, believed to have died of COVID-19 in a hospital in Iligan City last Sunday afternoon, was buried past on Monday afternoon at city government owned quarry in Barangay Bonbonon, here. The LGU did not release any information about the burial and the patient’s cause of death yet, but a group of media was […]
30 Pinoys listed as PUIs housed in Basilan island
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Health authorities have placed 30 of the 121 people aboard two vessels that arrived from Malaysia as patients under investigation (PUIs) and the remaining 91 as persons under monitoring (PUMs). Currently, they are housed at the quarantine facility constructed in Sibakel Island, Lantawan town in Basilan province by the Western Mindanao Command […]
Digong thanks Congress for ‘special powers’ vs Covid-19
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night thanked Congress for granting the executive department with “special powers” to address the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in the country. “I especially thank Congress for granting the executive department with special powers through the ‘Bayanihan to Heal as One’ Act to effectively respond to the challenges caused by […]
3 more Covid-19 cases in Davao Region
DAVAO CITY – Health authorities reported on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, that three more patients under investigation (PUIs) have tested positive of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) bringing to 11 the total number of Covid-19 cases in Davao Region. All of the three new Covid-19 cases have a history of travel to Manila. Patients 442 […]