MANILA – Colleges and universities in areas under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) can now hold mass gatherings at a limited capacity, Malacañang announced on Saturday. During the Laging Handa program aired on state-run PTV-4, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases’ (IATF-EID) revisions to the guidelines […]
Online concert to benefit 4 LGBT groups in Mindanao
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A group is organizing a live online concert as a fundraiser for four groups representing the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual Plus (LGBTQIA+) communities in Mindanao. Mindanao Pride, a group of gender equality advocates, allies, and human rights activists, convened LGBTQIA+ organizations in Mindanao to collaborate and raise funds […]
PCG brings home 83 LSIs from Soccsksargen, other regions
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Some 83 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) from Metro Manila arrived here on Wednesday afternoon aboard the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) BRP Gabriela Silang. The PCG patrol vessel, which left the Port Area in Manila at noon last Monday with stranded residents from Region 12 (Soccsksargen) and neighboring regions, docked at the Makar […]
Face-to-face classes to be studied: Palace
MANILA – While President Rodrigo Duterte has stood pat in his decision not to allow face-to-face (F2F) classes until a vaccine against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is developed, Malacañang on Thursday said that the proposal to hold F2F classes could still be studied for areas under the “new normal”. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the decision to […]
Covid-19 patient escapes from Sulu quarantine facility
ZAMBOANGA CITY–The Sulu Task Force on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and the provincial police have launched a manhunt against a Covid-19 patient who escaped from a quarantine facility in Sulu province. Jainap Abdulmajid, Sulu Task Force on Covid-19 information officer, said Wednesday the patient is a returning overseas Filipino worker, the second Covid-19 positive case […]
Nat’l ID system vital in gov’t emergency response: Galvez
MANILA – The Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) could facilitate the distribution of much-needed government assistance especially during national emergencies, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Action Plan (NAP) on Covid-19, said Tuesday. Galvez, also presidential adviser on peace process, said the national ID system could have been beneficial in emergency response such as […]
1-year-old baby NorMin’s youngest Covid-19 patient
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A one-year-old female infant in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental is the youngest coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patient in Northern Mindanao region after her swab samples turned out positive on Saturday through reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) confirmatory test. Dr. Agnes Centino, assistant city health officer and unified commander of Gingoog City’s […]
Maguindanao town officials support to anti-terror bill
COTABATO CITY – Town officials of Rajah Buayan in Maguindanao have voiced support to the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, saying the measure would bring peace in their communities that have experienced terrorist attacks in the past. “We support this bill because we are convinced it will put an end to terrorist actions that had long been […]
Travel authority not needed within Davao Region: Sara
DAVAO CITY — All local government units (LGUs) in Davao Region have agreed not to require a travel permit or authority for those crisscrossing cities and towns in Davao Region, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said Wednesday. In a radio interview, Mayor Sara said travelers need only secure a medical clearance from their respective local health authorities or […]
Local execs appeal for passage of anti-terror bill
MANILA – With the anti-terrorism bill up for the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte, local executives in various provinces in the country called for its passage as they appeal for their constituents to support the measure “for the protection of the people.” Davao Oriental Governor and chairman of the Regional Peace and Order Council 11 Nelson […]
Marawi records 8 new Covid-19 cases in a day
MARAWI CITY — Eight coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases have been recorded in just a day here, a first after more than a month of registering zero cases, Marawi City Health Officer Dr. Ali Dalidig said Tuesday. Dalidig said the new eight cases, three males and five females, are all Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) and repatriated overseas […]
DOLE agrees returning OFWs should not stay beyond 5 days in NCR
MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday agreed that returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) whose homes are outside Metro Manila should not stay beyond five days in the capital region. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that upon their arrival in the country, the OFWs will immediately undergo a polymerase chain reaction […]
DepEd closes Davao Oro school for ‘deficiencies’
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Education in Davao Region (DepEd-11) has denied the application of the Community Technical College of Southeastern Mindanao, Inc. (CTCSM) in the Davao de Oro town of Maco. In a statement on Monday, DepEd-11 said CTCSM’s application for recognition of its Elementary (Kindergarten and Grades 1 to 6) and Junior High […]