MANILA – The Philippines is interested to participate in Russia-led clinical trials for a coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine, Russian Ambassador to Manila Igor Khovaev said Thursday night. “The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) of the Philippines has approached the Embassy with a proposal to participate in clinical trials for vaccine development through partnership with […]
NorMin records 3 more Covid-19 positive patients
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Northern Mindanao has recorded three more patients who tested positive for 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday (April 9). One of the three Covid-19 patients is from Bukidnon province–a first in the area–who is “presently on home quarantine and his immediate community has been locked down,” according to Dr. Ricardo Reyes, […]
Palace says ECQ in Visayas, Mindanao up to LGUs
MANILA – Local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas and Mindanao have the discretion to impose enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Wednesday. Nograles, also acting as the spokesperson of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management for the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), said LGUs in Visayas and Mindanao can place their […]
Zambo native tests positive for Covid-19, doctor-PUI dies
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A native of the city who is serving in the front lines in Manila, had tested positive of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) while a physician listed as a patient under investigation (PUI) here died while awaiting confirmatory test results. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said Tuesday that the 22-year old female front-liner was […]
BOC-Davao donates abandoned medical equipment to SPMC
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) here donated various abandoned medical equipment to Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) on Tuesday. The donation came at a time when SPMC has been designated as the sole facility in Davao Region where the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients can be admitted. In a statement, BOC said it […]
Davao Region’s first coronavirus patient discharged
DAVAO CITY – Davao Region’s first confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patient has fully recovered and has been discharged from the Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC) in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. This was confirmed Monday by Dr. Annabelle Yumang, director of the Department of Health in Davao Region (DOH-11), during a virtual presser where the […]
Duterte seeks ‘more powers,’ urgent measures vs. Covid-19
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to grant him “for a limited period and subject to restrictions” authority to exercise powers necessary to meet the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) national emergency amid the rising number of cases in the country. “Pursuant to the powers vested in me under Section 15, Article VI of the […]
Baste still in isolation; awaiting results: Mayor Sara
DAVAO CITY – Vice Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, who remains in isolation after experiencing flu-like symptoms, is waiting for the test result for 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19), Mayor Sara Duterte said Wednesday. “He is still in isolation up to now. He has three of the symptoms and is waiting for the result,” she said in a […]
3 more Covid-19 deaths in PH: DOH
MANILA — Three more Filipinos with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have died, bringing the death toll in the Philippines to five, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Thursday night. In an announcement, DOH identified the three as Patients No. 5, No. 6, and No. 37. Patient No. 6, the wife of Patient No. 5, was initially […]
Wife appeals to NPA to return missing husband
BUTUAN CITY – The wife of a Manobo tribesman seized by armed men believed to be members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in the Surigao del Sur town of San Miguel last month has appealed to the rebels to release her husband. Taloy Aguilo Astudillo was abducted in Sitio Inadan, Magroyong, San Miguel, on December […]
DSWD among the top-performing gov’t agencies: Pulse Asia
MANILA — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is among top-performing government agencies named in a recent study conducted by survey firm Pulse Asia. The results from the firm’s Ulat ng Bayan survey from December 3 to 8, 2019 showed that the agency received an 85 percent approval rating for its performance. DSWD spokesperson […]
Police cadet dies during training in Davao City
DAVAO CITY –A police cadet died a day after he fainted in the middle of the Basic Internal Security Operation Course (BISOC) here, the Police Regional Office in Davao Region (PRO 11) reported on Friday. Brig. Gen. Filmore Escobal, PRO-11 director, said Patrolman Angelo Tito, 24, died of sinus tachycardia secondary to severe dehydration on Friday […]
Duterte had difficulty flying back to Manila due to Taal unrest
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte arrived Manila on Monday morning after his plane initially had difficulty taking off after Taal Volcano’s eruption caused zero visibility in some areas in the south. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President “could not fly to Manila last (Sunday) night because visibility was — and could still be zero.” “PRRD […]