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 […]
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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. […]
WHO warns of Covid-19 ‘deadly resurgence’ if restrictions lifted
MANILA – The premature lifting of restrictions on people’s movement to fight coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) could potentially result in “deadly resurgence” of the new pathogen, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries with Covid-19 infections should not be in a hurry in lifting measures imposed to […]
Magnitude 5.5. quake hits DavOcc
MANILA – A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit Davao Occidental on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tectonic quake struck 141 km. southeast of the municipality of Jose Abad Santos at 2:45 a.m. It had a depth of 52 kilometers. Intensity 2 was recorded in Kiamba, Alabel, and Malungon, Sarangani; and Intensity 1 […]
DOH commend Duterte for decisive actions to halt coronavirus
DAVAO CITY —The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday commended President Rodrigo Roa Duterte for his decisive actions that help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. During a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), Health Secretary Francisco Duque III praised the President for imposing […]
DSWD assures no delays in delivery of goods to LGUs
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured the public that its relief goods given to the local government units (LGUs) as part of its resource augmentation support to them while under the enhanced community quarantine are delivered in a timely manner based on their request for augmentation. At the same […]