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 […]
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AFP, PNP rescue abducted doctor in Sulu
DAVAO CITY — Joint forces of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police rescued Dr. Daniel Moreno on Tuesday, March 24 at around 7:30 pm in the hinterlands of Barangay Bangalan, Indanan, Sulu. A report received by NewsLine says, that the Abu Sayyaf bandits led by a certain Mundi Sawadyaan abandoned Moreno […]
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 […]
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 […]
Love note to a doctor
Dear doctor, You are away from us, but every time I read news about doctors or medical practitioners getting infected or have died over the coronavirus pandemic, I shed tears. I pause and pray for you to whatever language my heart can offer. I know you are now taking care of your patients inside the […]
Sara to public: Stop spreading rumors, fake news
DAVAO CITY — Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has appealed to Dabawenyos to refrain from spreading fake and unverified information related to the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in any social media platforms. Duterte reiterated the call on Sunday as she warned the “panic and chaos” that could result in incorrect information being spread on social media as […]
Davao siblings produce face shields for COVID-19 frontliners
DAVAO CITY —-The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has thought the world unity and sharing, this has been demonstrated in various forms around the world. In Davao City, two siblings assemble face shields for the frontliners of the COVIC-19 drawing inspiration from their father. Katherine, just finished her architecture and still reviewing while Isaiah John is a grade 12 student, they are the children […]
196 Filipino attendees to Malaysia Tabligh gathering now considered PUM
COTABATO CITY — —Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 (BARMM-IATF) has identified 196 of the 215 Filipino-Muslims who attended a Tabligh (Islamic preachers) gathering in Malaysia from February 27 to March 1. In a press statement, BARMM Cabinet Secretary Asnin Pendatun, who serves as the spokesperson of the Task Force, […]
Digong’s ‘additional powers’ to stay within bounds: Go
MANILA – Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday assured that President Rodrigo’s request for Congress to grant him additional powers to respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic in the country will stay within bounds. During a special Senate session, Go co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 1418 or the “Bayanihan to Heal As One Act” […]
House okays special powers for PRRD to address Covid-19 crisis
MANILA — The House of Representatives on Monday night approved on third and final reading a bill declaring a national emergency and granting President Rodrigo Duterte additional powers to address the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The chamber approved House Bill 6616, otherwise known as “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act”, with 284 affirmative votes, 9 […]
Catholic church services continue with adjustments
DAVAO CITY —The services of the Roman Catholic church is still available but everyone is advised to observe social distancing, says St. Francis de Assisi Parish Priest Msgr. Paul A. Cuison. “We can still perform baptism, funeral rights and private wedding but we strictly impose social distancing,” he said. The parish of St. Francis de Assisi […]