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DOH confirms UK Covid-19 variant has entered the Philippines

DOH confirms UK Covid-19 variant has entered the Philippines

The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed that the more contagious corona variant from the United Kingdom has already been detected in the Philippines. Such confirmation was announced after samples of a Filipino aboard

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HK Passenger with new Covid-19 strain confirmed to be an OFW by DOH

HK Passenger with new Covid-19 strain confirmed to be an OFW by DOH

Photo: AFP The Department of Health (DOH) gave confirmation that the Hongkong passenger who got infected by the new variant of the Covid-19 virus is a Filipino overseas worker, hailing from Cagayan Valley. The

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Cancellation of Sinulog 2021 Physical Activities Confirmed

Cancellation of Sinulog 2021 Physical Activities Confirmed

Photo courtesy of Erwin T. Lim | Cebu City Cebu City – Philippines – As of January 07, 2021, The Sinulog Foundation, Inc. and steering committee spearheaded by Vice Mayor Mike Rama has confirmed

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Dacera family called for a second autopsy to dispute daughter’s death was due to natural causes

Dacera family called for a second autopsy to dispute daughter’s death was due to natural causes

Photo courtesy of Christine Angelica Dacera/Instagram Photo courtesy of Jel Santos Manila, Philippines – The family of the late Christine Dacera called for another autopsy as they did not believe that her death was

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NCR and some provinces opted-out face-to-face classes pilot project of DepEd

NCR and some provinces opted-out face-to-face classes pilot project of DepEd

The local government of the National Capital Region, Davao and Cotabato will not join in the Department of Education’s face-to-face class pilot project for January implementation. Department of Education Secretary Leonor Briones said: ”

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Government officials alarmed as passengers crowd air and bus terminals for holiday

Government officials alarmed as passengers crowd air and bus terminals for holiday

The officials of the Department of Health and the Department of Interior and Local Government are alarmed by the thousands of passengers packing closely at the air and bus terminals. All are heading to

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Duterte urges people to skip big gatherings on Christmas holiday

Duterte urges people to skip big gatherings on Christmas holiday

In his weekly address to the nation, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte appealed to the Filipinos to skip attending big parties and gatherings this coming Christmas holiday to flatten the curve of the ever-increasing COVID-19

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President Duterte orders DoJ to form a mega-task force against corruption

President Duterte orders DoJ to form a mega-task force against corruption

President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the Department of Justice to form a mega-task force to address, once and for all, the rampant corruption still going on in many government departments and agencies. “Alam ko,

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PhilHealth releases another P100 million to Philippine Red Cross

PhilHealth releases another P100 million to Philippine Red Cross

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said that it paid Philippine Red Cross (PRC) another P100 million for COVID-19 tests conducted by the humanitarian organization. PhilHealth releases another P100,003,015 to Philippine Red Cross today,”

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Catanduanes province declares “state of calamity”

Catanduanes province declares “state of calamity”

Considered as the strongest typhoon in the world, typhoon Rolly left more than P11 billion pesos destruction in infrastructure and agriculture, leading to the declaration of some provinces in the state of Calamity. Catanduanes

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