President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic managers are still pushing for the country’s economic reopening despite the soaring number of COVID-19 cases. In a joint statement, nima stressed acting Socioeconomic Planning Sec. Karl Kendrick Chua, Finance Sec. Carlos Dominguez III, and Budget Sec. Wendel warned that it can still be done safely especially as the government’s vaccination…
MANILA-The Department of Health (DOH) clarified that there is still no evidence of community transmission or spread in the community of more contagious variants of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) virus recorded in the country. “Wala tayong confirmed community transmission as of yet. We are still further studying the cases,”said Health Usec. Maria Vergeire at…
ILOILO CITY – Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish or better known as Miagao Church in Iloilo. In an exclusive interview with Fr. Angelo Colada, director of Social Communications of the Archdiocese of Jaro, said it was not yet certain how long the lockdown would take. According to Colada, the first symptoms of COVID (Coronavirus Disease)…
The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed that the number of COVID-19 patients being taken to hospitals is increasing. “We have been receiving reports that there is a real increase in the number of patients in hospitals for COVID-19 cases,” DOH Spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a public briefing. According to Vergeire, the department…
The 118 -year -old who is considered the oldest man alive was chosen to bring the Olympic torch to Japan this coming May. Kane Tanaka who has twice been cured of cancer will carry the Olympic torch when it passes through his place where he was born in the prefecture of Fukuoka. His family will…
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) has issued a tsunami warning after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the north island of New Zealand. According to the US Geological Survey the quake had a depth of 10 kilometers. The initial strength of the earthquake was magnitude 7.3 until it was lowered to magnitude 6.9. Such tsunami…
“Now I am coming to your land, a land blessed yet wounded, as a pilgrim of hope.” Here is a Vatican translation of the video message that Pope Francis released ahead of his March 5-8 trip to Iraq. ~ Dear brothers and sisters in Iraq, assalam lakum! (Peace be with you!) In a few days, I will…
SANTIAGO CITY – More than 100,000 new voters have registered with the Commission on Election (COMELEC) Santiago City for the next election. In an interview by Bombo Radyo Cauayan with Atty. Jenny May Gutierrez, Election Officer IV of COMELEC Santiago City, said there are 100,028 Voters registered in the city from the first day of…
President Rodrigo Duterte thanked the donor-countries for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. In his speech on the arrival of the vaccine from the World Health Organization-led Covax facility, the president said that not forgetting poor countries like the Philippines is a “plus for humanity”. At the same time, he advised the people to get vaccinated. More…
MANILA-Vice President Leni Robredo is concerned about President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that it is possible that in 2023 the Philippines will return to normal due to the pandemic caused by coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In an interview, Robredo said that more Filipinos will be affected and suffer if the calvary caused by the pandemic continues. “Kapag…