CAUAYAN CITY-76 new COVID-19 positives were recorded in Isabela. As a result, 674 active cases increased while 17 were cured. According to the provincial government, 24 of the new cases are from Santiago City, 15 in Cabagan, 9 in Roxas, 6 each in Jones and Ilagan City, 4 Sta. Maria, 2 each in the towns…
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has already filed several criminal charges against 11 people in connection with the death of flight attendant Christine Dacera. Those charged in the case include Mark Anthony Rosales, Rommel Galido, John Pascual dela Serna III, Darwin Joseph Macalla, Gregorio Angelo Rafael de Guzman, Jezreel Rapinan, Alain Chen, Reymar Englis,…
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…
SOURCE: CBCP NEWS, February 26, 2021, Maasin City, Southern Leyte Construction has been ongoing of what will be a pilgrimage site in the historic island of Limasawa in Southern Leyte province. The “Shrine and Pilgrim Center with a Tower of Light”, which is a 7-storey complex monument, is being built by the Maasin…
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…