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…
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…
At least 38 people have been killed in ongoing protests in Myanmar. According to United Nation ambassador to Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener, the military in Myanmar has been firing on crowds in some areas where protests are taking place. This is considered to be the worst incident due to the number of casualties since the…
SOURCE: The Catholic Leader A solitary, distressed nun stands her ground begging Myanmar police not to shoot at protesting civilians – one of the latest, confronting images shared on social media by the country’s leading Catholic figure, as street clashes claim a rising toll of deaths and injuries. Sister of Francis Xavier, Nu Thawng, appears…