Lessors urged to defer collecting tenants’ rent
President Duterte pleaded to mall owners and landlords last Thursday to defer the collection of lease or rent from cash-strapped tenants, asking them to bear with the delay and instead…
Metro Manila under GCQ starting June 1
President Duterte announced last Thursday that Metro Manila, along with other areas, will shift to the general community quarantine starting June 1 as the country continues to grapple with the…
Duterte lauds Magalong for good COVID response
President Duterte praised Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong for his efforts in dealing with the coronavirus threat in his area of jurisdiction. The President has commended Magalong, a former…
Mayor Sara urges strict screening of passengers
DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Sara Z. Duterte has asked agencies in charge of arranging flights for stranded Davao residents not to allow passengers, who show signs of the coronavirus…
17 virus-infected BuCor workers treated at Clark
Corrections (BuCor) said 17 employees who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were brought to the government’s New Clark City facility for treatment. According…
Manila hospital sends home 100th COVID-19 survivor
Sta. Ana Hospital, one of the six district hospitals in the city of Manila, discharged its 100th coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) survivor on Thursday. Emily del Rosario, the 100th…
17 virus-infected BuCor workers treated at Clark
Corrections (BuCor) said 17 employees who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were brought to the government’s New Clark City facility for treatment.…
No more COVID-19 deaths in W. Visayas
ILOILO CITY — For more than 25 days, the Department of Health (DoH) has not recorded any more casualty from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Western Visayas region while…
DILG: Crime rate down by 60 percent
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday said the crime rate in the country has dropped by 60 percent during the lockdown period. Año…
Digital transpo fares in ‘new normal’
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced that they will soon start the implementation of digital fares or cashless transactions in some modes of public transportation in preparation for the so-called…
Gov’t medical adviser justifies GCQ in NCR
Metro Manila is ready to shift to general community quarantine (GCQ) from modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) this June 1, a government medical adviser assured on Friday. Dr.…
Elderly couple killed by own son
A man allegedly suffering from mental illness stabbed to death his elderly parents inside their house in Sitio Santonis, Barangay Taywanak Ilaya, Alfonso, Cavitem police reported Friday. The Cavite Police…
Traffic enforcer killed in Bulacan drug bust
CAMP GENERAL ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan -- A traffic enforcer allegedly involved illegal drugs trade was killed during a police buy-bust operation in San Jose del Monte City Thursday night.…
More prisoners freed amid health crisis
An additional 4,167 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) have been released from various detention facilities in the country in a move to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),…
International travel restrictions stay
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will continue to implement international flight travel restrictions at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) despite Metro Manila’s transition to general community quarantine (GCQ). In…
2 killed, 2 wounded in Cavite gunfight
CAMP GEN. PANTALEON GARCIA, IMUS, Cavite -- Two persons were killed while two others were wounded in a shootout on Thursday night during a drinking session at Sunnybrooke II…
