WHO proposes social distancing to avoid COVID-2019
A World Health Organization official yesterday advised people with respiratory illness to avoid going to school, work, and crowded places for the meantime to avoid novel coronavirus-2019 infection. WHO Representative…
2 dead, 4 injured in Negros road crashes
BACOLOD CITY - Two persons died while four others were injured in two separate road accidents in Negros Occidental over the weekend. In Bago City, Ricardo Detangco, 55, of Barangay…
Man killed in dance party
BACOLOD CITY – A young man died while two others, including a minor, were wounded after they were hacked by two men while attending a benefit dance party at Sitio…
Super moon over PH today
A super moon will shine over the Philippines before dawn today, Tuesday, March 10. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration astronomical diary said the full moon this month…
Reds attack troops in Sorsogon; 4 hurt
Two soldiers and two civilians were wounded when an undetermined number of suspected communist rebels fired upon government troops who were conducting a community outreach program in Barcelona, Sorsogon, the…
Japanese, cohort fall in drug sting
DAVAO CITY – A Japanese man and his cohort were arrested in a drug bust in Panabo City, Davao del Norte on Sunday afternoon. The Police Regional Office (PRO) 11…
Qatar bans travel to PH
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar has temporarily barred travelers from 14 countries from March 9 as a precaution against the rapidly spreading coronavirus, the government announced on Sunday. The ban covers…
Lenten recollection cancelled
The Lenten recollection with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle for the Filipino communities in Rome organized by the Pontificio Collegio Filippino has been cancelled. Father Greg Gaston, rector of the Pontificio…
The deaf don’t have to be mute
LAST Wednesday, my daughter Frannie and I watched a stage musical adaptation of “The Lion King” at the Carlos P. Romulo auditorium at the RCBC Plaza. The musical ran…
Cimatu’s assurance plus public cooperation
SECRETARY Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) assured President Duterte and the Cabinet last Monday that the public will have a sufficient supply of…
PNP chief back to work 4 days after chopper crash
Police Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa, Philippine National Police chief, was back to work yesterday, four days after the unfortunate chopper crash in San Pedro City, Laguna last week involving him…
‘Amihan’ almost over; hot days ahead
Dry and hot weather is upon us as the northeast monsoon or "amihan" season is almost over. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration weather specialist Joey Figuracion said air…
Duterte under ‘no-touch’ policy to keep him, family safe from virus
The Presidential Security Group has implemented a "no-touch" policy on President Duterte as a preventive measure to ensure the safety of the Chief Executive and his family amid the local…
Duterte signs proclamation placing PH under state of public health emergency
The country was officially placed under a state of public health emergency yesterday following the confirmation of the local transmission of the novel coronavirus disease-2019 last week. President Duterte signed…
Number of COVID-19 cases in PH rises to 10
By ANALOU DE VERA Four new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were reported by the Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday night, bringing the total number…
