The Philippines Department of Health is reporting a 17 percent increase in dengue fever cases through the first five months of 2023. From the beginning of the year through June 3, health officials report 58,444 total cases, up from the 50,092 cases reported during the same period in 2022. TheContinue Reading
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency – Surigao del Sur Provincial Office, in collaboration with other local law enforcement agencies announced the arrest of 43-year-old, Nickel Sayson Dano, a Top 4 in the regional priority drug personality, earlier this month in Cagwait, Surigao del Sur. Dano was busted while selling methamphetamine,Continue Reading
Officials with the Zamboanga City Health Office (CHO) report 524 total cases of dengue fever since the beginning of the year, including seven deaths. Health officials say most of the cases are in children under 10 years of age. Barangays (villages) recorded the most cases in the city include MercedesContinue Reading
The Epidemiology Bureau of the Philippines Department of Health has reported an increase in leptospirosis cases and deaths in 2022. From January 1 through November 12, 3,234 cumulative leptospirosis cases were reported in the country, a 84 percent increase for the same period in 2021 (1,754). The death toll dueContinue Reading
A shooting at the Areté, Loyola Heights campus of the Ateneo de Manila University on July 24 has left three people dead and two injured. The National Capital Region Police Office says the dead include Rosita Furigay, former mayor of Lamitan City in Basilan province; Victor George Capistrano, the executiveContinue Reading
The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reports that of the latest batch of samples sequenced, 677 samples, more than 91 percent were the Omicron variant (618) and five percent were the Delta variant of COVID-19 (35). In addition, health officials report the BA.2 sub-lineage was found to be the majorityContinue Reading
The Philippines Department of Health reported 310 additional dengue fever cases the week ending November 13, including two fatalities. From 1 January to 13 November 2021, there have been a total of 66,655 dengue cases including 237 deaths (CFR 0.4%) reported, this is 18% lower compared to the 81,396 casesContinue Reading
The Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) reported a total of 234 hogs from 44 swine raisers in two towns in Lanao del Norte province in Northern Mindanao have tested positive for African swine fever (ASF) and have been culled. The hogs were from farms in Barangay Sta. Cruz in MaigoContinue Reading
The Philippines has seen continuous improvement in global ranking with the steady decline in the number of local coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, the health chief said Tuesday. Reporting to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the Philippines now ranks 53rd in the world in termsContinue Reading
Independently operating medical, dental, lying-in, and optical clinics, including laboratories with not more than nine workers, are now required by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to have safety officers. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the requirement, which is mandated by Labor Advisory No. 20, Series of 2021,Continue Reading
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte pulled no punches with the communist insurgents this week calling on them to “surrender and give up their weapons as their ideology has become useless”. He told the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, New People’s Army (NPA), to abandon their meaninglessContinue Reading
On Sunday, Defense Secretary of the Philippines, Delfin Lorenzana tweeted: Like most of us, Sundays have been restful and happy occasions for me, until today. At noontime, CGPAF confirmed the heartbreaking crash of a C130 aircraft in Jolo, with close to a hundred soldiers onboard including the crew. President RodrigoContinue Reading
Philippines populist President, Rodrigo Duterte is making headlines again with his iron fist statements and declarations. With increasing vaccine hesitancy on the archipelago, Duterte outrageously said yesterday, “To protect the people, I have to sequester you in jail. Now choose — get vaccinated, or I’ll lock you up in aContinue Reading
The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported today the first case of the highly contagious coronavirus variant first identified in Brazil, the P.1 variant in the country. Health officials say the individual is a returning overseas Filipino (ROF) from Western Visayas was found positive for the variant after the sequencing ofContinue Reading
In a joint statement on Friday, the Philippines Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Health (DOH) announced the following guidelines on the wearing of face mask inside vehicles: When traveling alone, the driver may remove his/her face mask; and When the driver is with passenger/s, it is mandatory forContinue Reading
The website, Big 7 Travel published their list of the 50 Most Instagrammable Places in the World for 2021 last week where those Instagram- worthy shots can be captured. Topping the list is Tokyo, Japan. This is what the website says about this most instagrammable place: Ancient shrines, other-worldly artContinue Reading
By Teddy Cambosa Over 15,000 Filipinos will join the vaccine trials organized by the World Health Organization, a Philippine official stated on January 6. “The Philippines and Colombia will be the first two countries to take part in the WHO solidarity vaccine trial,” Carlito Galvez, the National Task Force againstContinue Reading
Philippines Airlines flight attendant and UP Mindanao graduate, 23-year-old Christine Dacera was found dead in a City Garden Hotel bathtub in Makati on New Year’s Day. Philippines National Police (PNP) said yesterday the case was solved: Three suspects are in police custody for alleged involvement in the rape-slay of Dacera. InContinue Reading
The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) today advised the public to stay at home with the family this Christmas season and instead use digital platforms such as video calls to keep in touch with relatives for a safer and healthier Christmas. “We can still have a meaningful Christmas even ifContinue Reading
Pangasinan newsman and radio announcer (radio station dwPR in Dagupan), Virgilio S. Maganes, was shot down last week in front of his house in Villasis, Pangasinan, according to police. A police spot report said Virgilio Maganes, who turned 62 on November 7, was about to enter his residential compound inContinue Reading
In Angeles City, Philippines, authorities apprehended 546 people for not wearing face mask in public–which is going against a strict ordinance to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Violation of Ordinance No. 546 comes with a penalty of a PHP 1,000 fine for first time offenders –individuals not wearingContinue Reading
