Former executives of Cagayan De Oro City Water District (COWD) were fined PHP 5,000 each by the Sandiganbayan over an illegal water supply contract. This, after former COWD executives were being charged with graft by the Office of the Ombudsman in connection to a PHP 193 million water supply contract. In two separate decisions dated … Read more
Jollibee Foods Corp on Tuesday said that the company remained “very committed” to expand its stores in China, as it assessed the impact of 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in China. Fourteen Jollibee stores in the province of Hubei, all under the brand Yonghe King, remain closed as the province was the epicenter of the 2019 … Read more
Japan on Tuesday has quarantined a cruise ship carrying 3,500 people and was testing passengers for the 2019 novel coronavirus. This, after a passenger who departed in Hongkong was tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus. As seen in television footage, several quarantine officers on Monday evening entered the Diamond Princess cruise ship at the … Read more
1 Suspected Coronavirus Case in Cagayan – DOH DOH – The Department of Health confirmed that there is one (1) suspected case of the 2019 novel coronavirus in Cagayan Valley. The scare caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus has alarmed a lot of people – not only in China. Currently, Wuhan City which is the … Read more
The World Bank called for countries to “strengthen their health surveillance and response systems” in order to fight the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak. In a statement, the institution said that the World Bank Group was considering mobilizing its financial and technical resources “quickly to support affected countries” as well as the institution was “closely coordinating … Read more
Negros Occidental Provincial Gov’t Confirms Two (2) Suspected Coronavirus Cases in Bacolod City SUSPECTED CORONAVIRUS CASES IN BACOLOD – The authorities gave an update on the suspected cases of nCoV in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. The number of people under investigation for suspected coronavirus case continues to increase. The said disease was first recorded in … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) was working with Google in order to combat misinformation about the 2019 novel coronavirus. This, as the number of misleading claims and hoaxes about the 2019 novel coronavirus have circulated online. In a public session on Monday (Tuesday in the Philippines), WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that people must … Read more
Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Confirms 2 Suspected Cases of Coronavirus SUSPECTED CORONAVIRUS CASES IN BACOLOD – The Negros Occidental Provincial Government confirmed two (2) suspected cases of nCoV in the city. The outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus in China has reached several other countries including the Philippines. Recently, in the country, one (1) patient … Read more
Belen Geldore, the head of the Municipal Agriculture Office, confirmed on Monday that the town of Don Marcelino in Davao Occidental was situated under a state of calamity due to African swine fever. This, after samples drawn from around 1,000 dead pigs were tested positive for African swine fever (ASF). According to Mayor Michael Maruya, … Read more
Authorities Advise 3 Chinese Nationals in Iloilo To Self-Quarantine CHINESE NATIONALS IN ILOILO – Three (3) Chinese citizens in Banate, Iloilo are under a self-quarantine now. The spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus in China has alarmed a lot of countries. It was even more ignited when confirmed cases from the different nations crossed the … Read more