JUST IN: 2nd Coronavirus Death Outside China Recorded in Hong Kong

2nd Coronavirus Death Outside China

Hong Kong Confirms 2nd Coronavirus Death Outside China 2ND CORONAVIRUS DEATH OUTSIDE CHINA – Hong Kong recorded its first death due to the 2019 novel coronavirus. The 2019 novel coronavirus which was first recorded in Wuhan City, China made alarms across the globe. Currently, several countries including the United States and Australia are denying entries … Read more

Ex-COWD Execs Fined P5,000 Each Over Illegal Water Supply Contract

Water Supply Contract

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 Remains ‘Very Committed’ To China Expansion

Jollibee

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 Quarantines Cruise Ship Carrying 3,500 People Over 2019-nCoV

Japan

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

World Bank Calls For Global Effort To Combat 2019-nCoV Outbreak

WORLD BANK

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

BREAKING NEWS: Update on Suspected Coronavirus Cases in Bacolod City, Negros

Suspected Coronavirus Cases in Bacolod City

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

WHO To Combat Virus Misinformation, Works With Google

Google

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

BREAKING NEWS: 2 Suspected Coronavirus Cases in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

Suspected Coronavirus Cases in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental

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

African Swine Fever: Town In Davao Occidental Under State Of Calamity

African Swine Fever

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