World virus infections top 800,000; Spain sees record deaths
MADRID — Spain’s coronavirus deaths jumped by a record number Tuesday as the country’s medical system strained to care for its tens of thousands of infected patients and the world total climbed to more than 800,000 cases. In the United States, where the spread of the coronavirus has been accelerating, New York’s governor begged for […]
Año positive for coronavirus
INTERIOR Secretary Eduardo Año tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), he himself announced on Tuesday. Año said he received confirmation on his test result from the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM). On March 26, Año started his self-quarantine after learning four persons he had associated with tested positive for the coronavirus. The […]
Bongbong Marcos tests positive for Covid-19
FORMER Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 or Covid-19 but assured the public that he has followed government-issued health protocols. Marcos had himself tested at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) on March 14, a day after he arrived from Spain, which has one of the highest number […]
Over 70,000 violated Luzon-wide quarantine protocols – PNP
MANILA, Philippines — More than 70,000 individuals violated isolation protocols during the ongoing Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine, the Joint Task Force Corona Virus Shield (JTCV Shield) reported Tuesday. According to JCTV Shield’s data, 71,540 people were either warned, arrested or fined for violating quarantine protocols from March 17 to March 30. ADVERTISEMENT Of the number, […]
Actress Sylvia Sanchez, husband positive for Covid-19
ACTRESS Sylvia Sanchez and husband, businessman Arturo “Art” Atayde, tested positive for the coronavirus disease. Sanchez herself announced their test results on her Instagram page on Tuesday afternoon, informing the public that on March 24, she her husband were taken to the Cardinal Santos Memorial Hospital in San Juan. The actress said she was having […]
27% of Filipinos frequently experience stress – SWS
MANILA, Philippines — One of four or 27 percent of Filipinos said that they frequently experience stress in their daily lives, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed Tuesday. The latest survey also showed that 37 percent of Filipinos said that they sometimes suffer stress, while 34 percent said they rarely experience it. Two […]
LPG prices slashed for 3rd straight month
FOR the third consecutive month this year, oil companies will slash prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) products by about P10 per kilogram starting on Wednesday. In its advisory, Petron announced a rollback of P10.70 per kilogram in LPG prices and P6 per liter in AutoLPG prices effective at 12:01 a.m. Solane will reduce its […]
Covid-19 breaches 2,000 mark as death toll jumps to 88 — DoH
THE Department of Health (DoH) announced on Tuesday that there were 538 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 or Covid-19, bringing the total to 2,084 from 1,546 the day before. The 538 is the single biggest increase since the pandemic broke out early this year. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire also confirmed that there […]
Manila archdiocese appeals to 80 parishes to provide transport to health workers
THE Archdiocese of Manila is sharing all its available resources to medical frontliners, whom the Church described as “the face of Jesus” to all the sick as the country continues to struggle against the unabated spread of the coronavirus disease. Bishop Broderick Pabillo, apostolic administrator of Manila, said that he has requested the more than […]
Govt to convert PICC, World Trade Center into Covid-19 quarantine sites
THE government is eyeing some of the country’s landmarks, hotels, and maritime vessels as alternative quarantine facilities amid the soaring cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the Philippines. In a virtual press conference aired over state-run television on Tuesday, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei Nograles said the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) and World Trade […]