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Rising infections prompted local officials in Laoag City to convert another evacuation center in Barangay Cabungaan as additional isolation rooms for mild and asymptomatic cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Laoag Mayor Michael Keon said that the COVID-19 situation is getting out of hand and the city government is doing its best to isolate […]
The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) has assured support to the Cebu provincial government’s “SUGBUsog sa Eskuylahan” program in a bid to enhance food production especially during the prevailing pandemic.Lawyer Salvador Diputado, regional executive director of DA-7 expressed the DA’s support to the program through the provision of farm inputs such as vegetable […]
Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno assured the public that the Quick Response (QR) Code-based coronavirus disease (COVID-19) contact tracing system will not expose the bank data of registered users, contrary to the claims of a local radio commentator.Moreno pointed out that the QR Code system, Higala App, does not even ask users for any […]
The local government of Baguio City has ordered its health services office to organize and put in place a system that will enable patients in home isolation access medical services without going to the hospital. Aileen Refuerzo, chief of the Public Information Office-Baguio, said among those who can avail of the program are individuals suspected […]
The provincial government of Tarlac is setting up a mega vaccination facility in preparation for the mass inoculation of Tarlaqueños against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Located at the San Isidro evacuation center in Tarlac City, the mega vaccine hub has the capacity to accommodate 1,500 individuals per day. “We will replicate this hub in the […]
The municipal government of Vintar in Ilocos Norte, known for its zipline and bikeline adventures, is temporarily keeping its eco-tourism facilities and attractions exclusive for residents to curb the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections. Mayor Larisa Foronda said the Umok ni Siwawer Eco-Tourism Nature Park and all other attractions in Vintar will be closed to […]
Open water swimmer Cleevan Alegres has successfully circumnavigated the island of Olango, a separate islet located east of Mactan Island. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan said 25-year-old Alegres completed the full swim around Olango in 12 hours. The distance was estimated at 19-21 kilometers. “He started his swim around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday from Barangay […]
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) going home to any of the cities and towns in Cebu province will now have to undergo reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test (RT-PCR) testing upon arrival at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced the testing will be free of charge. “The new policy will no […]
Poor students and those with siblings in Davao City received tablets from Mayor Sara Duterte who personally distributed the gadgets. Under the “Student Siblings Tablets Sharing Project”, 100 Lenovo tablets were given to students with siblings from Grade 6-Grade 12 and indigents who have not enrolled in other scholarship programs and assistance from the government. […]
The city government of Imus in Cavite has formally opened a new isolation facility that can accommodate 584 patients amid the rising COVID-19 cases that prompted the national government to place Metro Manila and four nearby provinces — Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal under the strictest enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from March 29 to April […]