No Big Events In Iloilo City For February, March Due To COVID-19 ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City government said that there will be no big events in the city on this month until March due to COVID-19. According to Panay News, Jerry Treñas, the city mayor, announced the cancellation of the 2020 Paraw Regatta … Read more
NEA: Power Interruptions Expected During Dry Season NEA – The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said that power interruptions are to be expected in the dry season. According to GMA News, the agency explained that this is due to the projected shortage of power supply in the next few months. The agency’s Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said … Read more
Bacolod City Mayor Urges Bacoleños To Stay Vigilant Against COVID-19 BACOLOD CITY – Bacolod City Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia recently urged residents to stay vigilant of COVID-19 despite having no PUIs since Saturday. Vice Mayor of the capital city of Negros Occidental El Cid Familiaran confirmed on Thursday that all persons under investigation for COVID-19 … Read more
Singapore & Hong Kong Church Masses Suspended Due to Coronavirus CORONAVIRUS UPDATE – The Church Masses in Singapore and Hong Kong have been suspended due to coronavirus (COVID-19). The Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore announced that all public masses during weekdays and weekends will be temporarily suspended starting Saturday (February 15, 2020). The move aims to … Read more
Coronavirus Deaths Reaches Over 1500 In Mainland China CORONAVIRUS DEATHS OVER 1500 – The number of confirmed deaths due to the coronavirus outbreak in China continued to rise. Health authorities from China had reported over 139 more fatalities due to COVID-19. Along with this, more than 2,420 new cases have been confirmed. With this, more … Read more
DOH – The Department of Health (DOH) said that it is not inclined to recommend more nations to be under the travel ban list due to COVID-19. According to GMA News, Health secretary Francisco Duque III said “None as of the moment. Let’s keep it at that,” to reporters in the Palace. His comment came … Read more
Malay Town To Lift Coronavirus Border Checkpoints MALAY TOWN – The government of Malay town in Aklan is considering to lift border control checkpoints to lessen the risk of spreading COVID-19. Frolibar Bautista said, however, that lifting the virus border would mean that there will be stricter health screenings at the port of Caticlan for … Read more
Two Suspected Cases Of PUIs For COVID-19 In Masbate MASBATE – Two people in Masbate, who have a traveled to Hong Kong, are currently under monitoring for COVID-19. According to Inquirer, this is a statement from the Provincial Health Office of the said province on Thursday (February 13) who said that they are being monitored … Read more
Taiwan may cancel Filipinos’ visa-free entry due to the travel ban issue The Taiwanese government, reportedly, may take back the visa-free entry of Filipinos in Taiwan due to the travel ban issue. The Philippine government included in its travel ban list the said country because of the Novel Coronavirus outbreak, based on a previous report. … Read more
All Bacolod City PUIs For COVID-19 Discharged From Hospital BACOLOD CITY – The vice mayor of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental said that all persons under investigation for COVID-19 were already discharged from the hospital. Previously, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran confirmed that there were 8 PUIs in the city, among them were 7 who were … Read more