LGUs told to equip local workforce for Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridges construction
THE NATIONAL Economic and Development and Authority (NEDA)- Western Visayas regional office has called on local governments to build up a workforce that can be tapped for the anticipated construction of the Panay-Guimaras-Negros interisland bridges.
Cebu hotels suffer up to 20% occupancy rate drop amid nCoV
HOTELS IN Cebu City and its surrounding metro area are feeling the impact of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as occupancy rates drop by up to 20% in the past week.
Davao Occidental ready to augment DA’s ASF fund for culled pigs
DAVAO OCCIDENTAL Governor Claude P. Bautista said on Monday that the provincial government is ready to buy pigs from farmers as another measure to prevent the further spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak that started in Don Marcelino town.
Confiscated lumber donated to earthquake victims
LUMBER confiscated through the government’s anti-illegal logging operations have been donated to Davao del Sur province for distribution to families affected by the series...
Nation at a Glance — (02/04/20)
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First coronavirus death outside China reported in Philippines
A 44-YEAR-OLD Chinese man who died of severe pneumonia in the Philippines had tested positive for the new coronavirus strain, the first coronavirus-related death outside China, the Department of Health said on Sunday.
Gov’t detects first African swine fever outbreak in south
BLOOD samples taken from pigs in a southern province in the Philippines, the world’s 10th-largest pork consumer, tested positive for the African swine fever virus, the Department of Agriculture said on Sunday.
Cabinet group seeks VFA review
A CABINET group has recommended a review instead of the immediate termination of an agreement with the US on the deployment of troops and equipment for war games.
WHO declares global health emergency
THE World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency as a new deadly strain of coronavirus that came from China spread to at least 18 other countries, including the Philippines.
House bloc seeks end to ‘onerous’ military deals
A COALITION of 12 party lists at the House of Representatives filed a resolution on Friday calling for an end to several “onerous” military agreements between the Philippines and US.
3 fugitives from justice to be deported
THE Bureau of Immigration will deport three fugitives from China and the US for various crimes, it said in a statement on Friday.
First virus strain case confirmed; DoH ‘on top’ of it
THE PHILIPPINES on Thursday confirmed its first case of a new coronavirus strain that has killed more than a hundred in China and sickened thousands.