THE Department of Health (DOH) has recorded a slight increase in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in 14 areas that have been placed under Alert Level 1, the lowest quarantine classification in the country.In his report during President Rodrigo Duterte’s Talk to the People Address Monday, April 18, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III reiterated the government’s […]
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Hospitality sector eyes surge of foreign tourists by Q3
TOURISM players will have to wait until the third quarter of this year to see a spike in foreign arrivals following the Feb. 10 reopening of the country’s borders to leisure and bu…
Cebu’s Covid surge peaked in January
THE surge in cases in Cebu fueled by the Omicron variant of Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (Covid-19), has peaked, according to a regional health official.Th…
DepEd: Class suspension amid Covid-19 surge is up to LGU, local school officials
The Department of Education (DepEd) 7 has left the discretion to suspend modular distance learning classes to the 19 schools division offices (SDO) and the local government units (…
VVOC: Expect surge in Cebu Covid cases
A SURGE in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in Cebu is imminent due to the devastation brought by Typhoon Odette (Rai), the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) reporte…
South Korea reports its worst virus surge since pandemic
SEOUL, South Korea — New coronavirus infections in South Korea exceeded 7,000 for the third consecutive day on Friday, as the worst surge since the start of the pandemic overwhelmed hospitals and depleted health care workforce. Critics have blamed the spread on complacency by the government, which dramatically lowered social distancing rules at the start […]
Cabaero: Is travel ban enough?
This time, the government acted fast by imposing a travel ban on countries that reported cases of the new variant of the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). While necessary, the ban is not all that is expected of our government as parts of the world brace themselves for another deadly surge of Sar-CoV-2 […]
Wenceslao: Surge
Government officials, including the Department of Health or DOH seem to be in denial mode. These are what fellow columnist Melanie Lim described as “lies” that government officials are telling us. I understand that they only do not want us to panic. But in doing so, they are taking away the urgency that is needed […]
Customer complaints surge during pandemic, Globe says
GLOBE Telecom, Inc. has seen a spike in complaints amid the surge in demand for internet services during the coronavirus pandemic, a company official said. “Definitely, compared to pre-pandemic, there was a surge in complaints because there were heightened expectations from customers,” Globe Vice-President and Head of Broadband Business Darius Jose Delgado said at an […]
Peso weakens as virus infections continue surge
THE PESO depreciated against the dollar on Wednesday as market players remained cautious amid a fresh surge in coronavirus infections and before the central bank’s policy meeting. It closed at P48.665 a dollar, weaker than its P48.631 close on Tuesday, according to data posted on the Bankers Association of the Philippines website. The peso started […]