Drilon, Villar trade barbs over bamboo bill
MANILA – Senators Franklin Drilon and
Cynthia Villar engaged in verbal tussle over the proposed budget for a bill
seeking to institutionalize the country’s bamboo industry,...
DAMAGE CONTROL: Malay LGU insists Boracay safe, free from nCoV
ILOILO City – The local government of
Malay, Aklan went on damage control mode a day after its Municipal Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Office chief...
Authorities scout for nCoV isolation facilities
ILOILO City – This city and Iloilo
province have no confirmed novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections but local
authorities are not leaving anything to chance.
They have...
PCG wary of Chinese vessels
BACOLOD City – The Philippine Coast
Guard (PCG) is strictly monitoring all vessels originating from China and
docking in the province as part of the precautions...
Canadian nat’l in Negros Occ. tests negative for nCoV
BACOLOD City – A
43-year-old Canadian national who was under investigation for a possible 2019 novel coronavirus acute
respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) infection had tested negative...
Negros Occidental reactivates infectious disease action body
BACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental reactivated
the Provincial Infectious Disease Action and Control Council (PIDACC) amid the
threat of the novel coronavirus (nCoV)...
‘Proper’ hand washing protects against infection, says DOH
ILOILO City –
Officials of the Department of Health Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD)
here emphasized the importance of proper handwashing in order to safeguard
oneself from...
House OKs divorce bill
MANILA – A measure instituting divorce
in the Philippines has been approved by a House of Representatives committee as
a technical working group has been formed...
2 US firefighters killed in Australia sent home
SYDNEY – The bodies of two United States
firefighters killed battling Australian blazes were sent home on Wednesday in
emotional ceremonies attended by officials and relatives.
Mourners...
Lesotho’s first lady charged with murder
MASERU – The wife of the prime minister
of Lesotho is to be formally charged in court with murdering his previous wife.
First Lady Maesaiah Thabane...