Philippines News and Happenings

23/03/2024

Former congressman, Jr., arrested for murder of Gov. , others
https://philippinesnews.substack.com/p/former-negros-oriental-congressman

20/03/2024

-Preventable Diseases rise sharply in Administrative Region

https://philippinesnews.substack.com/p/vaccine-preventable-diseases-rise

24/04/2023

http://www.tampadispatch.com/surigao-del-sur-pdea-arrest-shabu-dealer-nickel-sayson-dano/

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency – Surigao del Sur Provincial Office, in collaboration with other local law enforcement agencies announced the arrest of 43-year-old, Nickel Sayson Dano, a Top 4 in the regional priority drug personality, earlier this month in Cagwait, Surigao del Sur. Dano wa...

24/04/2023

http://www.tampadispatch.com/philippines-more-than-500-dengue-cases-recorded-in-zamboanga-city-31k-cases-nationally/

Officials with the Zamboanga City Health Office (CHO) report 524 total cases of dengue fever since the beginning of the year, including seven deaths. Health officials say most of the cases are in children under 10 years of age. Barangays (villages) recorded the most cases in the city include Mercede...

24/07/2022

A shooting at the Areté, Loyola Heights campus of the Ateneo de Manila University on July 24 has left three people dead and two injured. The National Capital Region Police Office says the dead include Rosita Furigay, former mayor of Lamitan City in Basilan province; Victor George Capistrano, the ex...

17/04/2022

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government here has ordered the activation of a task force and drafting of a preparedness plan after the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC), in an emergency meeting Friday, approved a resolution declaring a dengue outbreak here.Mayor...

17/04/2022

https://www.philstar.com/business/2022/04/17/2174648/inflation-deal-biggest-blow-philippine-economy-says-manulife

The Philippines is seen suffering the largest blow on inflation among economies in Asia Pacific, brought about by price pressures caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the second quarter outlook of Manulife Investment Management.

17/04/2022

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1172277

TUGUEGARAO CITY – Some three suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in an armed encounter with government soldiers in the boundary of Piat and Sto. Niño, Cagayan on Maundy Thursday.Cagayan Police spokesperson, Capt. Isabelita Gano, said Friday the gun battle...

17/04/2022

https://www.philstar.com/sports/2022/04/16/2174622/philippine-sports-personality-boyet-sison-passes-away

Philippine sports was plunged into mourning on Saturday following the death of industry great Boyet Sison.

17/04/2022

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/philippines-election-4-presidential-candidates-pacquiao-wont-quit-race-2630476

MANILA: Four Philippine presidential candidates, including retired boxing star Manny Pacquiao, quelled speculation they were withdrawing from the race and said they remained alternative choices to

17/04/2022

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1172297

MANILA – If alleged threats from the camp of Vice President Leni Robredo were true to sow “possible terrorist action” if Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will win in the May 9 elections, then communist elements may have infiltrated the campaign of the country’s No. 2...

17/04/2022

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/828769/over-1-000-pdls-in-manila-city-jail-have-tuberculosis-bjmp/story/

Over 1,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the male dormitory of the Manila City Jail have been infected with pulmonary tuberculosis, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology confirmed on Sunday.

27/02/2022

https://www.rappler.com/nation/overseas-filipinos/update-philippines-evacuation-filipinos-ukraine-capital-kyiv-february-26-2022/

According to the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, there are some 181 Filipinos in the country and most of them are in Kyiv

27/02/2022

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-27/philippines-to-put-manila-region-under-lowest-covid-alert-level

PoliticsPhilippines to Put Manila Region Under Lowest Covid Alert LevelCovid Outbreak: Leaving Hong Kong for the MainlandBySiegfrid Alegado and Andreo CalonzoFebruary 27, 2022, 8:45 AM UTCShare this articleCopiedFollow the authors@SiegfridAlegado+ Get alerts for@dreocalonzo+ Get alerts forThe Philip...

27/02/2022

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1560269/m5-3-quake-hits-davao-occidental

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit Davao Occidental on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The tectonic quake struck 84

24/02/2022

https://malaybalaycity.gov.ph/malaybalay-dev/city-news/malaybalay-city-govt-pays-tribute-to-the-late-mayor-flores/

The City Government of Malaybalay conducted a solemn ceremony dubbed as, “Tribute to the late City Mayor Florencio T. Flores, Jr.” on February 21, 2022 at the City Hall, Casisang, Malaybalay City. City Officials and employees paid their respect to the former local chief executive described by ma...

24/02/2022

https://www.rappler.com/business/philippines-readies-fuel-vouchers-global-prices-spike-february-2022/

Some 377,000 public utility vehicle drivers will be given fuel vouchers to cushion the impact of high prices, which are feared to rise further due to the Russia-Ukraine crisis

24/02/2022

https://www.ucanews.com/news/philippine-rights-defender-sally-ujano-is-an-unlikely-terrorist/96220 #

Philippines needs to adhere to international rights treaties it has signed by freeing those who only seek to uphold them

24/02/2022

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22/02/2022

NewsDesk Just a month and a half after the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) declared the Philippines free of the last remaining A(H5N6) strain of the Avian Influenza as of January 8, the Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) report four outbreaks–one in a backyard quail ...

22/02/2022

http://outbreaknewstoday.com/philippines-ormoc-city-leyte-declared-african-swine-fever-free-42370/

NewsDesk The Local Government Unit of Ormoc City is now free of African Swine Fever (ASF). This was formally declared on February 18, 2022 by the Local Chief Executive, Honorable Richard I. Gomez. The Local Government Unit of Ormoc City is the first city and the second municipality in th...

06/01/2022

DUMAGUETE CITY – The province of Negros Oriental has recorded last year its lowest number of dengue cases within a 10-year period.Records obtained by the Philippine News Agency from the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health (DOH) here showed that...

01/01/2022

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/philippine-death-toll-its-strongest-typhoon-year-tops-400-2021-12-31/

The Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai has crossed the 400 mark, the disaster agency said on Friday, as officials in some hard-hit provinces appealed for more supplies of food, water and shelter materials about two weeks after the storm struck.

01/01/2022

https://www.rappler.com/nation/pnp-chief-carlos-orders-police-file-charges-quarantine-violator-makati/

(1st UPDATE) Police will investigate the quarantine breach involving a woman in Makati City. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, meanwhile, says the case 'may be an opportune time' to once again test the broad Republic Act No. 11332.

01/01/2022

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1164238

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH), University of the Philippines - Philippine Genome Center, and the University of the Philippines - National Institutes of Health on Friday reported the detection of seven imported cases and three local cases of the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of...

01/01/2022

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/late-dictator-marcos-son-keeps-huge-lead-5-months-before-philippine-presidential-polls

Marcos has been enjoying a surge in popularity, as voters see him as the "continuity candidate". . Read more at straitstimes.com.

01/01/2022

https://www.rappler.com/nation/covid-19-pandemic-latest-situation-philippines-january-2022/

How many people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Philippines? How many have recovered, and how many have died? What is President Rodrigo Duterte

29/12/2021

Measles outbreak in the Philippines: epidemiological and clinical characteristics of hospitalized children, 2016-2019
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(21)00243-1/fulltext