Covid-19 cases exceed 50K; recoveries now 12.5K

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported 2,539 additional coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, raising the total to 50,359. In its case bulletin, the...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for Covid-19

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Bolsonaro came down with symptoms...

Number of Filipinos overseas with coronavirus climbs to 8,679

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on Sunday that 50 more Filipinos abroad got infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing the total...

Duterte signs anti-terror bill into law

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure that seeks to give the country more teeth to curb terror threats and acts, Malacañang...

NTC issues cease and desist order vs. 4 ABS-CBN programs

MANILA – The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Tuesday issued another cease and desist order against media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation, specifically against four of its digital programs aired...

Covid-19 cases now 35,455; recoveries rise to 9,686

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday reported 653 additional coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, raising the overall tally to 35,455. The DOH said 168...

Cebu City Councilor Antonio Cuenco dies from coronavirus — son

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which the country continues to battle,  has also claimed the life of  Cebu City Councilor and former congressman Antonio “Tony” Cuenco. The...

DOH logs 738 new cases; tally balloons to 34,803

  MANILA – The country’s coronavirus infections ballooned to 34,803 after 738 new cases were logged by the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday. Of the new...

Covid-19 cases top 34K; 1,006 new infections reported: DOH

DOH reports 470 more Covid-19 cases; total now over 32K

  MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported 470 more cases of the coronavirus disease 2019, jacking up the overall tally to 32,295. Fresh...