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BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Western Visayas yesterday logged 170 new COVID-19 cases, including the 11 cases in Negros Occidental and nine in highly-urbanized

Taal Volcano (PIXABAY) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday, August 3 observed an increase in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission in the Taal Volcano. “A total of 12,125 tons per day of volcanic sulfur dioxide or SO2 gas emission from the Taal Main Crater was

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Wednesday recorded an increase of volcanic sulfur dioxide gas emission from Taal Volcano, the highest since July 11.

(PNA file photo) MANILA - An increase in volcanic sulfur dioxide (S02) emission has been observed in the Taal Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Wednesday said. A total of 12,125 tons of S02 gas was recorded on Wednesday, the highest since the volcano was placed under Alert Level 1 (low-level unrest) last July 11. This volcanic gas is expected to drift northeast of the Taal Volcano Island. In an advisory, Phivolcs said the increased degassing has been v...

CADIZ DISTRICT HOSPITAL. The Covid-19 Isolation Facility at the Cadiz District Hospital in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. As of Aug. 1, some 15 Covid-19 patients have been admitted to the 30-bed facility.(File photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in Negros Occidental remains manageable despite an increase in infections in recent weeks. "Our healthcare system is not pressured or overwhelmed by these cases," Provi...

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN COVID-19 active cases in Negros Occidental increased to 110, as 11 more cases were reported on August 1 by the Provincial Incident

Supreme Court (Facebook photo) MANILA - The Supreme Court on Monday adopted further measures to mitigate the continuing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, including a temporary stop on the weekly flag-raising ceremony in Manila. "It was put on hold as a precaution to the recent spike in Covid-19 infections," SC spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka told the Philippine News Agency on Monday. Among the courts temporarily shut down were the Calamba City, Laguna Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 3...

The first batch of Filipinos evacuating from Sri Lanka amid the ongoing economic crisis there has arrived in the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Sunday, July 31. 13 Filipino repatriates from Sri Linka (DFA photo) According to the DFA, 13 distressed Filipinos,

(PNA file photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) alert levels in the country will remain in effect until the new classifications are announced, Malacanang said on Friday. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said the Department of Health (DOH) is still reviewing the Covid-19 alert level system. "So, we'll have to wait. Anyway, right now, it's status quo, so we'll maintain alert levels for now. But the entire process is also continuously under review...

The private sector has so far lost an estimated P5.1 billion from expired vaccines as the government dilly-dallied in expanding the sectors that are eligible to get a second booster shot.