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BUTUAN CITY – The regional office of the Department of Health (DOH Caraga Region 13) on Monday afternoon, July 4, reported 21 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in the past week in Caraga region. The figure was recorded from June 26 to July 2, with no death registered, the regional office of the DOH 13

In a circular dated July 4, the Office of the Court Administrator said this directive is due to the continued increase in COVID-19 cases and to address any possible surge or rise therein.

An adviser to the pandemic task force recommended that the government keeps the laxest quarantine restrictions across most of the country even as COVID-19 cases rise, saying that this is not a cause for alarm as the number of severe cases and hospital utilization rates remain low.

RISING CASES.Health authorities in Negros Oriental are appealing to the public to observe health protocols amid a steadyrise in Covid-19 cases. People who have not been vaccinated yet are also urged toget the shot against the coronavirus. (PNA file photo) DUMAGUETE CITY - Coronavirus cases are on a rise in Negros Oriental province, with records showing a slow but steady climb. Assistant Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion said as of July 4, the province recorded 24 new positive cases w...

RECOVERING. Local businesses such as in this undated photo in Laoag City continue to generate employment from the locals amid the pandemic. A preliminary report from the Philippine Statistic Authority said the employment rate improved by 1.6 percent from 92.5 percent in the first quarter of 2021 to 94.1 percent during the same period this year. (File photo by Leilanie Adriano) LAOAG CITY - The number of employed residents in the Ilocos Region went up in the first quarter of this year as the loca...

(File photo) RSA 7 // MANILA - President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Tuesday announced his plan to ramp up the vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) amid the spike in infections. Marcos, in a media interview, said his administration would step up its efforts to encourage Filipinos, especially the youth, to receive booster shots against Covid-19. This, as he acknowledged that people with Covid-19 booster shots have stronger immunity against Omicron sub...

ON THE RISE. Antique's Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) has reported 49 cases of Covid-19 in the province as of July 4, 2022. IPHO Information Officer Irene Dulduco said on Tuesday (July 5, 2022) that with the rising number of cases, people should not be complacent in following the health protocols.(Photo courtesy of Antique IPHO) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - Antique's Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) on Tuesday reported rising cases of the coronavirus disease 20...

A view of Mt. Kanlaon from La Castellana, Negros Occidental.(PNA Bacolod file photo) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental Command Center is closely monitoring the activity of Mt. Kanlaon after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the possibility of phreatic eruptions on Monday. Zeaphard Caelian, head of the Provincial Disaster Management Program Division, said the active volcano's seismicity has decreased to only 17 volcanic quakes as of 8 a.m. on Tuesday....

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution allowing face-to-face classroom instruction in all public and private elementary and secondary schools in Bacolod

Newly designated Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos yesterday vowed to “learn from the lessons of the past” in terms of contact tracing efforts after the Commission on Audit flagged the department for underutilizing its COVID-19 response funds.