SunStar ‘Unstable’ man damages religious icons in Argao town
ANGELS NOT SPARED. Residents awake to the sight of the statue of St. Raphael the Archangel on the ground with a broken wing, and the statue of St. Michael the Archangel shorn of its glass enclosure outside the Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Michael the Archangel in Argao town in southern Cebu Wednesday, May 12, 2021. The vandal swung with no fear or respect for the sign not to touch the glass. (ARGAO POLICE)
+ May 12, 2021 A MAN who was reportedly mentally unstable damaged two religious icons in front of a church in Argao town, Cebu.
Published May 2, 2021, 2:04 PM
Recognizing that only 1,000 out of 4,000 children diagnosed with cancer receive proper care and medication, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) has vowed its unwavering support to the Aruga sa Batang may Cancer (ABC) Initiative that seeks to provide a web-based pediatric palliative care service in the country.
ARUGA sa Batang May Cancer (ABC) Inititative. (Screenshot from the DOSTv Facebook page)
“The DOST-PCHRD continues to support the “Aruga sa Batang may Cancer (ABC) Initiative program that aims to alleviate health burden among pediatric patients diagnosed with cancer through the development and implementation of a website focused on the delivery of palliative care services,” DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said on the DOSTv Facebook page on Friday, April 30.
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go recognized the sacrifices and selfless service of healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic during the launch of the country’s 103rd Malasakit Center at the Carcar Provincial Hospital (CPH) in Carcar City, Cebu on Tuesday, April 27.
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Public cooperation brings Cebu City’s Covid cases to a new low. (File photo)
+ April 27, 2021 FOR the second time this year, Cebu City reported its lowest daily active case rate on Monday, April 26, 2021.
A report from the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH 7) said Cebu City only had 14 new cases reported on Monday, the first time the City had such a significantly low number of new cases this year since Jan. 1 when it reported 13 new cases that day.
Cebu City currently has a total of 836 active cases and 66 new recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 21,490.
It also reported two additional deaths, with the total death toll now at 832.