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Self-confessed drug lord Rolan "Kerwin" Espinosa (File photo) MANILA - Despite President Rodrigo Roa Duterte himself admitting that he could not finish his war against illegal drugs before the end of his six-year term, acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar would still consider the war on drugs as "successful." Andanar said the administration's anti-narcotics campaign neutralized both big fishes, including slain drug lord Melvin "Boyet" Odicta Sr., self-confessed drug lord Rolan "Kerwin" Espinosa, and Chinese drug lords among others. "R...

ISTANBUL - The daily count of Covid-19 cases in China has surpassed grim figures of 5,000, the highest single-day spike in the last two years. China on Tuesday reported 5,154 cases, including 1,647 "silent carriers." Jilin province in northeast China, which has a population of more than 21 million people, has been the hardest hit by the latest wave of infections, with 4,067 coronavirus cases reported alone. The region has been placed under lockdown. As the province faces a "severe and complicated situation," Zhang Li, deputy chief of the Jilin Provincial Health Commission, ...

FEAR NOT. The woman detests the needle but managed to receive her Covid-19 vaccine booster shot just the same from Department of Health Director Gloria Balboa outside the Quiapo Church in Manila on Friday (March 11, 2022). The three-day national vaccination drive that ends Saturday (March 12) has so far administered 836,162 doses. (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon) MANILA - The Philippines has so far administered 836,162 doses of Covid-19 vaccines during the fourth leg of the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" National Vaccination Drive (NVD 4). Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje, who also heads the...

BACOLOD CITY - The city has scrapped the negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result requirement for travelers from within Western Visayas and Negros Oriental effective Sunday afternoon. Mayor Evelio Leonardia, in a statement Monday, said the city government needs to balance the scale between public health and the socio-economic activities of its constituents that also involves travel and transport of essential goods to and from its territorial jurisdiction. "I have signed Executive Order (EO) 3 setting aside the requirement for a negative RT-PCR test res...

(File image courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government will reopen its two other district hospitals dedicated to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases once the need arises as more new infections are being recorded since the start of the year. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Wednesday he believes, although it cannot be confirmed yet, the highly transmissible Omicron variant is already in the province and infecting people very fast. "Right now, we have one Covid-19 hospital. If we need to open again the other two, we will open that...