RP's H1N1 flu cases now 193
The Department of Health warned on Monday that the highly contagious Influenza A(H1N1) virus could later develop into a more virulent strain even as it downed 46 more Filipinos over the weekend.
Nationwide declaration not yet considered
THE NUMBER of confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1) is nearing 200, but the Department of Health (DoH) is not about to declare a nationwide community-level outbreak.
A (H1N1) flu cases in RP reach almost 200
The Department of Health (DOH) said Monday that the Philippines now has a total of 193 cases of influenza A (H1N1) while at the same time announcing that 33 more patients who were infected have been sent home after fully recovering.
6 A(H1N1) cases confirmed in Makati
Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay ordered yesterday the entire city government to activate its influenza A(H1N1) response plan following confirmation from the Department of Health (DOH) of six flu cases, composed of three residents and three students of a Makati school.
DLSU resumes classes after 10 days
The De La Salle University (DLSU) in Manila reopened Monday after a 10-day suspension of classes prompted by the spread of the influenza A(H1N1) virus that downed 55 of its students, an official said.
N. Ecija town wants state of calamity
The local government of Jaen, Nueva Ecija on Monday recommended the declaration of a state of calamity in the municipality, after the number of confirmed A (H1N1) flu cases rose to 20 in one barangay, with 200 other people being observed by health officials.
DoH to Bulacan: Don't put off classes
The Department of Health on Monday said there's no need to further postpone the opening of classes Bulacan even as eight students in the province were confirmed to have contracted the influenza A(H1N1) virus. Health Secretary Francisco Duque said the eight cases at the Candelaria National High School in Bulacan would bring the country's total number of confirmed H1N1 cases to 155.
He said the data would be updated in a press conference scheduled to be held later in the day at the DOH.
Classes at the Candelaria National High School were suspended last week after nearly 50 students developed flu-like symptoms.
New tactic after community outbreak
THE Department of Health (DOH) 7 assured that while an outbreak was declared in Jaen, Nueva Ecija, Central Visayas remains free from any community-wide threat of the A (H1N1) virus.
AFP braces for chaos, A(H1N1) cases soar
The military is bracing for a possible chaos in case an Influenza A(H1N1) flu pandemic is declared in the country, a spokesman said today.
Mild A(H1N1) may become deadlier
Its mild behavior might not last for long as it has characteristics capable of morphing into a lethal virus similar to earlier pandemics. A virologist from a leading Philippine university says that A(H1N1) could transform into a deadlier virus because it is capable of antigenic shift - a process that enables a flu strain to jump from one animal species to another, including humans.
Face masks pose health risk, too -- expert
An expert on infectious diseases cautioned the public on Monday against wearing surgical masks amid the Influenza A(H1N1) pandemic, saying that this could even be harmful to the wearer. Mediadora Saniel, a consultant at The Medical City (TMC) and an internationally-recognized infectious disease expert said masks could trap dirt that could be harmful to humans. She noted that even medical practitioners would sanitize their hands before handling the masks and putting them on and would dispose of the masks after use.
Gasoline, diesel prices to go up again
Four oil firms will raise oil prices effective Tuesday, officials said on Monday. Effective 12:01 a.m., Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. will raise gasoline and diesel prices by P0.50 per liter and kerosene price by P1 per liter, said vice president for communications Bobby Kanapi.
Petron Corp., Chevron (formerly Caltex), and independent oil player Phoenix Petroleum will implement the same price adjustments for gasoline and diesel at 6 a.m. Tuesday, said Petron spokesperson Virginia Ruivivar, Chevron communications manager Toby Nebrida and lawyer Raymond Zorrilla, assistant vice president for corporate affairs of Phoenix.
Petron and Chevron will also raise kerosene prices by P1 per liter.
Oil companies, LPGMA hike prices
Several oil companies and an association of retailers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) products announced Monday hikes in the prices of their products.
No jeepney minimum fare rate increase
THE LAND Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has assured commuters that fare rates will not be raised amid several petitions filed by major transport groups, but was silent on whether the same would hold next month.
OFWs send more remittances in April
Remittances from overseas Filipino workers expanded 2.2 percent on year to $1.4 billion in April thanks to steady demand for Filipino workers abroad, the central bank reported.
OFW inflows $5.5 billion in January-April
Remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) reached $1.4 billion in April, bringing the four-month total so far to $5.5 billion – an expansion of 2.6 percent compared with levels recorded over the same period in 2008, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.
Gullas hails BPO for expanding operations
Cebu first district Representative Eduardo Gullas has commended business process outsourcing (BPO) provider Aegis PeopleSupport Inc. for expanding its operations in Cebu that would mean 2,500 additional staff.
Paul Yu workers stage protest anew
Workers of a big lampshade factory in the Mactan Export Processing Zone in Lapu-Lapu City refused to go to work yesterday in sympathy of seven leaders who were reportedly suspended due to a protest action last month.
Labor, employers agree on social protection
Usually at odds due to competing interests, Philippine labor and employers are at least in agreement that social protection should be provided and strengthened if recovery from the global economic crisis is to be fast-tracked.
PDIC denies P87M from 523 accounts
THE Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) reported that it has denied a total of 523 accounts in Legacy banks representing claims for an aggregate amount of P87.5 million.
Landslide families can now go home
The four families that were forced to leave their homes due to the landslide in sitio Tipolo, barangay Guadalupe would be allowed to return home.
Bigger landslide imminent in Guadalupe
GEOLOGISTS recommended yesterday the immediate evacuation of families whose shanties stand within the three-meter easement of a portion of the river in Sitio Tipolo, Barangay Guadalupe.
Families along riverbanks won't be evicted
Cebu City administrator Francisco "Bimbo" Fernandez assured that the city will not evict the more than 2,000 families living along the riverbanks unless relocation sites are already put in place.
Landco asks City to lift work suspension
MORE than a year after the first landslide in Sitio Dakit, Barangay Guadalupe, property developer Landco Pacific Corp. is asking Cebu City Hall to lift the suspension on its development permit for Monterrazas de Cebu.
Mga taga Mambaling nagpanon sa City Hall
Ubay-ubay nga mga molupyo sa Slum Improvement Resettlement (SIR) diha sa barangay Mambaling nagpanon sa Cebu City Hall kagahapon sa kabalaka nga sila papahawaon na sa ilang pinuy-anan.
Umapad fire victims get relocation, aid
Victims of the May 24 fire which hit sitios Lemonsito and Mangga in barangay Umapad are assured of a 6.5-hectare lot relocation site in barangay Pakna-an, this was learned from Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes yesterday.
Kin of Sulpicio victims still seeking justice
This Sunday will be the first anniversary of the tragic sinking of the M/V Princess of the Stars wherein over 800 people died, but families of the victims are still seeking justice and redress.
Mayor Gungob ikiha
Pasakaan gyud og kaso sa kagamhanan sa probinsiya sa Sugbu si Consolacion Mayor Avelino Gungob tungod sa giingong pagpadayon sa iyang illegal quarrying operation sa iyang lungsod.
DPWH suspends 58 erring contractors
The Department of Public Works and Highways suspended 58 construction firms from participating in DPWH projects for one year, beginning yesterday, for reportedly violating government procurement rules.
UV Criminology lab gamiton sa PRO-7
Gikatakdang mogamit ang Police Regional Office-7 sa mga high-tech nga ekipo ug pasilidad sa University of the Visayas Criminology laboratory alang sa mga dinaliang pag-eksamin sa mga ebidensya ug uban pang gikinahanglang buhaton alang sa kasulbaran sa krimen.
AFP: 93 rebels killed in assaults
Government troops killed more than 90 Muslim guerrillas and recovered dozens of bombs from captured rebel camps in a 12-day offensive in the southern Philippines, the military said Monday.
Arroyo should call it a day - Nograles
The man who is leading the efforts to amend the 1987 Constitution in the House of Representatives on Monday said President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is better off not running for a congressional seat next year.
Arroyo undergoes gynecological check-up
President Gloria Macagapal-Arroyo went to the Asian Hospital in Muntinlupa on Monday morning in what her spokespersons said was a "regular medical check-up."
PNP seeks to recall half of security escorts
The Philippine National Police is seeking to cut the number of security escorts to VIPs (very important persons) and politicians by more than half before the 2010 national elections.
Tens of thousands rally in Iran for Mousavi
More than 100,000 opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defied an Interior Ministry ban yesterday and streamed into central Tehran to cheer their pro-reform leader in his first public appearance since elections that he alleges were marred by fraud.
Pentagon struggling to explain bombing
The US military is delaying release of its investigation into air strikes last month that killed dozens of civilians in Afghanistan, debating whether any more information on the incident should be made public.
Chinese sub, US sonar collision accidental
A state-run newspaper said that a Chinese submarine's reported collision last week with an underwater sonar apparatus towed by a U.S. destroyer in South China Sea was likely an accident.
Pacquiao okays Cotto showdown - Arum
Manny Pacquiao has given his promoter, Bob Arum, the go-signal to set him up for a fight with WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 in Las Vegas.
Cebuano players shine in Agusan darts
The Cebu City Hall Employees Darts Association (CHEDA) Niños took home a champion's trophy plus three runnerup finishes in the 2009 Governor Erlpe John Amante Cup 2009 National Open darts tournament in Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte the other day.
CIDG tapped to speed up Ruby Rose probe
The Philippine National Police has tapped its Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to speed up the investigation of the Ruby Rose Barrameda-Jimenez slay case, a Mafia-style murder that sent shock waves across the law enforcement community.
`Bataan Death March' detailed, chilling
"Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 480 pages, $30), by Michael Norman and Elizabeth Norman: A new account of the Bataan Death March, in which more than 70,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war were victims of appalling barbarism - a particularly grim episode of World War II following Japan's invasion of the Philippines.
Tiwaling opisyal off limits sa komunyon
Tahasang sinabi ni Pampanga Auxiliary Bishop Virgilio Pablo David na 'off limits' o hindi dapat na big yan ng komunyon ang mga opisyal ng pamahalaan na sakim sa kapangyarihan at nagnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan.
Beso-beso sa AFP bawal
Pinagbawalan din muna ni Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Victor Ibrado ang mga sundalo na mag-beso-beso dahil sa pagkalat ng influenza AH1N1 virus sa bansa.
Mar, Korina seal engagement Filipino-style
"I thought I'd be single forever," Korina Sanchez, radio-TV personality, once told inquisitive entertainment journalists. ''Then the right person came along at the right time.''
Solon wants the dead to stop voting
A lawmaker frustrated by rampant electoral fraud has proposed legislation to get the names of the dead off voter rolls.
McCartney, Yoko urge meat-free Mondays
Beatles legend and famous vegetarian Paul McCartney was joined by John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono to launch an appeal in Britain for "meat-free Mondays."
No storm, just active low pressure area
An active low pressure area (ALPA) spotted 190 kilometers east of Central Luzon threatens to develop into a tropical depression in two days time, the weather bureau said yesterday.
Mitch Hedberg - "I drank some boiling water because I wanted to whistle."
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