A pastor is now facing charges for holding worship service attended by about 500 members on Sunday (Apr. 5), allegedly in defiance of the prohibition of mass gatherings and observance of social distancing amid the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) has begun on Monday with the testing of more than a hundred frontliners using the gold standard Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine.
A group of private individuals, including doctors, has petitioned Mayor Oscar Moreno to put the entire city under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) following the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-XI) revealed Friday that the first batch of workers who applied for its COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program can withdraw the 5,000-peso cash assistance starting next week.
As the city enters its fourth week in the community quarantine, Manobo evacuees in the UCCP Haran sanctuary are adjusting hard, but worry what lies ahead for their survival.