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DILG boss tests positive for COVID-19, again
By Fernan Angeles Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año – for the second time – fell for the same ailment that he suffered back in March: COVID-19. Año recalls having flu-like symptoms such as sore throat and body pains on Thursday. This compelled him to submit himself to swab test and go into self-quarantine.…
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Alert on for contaminated frozen chicken from Brazil
By John Clifford Lintao THE government has placed a heightened alert on frozen products coming from Brazil. Taking cue from the directive issued by the Department of Agriculture, the Bureau of Customs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport immediately pushed their alert button for poultry products from Brazil that may be brought into the country.…
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Bataan traders help sought in battle against COVID-19
By Mar T. Supnad CITING corporate social responsibility, the Bataan provincial government appealed to local business leaders to do their share in the province’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. At the recent consultative meeting held Saturday, Bataan Governor Abet Garcia shared his vision for a proposed three-hectare mega-facility that will rise in Orani to house…
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Gov’t to trace over 20,000 potential COVID-19 patients in Bulacan
By Fernan Angeles BULACAN province’s fate remains hanging as to whether their current community quarantine protocol should be downgraded to a relaxed category as Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Saturday cited the urgency to track down over 20,000 “probable” individuals who had contact with others who were tested positive for COVID-19. Taking cue from…
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An extraordinary tragic COVID-19 story in New Jersey
A New Jersey couple married over 62 years died hours apart from COVID-19, just two days after their son also died from the coronavirus. Victoria Freda, 83, and her husband, Lawrence Freda Jr., 85, died April 24, according to both of their online obituaries. Their son, John Freda, died April 22 at the age of…
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9/11 light tribute in New York City to go on amid pandemic
The annual light display honoring victims of 9/11 in New York City will go on after all, organizers said Saturday, after concerns about workers’ safety during the pandemic threatened to cancel the tribute. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state would provide the resources needed to ensure the health and safety of workers helping…
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Oldest living American celebrates birthday
The oldest living American, Hester Ford, celebrated her birthday Saturday, turning either 115 or 116, CBS Charlotte, North Carolina affiliate WBTV reports. Either way, as of July 30, she was the oldest person on record living in the U.S., according to data compiled by the Gerontology Research Group. According to her family, U.S. Census Bureau…
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Ryan Reynolds to teens: Stop partying during pandemic
Ryan Reynolds has a message for partying Canadian teens who aren’t practicing social distancing: Don’t kill anyone, especially not his mom. John Horgan, the Premier of British Columbia, Canada, asked B.C. natives Reynolds and Seth Rogen to help spread the message to teenagers that partying is not safe for them or those around them during…
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‘The Owl House’ makes history with Disney’s first bisexual lead character
The Disney Channel animated series “The Owl House” has made history by having Disney’s first bisexual lead character. Luz Noceda, the show’s 14-year-old protagonist, is a normal teen who goes on a journey to another world to become a witch. Luz has shown she’s attracted to male characters in the show, and in the two…
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Trump’s younger brother hospitalized in New York
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump on Friday paid a visit to his younger brother, Robert Trump, at the New York hospital where he has been hospitalized. The president entered New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan wearing a face mask on Friday afternoon. “I hope he’s okay,” Trump said shortly before arriving at the…