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Go says Duterte is alive, will live beyond 2022
By Fernan Angeles FROM being a sidekick, to senator, to spokesperson and now a psychic, Senator Bong Go warded off reports on President Rodrigo Duterte’s state of Health and assured the public that the Malacañang chief executive will finish and live beyond his term which expires less than two years from now. In a radio…
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to resign for health reasons
Tokyo — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will step down from his role leading the country due to declining health, he said Friday. The bombshell announcement will bring a contest for the premiership in the world’s third-largest economy as it grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, the looming threat from North Korea and an increasingly aggressive…
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10 countries have avoided COVID-19. But did they win?
COVID-19 has infected almost every country in the world – apart from 10. So what do they do now? The Palau Hotel is so named because, when it opened in 1982, it was the Palau Hotel. There were no others. Since then, this tiny nation, surrounded by the sky-blue Pacific Ocean, has enjoyed a tourism…
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Tuberculosis tops Bataan town’s health concern
By Mar T. Supnad DINALUPIHAN, Bataan – The municipal government of Dinalupihan is not taking any chances insofar as its health agenda is concerned. Even with a global pandemic eating so much attention of and resources of the government, Dinalupihan Mayor Gila Garcia cited the need to sustain its programs and services to fight tuberculosis,…
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Lifestyle writer is 53 but gets mistaken for 25 often
A 53-year-old lifestyle author and influencer from the Netherlands has built a following of thousands thanks to his youthful looks. Edson Brandao, who published his book “YOUNG AFTER 40: The Definitive Guide to Stay Younger and Healthier” in April, recently caught the eye of the Daily Mail and told the British publication that he hasn’t…
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LGU keeps simple but winning formula vs COVID-19
By Fernan Angeles BINANGONAN, Rizal — The local government has finally found a formula to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the locality, including the 17 island barangays of Talim, off Laguna de Bay. Municipal Administrator Russel Callanta Ynares hinted at what he described as simple but an effective and proven formula mechanism to keep…
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Many COVID-19 Filipino patients found to be in 20-59 age bracket
By John Clifford Lintao A BIG number of Filipinos infected by COVID-19 are aged 20 to 59 years which the Department of Health (DOH) described as the productive bracket. In a press briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said: “Ito pong 20 to 59 years old, ito po ang productive age group, sila kasi iyong…
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New Zealand races to contain new COVID-19 outbreak
WELLINGTON — New Zealand rushed to track the source of a sudden return of the coronavirus Thursday as the number of new cases in its biggest city rose to 17. Officials warned that more infections were inevitable. National health chief Ashley Bloomfield said there were 13 new confirmed infections in Auckland, all linked to four…
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Vigan requires contact-tracing logbook for trike drivers
By Mar T. Supnad VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – The local government unit has put in place a system seen helpful in contact tracing among local folks. Citing the passage of Ordinance No. 41, series of 2020, Mayor Juan Carlo Medina announced that all tricycle-for-hire operating in the city will have to maintain a logbook…
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DFA: COVID-19 positive Filipinos now 9,774
By Fernan Angeles MORE Filipinos abroad have tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), said the Department of Foreign Affairs who hinted on figure that only a hair-line shy of reaching 10,000 cases. Recovery remained at 5,790 and the death toll at 708. As of this posting, there are 3,276 patients undergoing treatment. DFA…