The Department of Agriculture (DA) has placed eight barangays of Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental on lockdown to prevent the spread of African swine fever which kills pigs. In addition to these eight barangays, Dar also reported that seven barangays are under surveillance in Malita, including in Davao Occidental. At least 1,000 pigs already died at Don Marcelino because of ASF …

Thirty persons under investigation (PUIs) in the Philippines have tested negative for the deadly virus based on confirmatory tests for potential novel coronavirus infection. Duque said the country has reported 80 PUIs so far — including the first two confirmed cases, the 30 that tested negative and 48 others that are pending laboratory test results. The increase in the number …

A police officer was found stabbed to death, his body mutilated, in Kamalasai district of this northeastern province early on Monday. In a wooden house under construction, the body of a man, wearing a black T-shirt and yellow-black shorts, was found lying face up in a pool of blood. He had been stabbed at least 20 times – on his …

China’s death toll from the coronavirus epidemic soared to 360 on Monday. The fresh toll came a day after China imposed a lockdown on a major city far from the epicentre and the first fatality outside the country was reported in the Philippines. Wenzhou is some 800 kilometres from Wuhan, the metropolis at the heart of the health emergency. Since …

Rejection firmly came from The National Anti-Narcotics Agency (BNN) to a suggestion raised by a lawmaker of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) to export cannabis. Currently cannabis is categorized as type 1 narcotics. “Based on the law no. 35/2009 on narcotics, cannabis is categorized as type 1 narcotics which means that it is banned to take its seeds, fruits, straw, …

On Sunday (2/2/2020) morning, Indonesians that had been evacuated from Wuhan and other cities in China arrived at Hang Nadim Airport in Batam, Riau Islands. Then they were immediately directed to passenger planes operated by the Indonesian Air Force to be airlifted to Natuna Island for quarantine. However, some residents protested to visitors on their return home who have been …

Last year, the African Swine Fever which hit swine farms in Central Luzon and Metro Manila made its way to Mindanao and reportedly killed a thousand pigs in a town in Davao Occidental. In a memorandum released January 31, Don Marcelino City Mayor Michael Maruya said ASF’s continued occurrence has triggered “mortality of more or less 1,000 swine heads.” Linadasan, …

On Friday, the governor of Negros Oriental said all tourists from mainland China will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine upon arrival in the province. This, after officials confirmed that the first case of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the Philippines recently visited the provincial city of Dumaguete. In the quarantine order Gov. Roel Degamo also included travelers from …

KUALA LUMPUR –  The Health Ministry confirmed that the number of coronavirus in the country remains at eight. According to health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, The eighth case is a Chinese national aged 49 who was in close contact with the seventh confirmed patient. Currently there are no local infected with the virus. Health ministry also were able …

KUALA LUMPUR – The Health Ministry has claimed that the report about a 23-year-old man from Tripura, India died in a Malaysian hospital due to infection by novel coronavirus. The health ministry tweeted on Thursday that based on the information they received, as of 6pm on Jan 30, there are no record of Indian national who tested positive in a …