Young sumo wrestler dies of coronavirus in Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A 28-year-old sumo wrestler died in Japan on Wednesday after contracting coronavirus and suffering multiple organ…

US virus expert warns of dangers as countries reopen

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- America's top infectious diseases official has warned that ending lockdowns too quickly could trigger uncontrollable…

Chinese city in partial lockdown over ‘major risk’ of virus spread

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A northeastern Chinese city has partially shut its borders and cut off transport links after the…

Palace says “low-risk” areas where quarantine had been supposedly lifted, to be under “modified GCQ”

Entire PHL back to being under community quarantine protocols   (Eagle News) -- Malacanang said that the "green zones" where…

Pence to ‘keep distance’ from Trump: White House

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Vice President Mike Pence, whose press secretary tested positive for coronavirus, has decided to…

More areas under Signal no. 1 as “Ambo” approaches E. Visayas-Bicol area

(Eagle News)--More areas are now under a tropical cyclone wind signal number 1 as Tropical Storm "Ambo" approaches the Eastern…

From hospital to home, on the virus front line with medics around the world

by AFP video journalists in bureaus around the world Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- From the hospital ward…

Cebu Pacific, Cebgo flights cancelled until May 31

(Eagle News)--All Cebu Pacific and Cebgo flights from May 16 to May 31 remain cancelled. In an advisory, CebuPac said…

Cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu want to remain under ECQ

(Eagle News)--The cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu Lapu have asked the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging…

PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat to PHL following strong quake off Pacific

(Eagle News)--There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. This is according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology,…

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