CEBU CITY – A South African national was arrested after he was caught carrying suspected shabu concealed in books when he arrived at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) on Thursday morning, Sept. 18. Personnel of the Customs Anti-Drug Interdiction Group (CADIG) recovered at least four...
DFA Undersecretary Hon. Renato Dueñas Jr., Philippine Consul General in Dubai, Ambassador Bartinah Ntombizodwa Radebe-Netshitenzhe of the South African Embassy, and Papal Nuncio Father Charles John Brown, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps On May 8, 2024, Ambassador Bartinah Ntombizodwa...
Ambassador Bartinah Ntombizodwa Radebe-Netshitenzhe during her welcome remarks at the South African Tourism Workshop South African Tourism (SAT), in collaboration with the South African Embassy in Manila, Philippines, announced their re-engagement and re-inspiration initiative for the Philippines...
CEBU CITY – The South African caught trying to sneak in suspected shabu at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) did not act alone and had local contacts, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) said Thursday, Feb. 9. MONTALLANA (FB) PDEA-7 Director Jigger...
A CHEMIST from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas examines the packs of suspected shabu that were found in the luggage of a South African national at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport on Wednesday night, Feb. 1.(Photo from PDEA-7) CEBU CITY — Authorities intercepted packs...
South African scientists have discovered two new sublineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant, said Tulio de Oliveira, who runs gene-sequencing institutions in the country. The lineages have been named BA.4 and BA.5, he said by text message and in a series of tweets. Still, de Oliveira said, the...
Seven unlocated travelers who arrived in the country from South Africa, where the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron was first detected may be charged after providing false contact information, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Health Secretary Francisco Duque...
Fourteen countries are now under the country's red list from November 28 to December 15 following reports of cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang announced Sunday afternoon. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said...
The Philippines has temporarily suspended international inbound flights from South Africa and six other countries with local cases or with the likelihood of occurrences of the new B.1.1.1529 variant of coronavirus (COVID-19) starting November 26 until December 15. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has called for a more proactive approach in preventing a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, saying this is important to keep the country's still-recovering economy open. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo...
Malacañang assured the public that the government is actively monitoring developments surrounding the newly discovered "most heavily mutated" variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first discovered in South Africa. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PNA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
(PIXABAY) Amid the discovery of a new heavily mutated coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant in South Africa, an OCTA research fellow on Friday, Nov. 26, said that this "could definitely be a potential for serious concern." The variant, called B.1.1.529, has been detected in South Africa in small...
