Manila — Two pylons and an iron chain in front of Ronald McDonald caught my attention as I walked to the supermarket. The fast food chain was closed. McDonald's — or McDo, as Filipinos call it — stands across its competition, Jollibee, which was also closed. I half-ran to the supermarket that was teeming with people the night before, but was closed early as the government announced a wider lockdown to include Luzon, the Philippines’ biggest island with its capital, Metro Mani

Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero announced the second Covid-19 related death on Guam during a press conference on March 31. The deceased was a 79-year-old man with multiple ailments. “At 11:32 today a second patient confirmed to have COVID-19 passed away,” Leon Guerrero said. “He had colon cancer and a traumatic spinal injury. He was present at GRMC on March 24 with the fever, but no travel history and was transferred to GMH on March 25. His family made the difficult decision to implem

Saipan-- United Airlines has granted CNMI Gov. Ralph DLG. Torres's request for the airline to suspend all flights into and out of the CNMI from Guam from April 6 to 30, as part of the commonwealth's effort to curb the spread of Covid-19. This means that the CNMI will not have any inbound or outbound passenger flights for most of the month of April. The Commonwealth Ports Authority (CPA) made the news official in a public notice on Tuesday informing the CNMI of the flight sus

As the CNMI mourns it first death related to Covid-19, the commonwealth government gets tough with its enforcement of the curfew law, warning that violators are facing a 30-day detention. The curfew, which initially applied only to minors, went into effect on Monday and is now a sweeping policy for all residents. “Adults or minors caught loitering through any public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, public buildings, places of amusement, and entertainment, restaurants,

Saipan-- 70-year-old man quarantined at Kanoa Resort died on Monday, the governor’s Covid-19 Task Force said in a media conference. The man, who had “multiple underlying medical conditions,” went to the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. on March 25, and was considered a person under investigation. He and his wife were then brought to Kanoa Resort, one of the designated quarantine sites on island. Specimen was collected from the patient and sent to Guam, but the result was not yet

As part of the social distancing policy, non-essential business on Guam remain close until April 13, leaving many employees underemployed. Photo by Mar-Vic Cagurangan The disaster unemployment assistance related to job cuts and furloughs resulting from Covid-19 pandemic will be retroactive to Jan. 27 and will last for 39 weeks, according to Guam Labor Director Dave Dell’lsola. Dell’lsola estimated about 2,400 displaced workers and 1,300 reduced hours. "This isn’t including t