The resumption of face-to-face classes amid the Covid-19 pandemic as well as other policies that aim to ensure the health and safety of learners and teachers were among the “major accomplishments” of the Department of Education (DepEd) under the leadership of Vice President Sara Duterte in her...
Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) Chairman John Agbayani admitted to House members Wednesday morning, Aug. 24 that the agency won't be filing any new cases against the Marcos family on the issue of ill-gotten wealth. PCGG Chairman John Agbayani (Screenshot from Facebook live)...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said there is an increase in the number of severe and critical Covid-19 patients in the country. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire noted that the country now has at least 800 severe and critical Covid-19 patients. "Yes, we...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 23,883 new Covid-19 cases in the past week, it said on Monday, Aug. 22. (DOH/MB) According to its latest case bulletin, average daily cases have lowered by 15 percent at 3,412 compared to cases from Aug. 8 to Aug. 14. However, DOH also recorded 101 Covid-19...
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
The number of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila may further decline to less than 500 by the end of August or the first week of September, said independent OCTA Research group on Thursday, Aug. 18. (Unsplash) With a growth rate of -9 percent and a positivity rate of 15.7 percent, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido...
CEBU CITY – Dengue cases in Central Visayas continue to rise with most cases recorded in Cebu island, the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH 7) reported. The DOH 7 reported that as of August 13, Region 7 has 11,403 confirmed dengue cases with 72 deaths. The DOH 7 said that 74 percent...
The number of regions in the country with active cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) and Avian Influenza (AI) or bird flu went down, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) disclosed on Tuesday, Aug. 16. (Photos courtesy of Pixabay) “We have reduction in the number of ASF cases.efore we have 14...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 28,008 new Covid-19 cases in the past week, it said on Monday, Aug. 15. (DOH/MB) According to the agency's weekly case bulletin, average daily cases is 3 percent higher than cases from Aug. 1 to Aug. 7 at 4,001. Currently there are 822 patients with...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded a total of 102,619 dengue cases since January, it said on Monday, Aug. 15. MB file photo According to DOH, this was from January 1 to July 30. The agency said that the cases this year are 131 percent higher compared to the reported cases during the same...
BAGUIO CITY -- A total of 839 criminal cases were filed in court by the City Prosecutor’s Office for the first half of this year. Prosecutor Bernard Allan Angeles said 265 inquest cases were also filed during the same period (January to June) with no pending complaints for resolution. "So it...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded a total of 92,343 dengue cases since January, it said on Monday Aug. 8. THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. This was from January 1 to July 23. According to DOH, cases this year are 118 percent higher compared to the reported cases during...
