Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Monday, April 26, said that breaching the one-million mark for COVID-19 cases is not a “negative reflection” of the government’s pandemic response, maintaining instead that it has done well managing the new variants of the virus. The Palace official...
Two more personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) died of health complications after being infected by the coronavirus. Lt. Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, PNP deputy chief for Administration and commander of the PNP Administrative Support for COVID-19 Task Force (ASCOTF), said the two new...
What caused the surge, and how can we cope? Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Daily COVID-19 case counts breached 10,000, and many asked how it came to this. The Philippines was doing quite well after Christmas despite the increased mobility of people. Reproduction number was at or below 1, and cases...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal The Mall of Asia Arena is located in Pasay City. It’s in the Mall of Asia shopping complex. It was officially opened on May 21, 2012. Based on information available online, it has a seating capacity of 15,000 for sporting events, and a full house capacity...
The Bacoor City government said it is facing problems with isolation facilities which are now almost full due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases. Mayor Lani Mercado (Go Cavite / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with DZMM, Mayor Lani Mercado said the city has logged 494 cases from March 1 to...
Expert group calls on citizens to impose 'personal ECQ' Occupancy in Metro Manila hospitals will possibly rise to about 70 percent by the end of March, the OCTA Research Group said Tuesday (March 16). (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Guido David of the OCTA Research Group said the current...
The active cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) have tripled in a span of two weeks, Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said Friday (March 12). (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULELTIN) Olivarez, who is also the chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), said NCR’s active cases as of March 11...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, who tested positive for COVID-19 , is set to finish his self-isolation on Sunday, March 14. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC, Zamora said he remained asymptomatic throughout his quarantine. Zamora tested...
San Juan City had an increase of 133 COVID-19 cases in a span of 10 days, Mayor Francis Zamora reported on Thursday (March 11). Mayor Francisco Zamora (Photo from Mayor Francisco Zamora Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) Zamora, in an interview with ANC, said the increase in the number of active...
A rise in recoveries of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients has been recorded in Pasay City, City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CESU) Head Mico Llorca said Tuesday (March 9). (MANILA BULLETIN) In a radio interview on DWIZ, Llorca said that as of March 8, the city logged a total of...
An increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in children has been observed in Pasay City recently, Pasay City General Hospital Chief Dr. John Victor De Gracia said on Tuesday (March 9). (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) “Medyo dumadami rin po yung bata na nakikita namin kasi before, wala kaming...
The OCTA Research Team sees the new COVID variants as the reason for the spike in cases in Metro Manila and several parts of the country. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said his group saw a rapid increase in Metro Manila’s reproduction rate (R0) which is...
