There is no need to bring back the face mask mandate. This was the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to the Office of the President based on the agreement from their discussions with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). In a...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, the Department of Health (DOH) announced that recorded Covid-19 cases have increased by roughly 30 percent between the end of May and mid-June. Such finding was affirmed a few days ago by OCTA Research, who also noted a spike in the positivity rate and the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año called on barangays, community leaders, election campaign organizers, business establishments and other concerned parties to help enforce minimum public health standards (MPHS) to prevent Covid-19 surge. In a briefing...
Are we resilient enough to stave off any possible Covid-19 surge in May? Experts said yes. In a webinar held by the University of the Philippines (UP) on Friday, April 22, various health experts said that the country will be “able to handle” the possible Covid-19 reemergence in case it happens....
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, April 18, said the projection of at least 300,000 active cases of Covid-19 by mid-May is possible should the public continue to neglect minimum health and safety protocols. This statement has sent ripples of concern especially in view of the fact that...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) directed all local government units (LGUs) on Monday, April 11, to strictly implement the minimum public health standards (MPHS) as mass gatherings are expected to happen during the Holy Week break. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said public...
Vice President Leni Robredo has a reputation for pitching data-driven policies and strategies, and she proved that during the first round of the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) presidential debate on Saturday, March 19, when she started rattling off data to back up her claims and plans. Vice...
With parts of the country now under Alert Level 1, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the public on Wednesday, March 9, to strictly abide by the Covid-19 minimum public health standards (MPHS) to avert the possible surge of the virus. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año issued...
A total of 549 areas were placed under granular lockdown as the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases continue to rise in the country. In a briefing with the President Monday night, Jan. 17, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said that 268 barangays,...
The entry of foreign travelers is temporarily prohibited in Marinduque due to the sudden increase in the number of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) positive cases in the province, Marinduque Gov. and League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) president Presbitero Velasco Jr. said Monday, Jan....
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who is gunning for another Senate term this 2022, on Sunday, Jan. 16, said he is frustrated at the inability of the government to boost the country’s healthcare system two years since the pandemic started. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN...
Amid the new surge of coronavirus cases in the country, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo has postponed campaign-related activities to focus on her office’s COVID-19 response programs, her spokesman said. Vice President Leni Robredo oversees the Swab Cab operations at the...
