After contracting the disease in 2020, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. tested positive for Covid-19 anew, Malacañang revealed. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) In a press briefing, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said the President has tested positive...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Screengrab from RTVM) President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. needs to undergo isolation for a period of seven days after he tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Marcos tested positive in an antigen test for Covid-19,...
If Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte would have his way, he would put up e-learning centers in every municipality and city in the country as a way to buttress the education system amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. (Sergey Zolkin/ Unsplash) Rep. Duterte, son of former President Rodrigo...
Taguig City’s active Covid-19 cases increased to 376, based on data from the Department of Health (DOH). According to the DOH’s Covid-19 Tracker, Taguig added 82 new cases on July 7 to bring the total active cases to 376, up from 328 on July 6. Taguig City hall (Photo from Taguig City...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Region 4-A or the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area (Calabarzon) logged 189 new active Covid-19 cases Thursday, July 7, the Department of Health (DOH) said. There are now a total of 1,174 active Covid-19 cases in the area. Cavite logged 42 new cases,...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Europe is facing a new wave of Covid-19 driven by the highly-transmissible BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron, said the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Thursday. "We see a new wave of Covid-19 in many members of the European Union," Marco Cavaleri, head of Biological...
HONG KONG, China -- Hong Kong's new government on Thursday suspended a longstanding flight route ban that penalised airlines for bringing in coronavirus cases and severely impeded travel into the city, saying it was "not very effective". The financial hub has become increasingly isolated under...
K-pop boy band GOT7 member Youngjae has tested positive for Covid-19. “Our artist, GOT7's Youngjae, tested positive for Covid-19 on the morning of the 7th ,” announced Sublime Artist, his agency. GOT7 member Youngjae (Instagram) It added, “Currently, Youngjae has suspended all schedules,...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Thursday, July 7 expressed his belief it is high-time that the government should also prioritize coming up with a cash subsidy scheme for low to medium income class workers who are also reeling from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, series of oil price...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) maintained on Thursday, July 7, that vaccination against Covid-19 is not mandatory. “Gusto natin klaruhin wala pong binigay na statement ang ating gobyerno, ang Kagawaran, na ang ating pagbabakuna ay mandatory (We want to clarify that our government as well as...
The Commission on Audit (COA) issued a notice of disallowance (ND) against the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) for irregularities pertaining to their acquisition of P1,272,457 worth of Covid-19 supplies. The seal of the Commission on Audit In an audit released Tuesday, July 5, COA...
The Las Piñas city government announced that the registration of minors aged 12 to 17 years old under the immunocompromised category is now open to receive their first booster shot. Mayor Imelda Aguilar told parents or guardians of immunocompromised minors to register at...
