In this file photo taken on April 26, 2021, commuters wearing protective face masks walk along Pratunam pier in Bangkok, after the government imposed strict restrictions for not wearing a mask in public following the recent outbreak of Covid-19 coronavirus cases in Thailand. Thailand announced on...
If there's one President Duterte initiative that should be continued immediately by President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., it's the "libreng sakay" or free ride program, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "I hope that the new...
The National Capital Region (NCR) and neighboring provinces of Region 4A—Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Lucena City, and Rizal—are still under Alert Level 1 despite the increasing coronavirus cases and positivity rate, Malacañang announced on Tuesday, June 28. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
As the country's workforce starts returning to work, the government's pandemic task force is now mandating employers to require their onsite workers to get vaccinated against the virus. This came after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) updated...
Muntinlupa City’s weekly total of new Covid-19 cases decreased by 13 percent based on the daily data by the City Health Office (CHO). CHO data showed that from June 20 to 26, Muntinlupa recorded 61 new Covid-19 cases, a decrease of nine cases, or 13 percent, compared to 70 tallied from June 13 to...
“Come to our rescue,” private schools told the government as their operations continue to bear the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo from Unsplash) “Private schools in the Philippines continue to close,” Federation of Associations of Private Schools & Administrators (FAPSA)...
WELLINGTON -- New Zealand reported 5,549 community cases of Covid-19 and 11 more deaths on Monday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Among the new community infections, 1,796 cases were reported in the largest city Auckland, the ministry said. In addition, 96 new cases of Covid-19 were...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose 'Joey' Concepcion III criticized the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) as it continues to drag its feet on what he described as the "life-or-death" issue of Covid-19 vaccines. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion speaks...
Even a mild case of Omicron could lead to long Covid, an expert said on Monday, June 27. (UNSPLASH) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said that the public should still be vigilant against the mild form...
The evident increase in the country’s Covid-19 cases is not yet a cause for “real alarm” but the public should still be vigilant against the increasing transmission of the virus, a health expert said on Monday, June 27. (Ted ALJIBE / AFP) The Department of Health (DOH) recently placed five...
Outgoing Senator Panfilo M. Lacson said the Office of the Ombudsman could unilaterally initiate an investigation into the alleged corruption-laden, multi-billion-peso Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. Covid-19 pandemic contracts. Lacson, chairman of the Senate national defense and security committee,...
ILOILO CITY — The number of Covid-19 cases in Western Visayas climbed to 903 after several months of decline. This was after the Department of Health (DOH)-Region 6 recorded a combined 120 new Covid-19 cases over the weekend. There were 59 new Covid-19 cases last June 26 and 61 new Covid-19...
