After testing positive for Covid-19 , President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. urged local government units (LGUs) to conduct large-scale immunization drives to booster-up school children ahead of the government's plan to resume face-to-face classes later this year. File photo Marcos said this in...
To address the shortage of teachers and reduce the class size to 35 students which would enable safe school reopening next school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) needs to hire more teachers. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a...
Citing its highly transmissible and “evasive” nature, a health expert warned the public against the Omicron BA.5 subvariant, calling it the “most dangerous” yet. (Pixabay) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony...
(SCREEN GRAB FROM LAGING HANDA PUBLIC BRIEFING) Despite the Covid positivity rate in Metro Manila exceeding the World Health Organization standard of 5 percent, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said that the region is still managing through the situation well. Metro Manila’s positivity rate, or the...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon reminded the public to follow health protocols such as wearing of face masks as the number of Covid-19 cases in the city is rising although not a cause for alarm yet. “This morning I would like to emphasize the reminder on health protocols. Cases are rising although...
A party-list group advocating public health is pushing for the administration of non-injectable vaccines against Covid-19 to vastly improve the vaccination rates in the country. (Photo from BHW Party-list) In a statement on Sunday, July 10, Barangay Health Workers (BHW) Party-list Rep. Angelica...
Despite testing positive for Covid-19 , President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is doing well and continues giving out directives to Cabinet officials while in isolation, Malacañang said. Screenshot from President Bongbong Marcos's YouTube channel Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said this...
Muntinlupa City’s active Covid-19 cases slightly rose to 108 amid the detection of more Omicron subvariant cases in the country. Data from the City Health Office (CHO) showed that Muntinlupa added 32 new Covid-19 cases, 27 recovered patients and zero deaths on July 9 to bring the total active...
LEGAZPI CITY (PNA) – The city government has called off the Ibalong Festival that was supposed to resume in August after two years due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases. Agapita Pacres, head of the City Tourism Office, posted the cancellation on social media near midnight Friday, July 8. "In...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Friday, July 8, announced that it can now administer Covid-19 booster shots to qualified minors 12 to 17 years old. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Hinihikayat ko ang mga magulang na may mga anak na 12 to 17 years old na fully vaccinated na...
BAGUIO CITY – This city government became a recipient of an award for its excellent vaccination program against Covid-19. Photo via Zaldy Comanda Mayor Benjamin Magalong, Dr. Rowena Galpo, health services officer and Dr. Celia Flor Brillantes, assistant head and vaccination operations, received...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) appealed to parents here Friday, July 8, to bring their children aged 12 to 17 to vaccination sites for COVID-19 booster shots. The CCHD pleaded after the first day of booster shots for 12 to 17-years-old last Thursday, July 7, had a low turnout....
