DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,833 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday, June 18. Active cases in the country stood at 61,776. This is 4.6 percent of the country’s running tally of confirmed cases currently at 1,346,276. Of the active infections, 92.2 percent...
COVID-19 cases in Quezon City, once the virus hotspot in the country, are on a downward trend as the local government continues to strengthen its testing, tracing and vaccination efforts to protect its constituents against the disease. In a report submitted by OCTA Research Team to Mayor Joy...
(Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is recommending that Filipinos, who were fully vaccinated abroad, not to undergo a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test upon their arrival in the Philippines. “Ganyan din po ang ating irerekomenda for those vaccinated...
The government has pushed back to next week the implementation of the seven-day quarantine for returning travelers vaccinated in the country. Over 1,000 Filipino seafarers line up to receive Pfizer vaccines during the government's inoculation drive held at the Palacio de Maynila in Manila on July...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Friday said the P57.3-billion worth of loans the government has successfully secured can already cover the P25-billioin budgetary requirement for the vaccination of minors. With these borrowings, Lacson said there may not be any need for the government to look...
Senator Joel Villanueva has asked the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and other concerned government agencies to release the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the law granting scholarship for qualified medical students. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The chairman of the...
OCTA RESEARCH MONITORING REPORT Davao City has recorded 482 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Thursday, June 17, which is the city's highest single-day record since the start of the pandemic in 2020, said the OCTA Research. "This is the highest number reported in the city since the start...
As the Indonesia incident threatened to erode public confidence on the efficacy of Sinovac against 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, a representative of land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFW) organization called on the country’s vaccination rollout managers to exempt them from...
The Muntinlupa City government has started vaccinating the A5 priority group, or those belonging to the poor population. Vaccination in Muntinlupa (MunCoVac) According to the City Health Office (CHO), the vaccination rollout for members of the A5 group such as those belonging to the Pantawid...
Who's really calling the shots now? Senate President Vicente Sotto III raised this question as he slammed on Friday, June 18, the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases for refusing to ease the rules on the use of face shields amid the pandemic. Senate...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. was elated with the recent arrival of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that were procured by the private sector, as it will further bulk up the country's jab supply. A total of 1.5 million doses of CoronaVac-Sinovac vaccines from China arrived at NAIA in Pasay...
The Mandaluyong City local government extended its COVID-19 vaccination hours for its residents in its bid to further boost the city's vaccination program. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) The extension gives residents who cannot be inoculated in the morning due to their work a chance to be vaccinated...
