Raymundo W. Lo, MD More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, where is the Philippines heading — or more precisely, where is it not heading? Let’s look at several aspects. On the medical front, we now know more about how to treat COVID-19. What works and what doesn’t. Our doctors can...
Major provinces such as Cebu, Cagayan, and Zamboanga will start to receive bigger COVID-19 vaccine allotments because of the spike in positive cases, President Duterte said on Tuesday, June 8. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) “May spike eh. Ayan, hindi kasi naniniwala. Hawaan nang...
Nearly 30 celebrities, from singer Katy Perry to footballer David Beckham, called on the G7 Tuesday to share Covid-19 vaccines with poorer countries ahead of a summit in Britain this weekend. The entertainment and sports figures urged the seven countries -- France, Italy, the UK, Canada, Japan,...
Malacañang is taking exception to attempts to compare the coronavirus situation in Davao City and Quezon City amid the reported surge in cases of infections in President Duterte's hometown. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a resident in Davao City in this file photo shared by...
Majority of Philippine companies are not in a rush to mandate COVID-19 vaccination among employees, citing employers’ concerns about the safety of the vaccines as one of the major reasons for it. A Mercer survey conducted in February 2021 revealed that Philippine employers are not rushing to make...
(DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH) The country logged 4,777 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, June 8, raising the total tally to 1,280,773, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Of the total cases, 4.4 percent or 56,452 are active cases with 93.2 percent experiencing mild symptoms, 2.5...
President Duterte may now get his second dose of coronavirus vaccine made by Chinese vaccine manufacturer Sinopharm after it was granted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an emergency use authorization (EUA). President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his public address at the Kingdom of Jesus...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, June 8, called on the government, as well as the private sector to provide free transportation for senior citizens, persons with disability (PWDs) and indigent residents going to vaccination cites. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN) The chairperson of the Senate Committee...
A health worker prepares to administer a dose of Pfizer vaccine at a vaccination hub in Paranaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) All approved coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the Philippines are effective in giving protection against the severe form of the viral...
Detained Senator Leila De Lima has called on the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to move up Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) in the government’s priority list for the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination. In a letter to IATF chief implementor Secretary Carlito Galvez, De Lima reiterated the need...
CEBU CITY – For the past week, Dumaguete City recorded the highest growth rate of new COVID-19 infections in the entire country. Figures from OCTA Research group showed that from May 31 to June 6, Dumaguete tallied a 206 percent growth rate, much higher than Koronadal City’s 96 percent—the...
After the national government kicked off the vaccination program for economic and government frontliners (A4), questions arise whether work-from-home (WFH) employees are also qualified to get the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine even if they are not going out of their homes and exposing...
